Discover the many benefits of AntiGravity® Fitness
In 1991, Christopher Harrison, a New York-based dancer, acrobat and choreographer, founded the AntiGravity acrobatic group troupe for a performance at the New York Marathon.
Harrison and his globetrotting troupe later stumbled across hammocks hanging from a cabana in a hotel where they were performing and used them as a way of warming up, winding down after a performance or stretching it out safely after long journeys.
Fast-forward to 2007 and Harrison was looking to combine his aerial skills with a concept that would relieve pressure from the neck and spine, and increase blood flow to the brain while actively working muscles. If the combination worked for him and his troupe, why not for those who sit at desks or spend a lot of time travelling?
AntiGravity® Fitness is born
Harrison launched AntiGravity® Fitness in 2007, which first encompassed Aerial Yoga and has since moved on to AntiGravity® Pilates, Suspension Fitness, Kids, Decompression, Absolute Abs and AIRbarre, among others.
The word spread quickly and there are now more than 200 licenced studios around the world teaching this health-boosting method, gaining gushing reviews from celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow and providing many an Instagram pic. It’s now regarded as the most sophisticated and professional aerial workout in the world today.
But what does AntiGravity® have to do with jet lag, the dreaded result of crossing time zones and the subsequent mismatch between our external and internal clocks?