Pakistani actress and fitness enthusiast Navin Waqar has proven that strength and elegance can go hand in hand after sharing a stunning aerial yoga video showcasing flexibility, balance, and powerful core control, the actress not only highlighted the beauty of aerial fitness but also inspired countless young girls to embrace a healthier and more confident lifestyle.
Taking to her Instagram handle, the actress posted a video featuring her doing various aerial yoga poses for stretching which provide core strength and flexibility.
The poses include the cross position, leaning back with support just above the waist, arms outspread, the star inversion, the hammock supporting the tailbone with the body bending backwards; and the one-legged king pigeon pose, like the star inversion but with one foot hooked across the front of the hammock. A bound variant has the rear ankle grasped by the hands
Aerial yoga (also known as Anti-Gravity Yoga) is a dynamic fitness practice combining traditional yoga poses, Pilates, and dance using a suspended fabric hammock. It helps reduce joint compression, deepens stretches, and improves core strength while allowing practitioners to safely explore inversions.
The core benefits of doing aerial yoga are follows as Hanging freely or suspending parts of your body can alleviate pressure and tension in the spine. The support of the fabric allows for a wider, more fluid range of motion in backbends and hip openers.
Holding poses and lifting your body weight in the silk heavily engages the core and upper body. The gentle swinging, floating sensation, and focus required promote deep relaxation and mindfulness.
Aerial yoga has not been studied with clinical trials. Anecdotal evidence indicates that by facilitating bending and stretching of the whole-body during exercise, muscles and joints will be strengthened and rehabilitated, and the spine decompressed as the body hangs freely. Yoga in general, and aerial yoga in particular is promoted as benefiting emotional, psychological and spiritual health. (This information is derived from Wikipedia)
