Saharah Ali

Saharah Ali has been teaching yoga at Crunch for 15 years.She says it's a blend of many forms of exercise all wrapped up into an antigravity hammock.Which, by the way, can hold 2,000 pounds.

"We work the core, we do arm work, we work leg strength, we do a Pilates movement, we do traditional yoga moves, we do gymnastic movement, we do aerial movements," said Ali.

Designed by a company that performs 30 feet in the air, this modified workout for Crunch is for those who need to feel more grounded.

"As an adult, it's like, 'I don't know about swinging,'" said Ali.

Yet Ali says it's the swinging and hanging upside down that helps keep our senses sharp as we age.

"It's all about building the senses in the body -- the proprioceptors, which kind of go a little haywire the older you get," said Ali.
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Everything is included in a handstand," said Ali.

Handstands, and a move called "the monkey," provide less pressure on arms and shoulders due to the support of the hammock.Yet it's challenging to the core.

Handstands are especially beneficial for those with weak wrists and shoulders, says Ali, but those with glaucoma, diabetes, high-blood pressure, women who are pregnant, should not take a swing at it.