AIRbarre Training: dancing on a suspended bar

The "suspended bar", could be the alternative title of a hypothetical book dedicated to AIRBarre Training. In fact, all the training takes place with the aid of a support reminiscent of aerial yoga or antigravity yoga. Jumps, pull-ups, inversions, tractions, exercises to train flexibility and balance.

The program was conceived by Christopher Harrison and Lorianne Major and is a fitness program that, by its creators' definition, makes all muscle groups work without losing the grace, posture and fluidity of the movement, keeping the body literally suspended or ... dancing in the air ".

Anti-Gravity Exercises

Specific services on the AIRBar, which is going crazy in the Big Apple, you will find in abundance, and in some cases there are many interviews with Christopher Harrison. In the official introduction video at the AIRBare in the article you will find the explanation of the method together with black and white frames and sequences.

The technique goes crazy and not only in New York, but also in Latin countries: here is an AIRBarre workout video with Kika Rocha. And if you want to strengthen your body before starting the real workout, here is a core strengthening exercise to do at home, especially when it's time for cleaning.

Already the alternatives to the AIRBar with registered trademark are born: an example is the Viva Barrè by Karla Escobàr, an interesting in-depth study of the technique oriented towards the rediscovery of the female body and its surprising potential.

Benefits of AIRBar Training

The movements are performed in harmony with the music, challenging gravity and making changes in the air.

" The evolution of dance in the air ", as its creator calls it. Working with the hammock allows you to move in all directions in space and makes some dance positions more challenging, while others facilitate them.

In fact, work at the barrier becomes fluid, there are many possibilities that with the fixed bar would not have been even thinkable. The object, the hammock, moves with the person, wraps it, cradles it, becomes an instrument to cling to. Muscles stretch, grace develops, there is discipline, repetition, combined with fun. It is a technique that allows you to deepen the specific exercises of classical, modern and contemporary dance classes.

The spine aligns and gains in terms of decompression: this means that the intervertebral space increases, there is better hydration of the discs. The nervous system benefits because the passive traction induced by inversion deeply lengthens all the muscles that are totally innervated. A greater oxygenation of the face and brain occurs and the release of hormones is stimulated . The abdominal center is greatly enhanced .

The whole body is toned down in this combination of ballet techniques, exercises that in the end are similar to the strengthening of pilates and the lengthening of yoga. Only recommendation : continue breathing even in the most complex sequences. Keep playing!

Finally, it is a good way to remove any discomfort experienced in the past with dance, approaches that can often be traumatic or excessively rigid.