<p>Anti-gravity yoga which requires you to move acrobatically, often in mid-air, with the help of hammocks made from parachute silk, has become the latest fitness craze in US.<br /><br />Anti-gravity Yoga improves blood flow to the thyroid and pituitary glands, which is believed to boost hormone function.<br /><br />It is the brainchild of American choreographer Christopher Harrison, co-founder of Cirque du Soleil, the Daily Mail reported.</p>.<p>"The hammock is so supportive that almost anyone can try more difficult poses, such as turning upside down, without risk," said Gillian Reeves, National Group Exercise Manager at Virgin Active.<br /><br />"Doing this means that muscles are worked in unfamiliar ways so that they become more evenly toned," Reeves said.<br /><br />The warm-up includes looping your arms around the swathes of fabric and leaning backwards.</p>.<p>People hold on to the hammocks for balance while standing on one leg and buttocks clenched. Eventually, both feet are placed in the hammock and arms on the floor in a position called 'a plank'.<br /><br />The inversion is introduced after a few moves. Easing the bottom on to the hammock, people lean backwards, and then carefully wrap their legs around the silk, turning upside down.<br /><br />The scary bit is letting go, but the sensation of dangling from the ceiling is exhilarating. Effectively you have the weight of a bowling ball – your head – pulling your spine downwards, the paper said.<br /><br />"Blood and nutrients are able to flow freely around the spine," Reeves said.</p>
<p>Anti-gravity yoga which requires you to move acrobatically, often in mid-air, with the help of hammocks made from parachute silk, has become the latest fitness craze in US.<br /><br />Anti-gravity Yoga improves blood flow to the thyroid and pituitary glands, which is believed to boost hormone function.<br /><br />It is the brainchild of American choreographer Christopher Harrison, co-founder of Cirque du Soleil, the Daily Mail reported.</p>.<p>"The hammock is so supportive that almost anyone can try more difficult poses, such as turning upside down, without risk," said Gillian Reeves, National Group Exercise Manager at Virgin Active.<br /><br />"Doing this means that muscles are worked in unfamiliar ways so that they become more evenly toned," Reeves said.<br /><br />The warm-up includes looping your arms around the swathes of fabric and leaning backwards.</p>.<p>People hold on to the hammocks for balance while standing on one leg and buttocks clenched. Eventually, both feet are placed in the hammock and arms on the floor in a position called 'a plank'.<br /><br />The inversion is introduced after a few moves. Easing the bottom on to the hammock, people lean backwards, and then carefully wrap their legs around the silk, turning upside down.<br /><br />The scary bit is letting go, but the sensation of dangling from the ceiling is exhilarating. Effectively you have the weight of a bowling ball – your head – pulling your spine downwards, the paper said.<br /><br />"Blood and nutrients are able to flow freely around the spine," Reeves said.</p>