Hong Kong gyms offer all sorts of yoga, but do they really work?
Hot yoga, aerial yoga, wall rope yoga, you name it. Can yoga get more weird than this?
Operating a gym is hard work. I imagine trying to keep a fitness studio going every summer is exercise enough for the owners. The people who make New Year get-in-shape resolutions start breaking their vows and regulars go on summer holidays to show off their earned physiques.
Gyms can get desperate looking for novel ways to bring in new people while keeping current clients interested.
Traditional yoga classes are no longer enough – studios now seek the latest trend and variations on old poses and salutations. A popular new idea is aerial yoga. Hammocks are suspended from the ceiling and instructors lead the class through asana poses and movements while wrapping themselves in the fabric. Because you’re hanging off the ground, the antigravity effect is supposed to be good for decompressing your spine and relieving stress. But I want to know whether all the blood rushing to my head would make me smarter?