{"id":10647,"date":"2009-08-08T01:00:43","date_gmt":"2009-08-08T06:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=10647"},"modified":"2009-08-07T14:31:49","modified_gmt":"2009-08-07T19:31:49","slug":"new-workouts-like-russyoga-defy-gravity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/new-workouts-like-russyoga-defy-gravity\/","title":{"rendered":"New Workouts like RussYoga Defy Gravity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you thought that wrapping yourself in a yoga\u00a0pretzel pose was intimidating, fitness classes all over the country are filled with Cirque de Soleil style moves that promise to tone, sculpt and reconnect you\u00a0with your inner toddler.<a title=\"russyoga\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/new-workouts-like-russyoga-defy-gravity\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-10740\" title=\"russyoga\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/russyoga1.jpg\" alt=\"russyoga\" width=\"300\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From trapeze classes to rope classes, some of the biggest exercise clubs in the country are jam-packed with devotees who are swinging, twirling and flying through the air with the help of a few harnesses, nets and swings.<\/p>\n<p>These new classes combine acrobatics with <a title=\"yoga\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/topics\/yoga\/\" target=\"_self\">yoga<\/a> and <a title=\"pilates\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/topics\/pilates\/\" target=\"_self\">pilates<\/a> moves.\u00a0Similar to these classes is a newly- created yoga called RussYog, or\u00a0&#8220;Rope Yoga,&#8221; started by Teresa and Jasprit Singh. RussYog uses ropes and poles to develop <a title=\"yoga core poses\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/steadying-your-anchor-in-yogas-boat-pose\/\" target=\"_self\">core strength<\/a>, enhance flexibility and tone muscles.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Whereas RussYog primarily uses two ropes attached to a metal pole, other classes that are cropping up from\u00a0New York City to Los Angeles\u00a0use additional props like ropes, trapezes, hammocks and other suspension devices.<\/p>\n<p>Just one look at a few images from this new trend of workouts either inspires you to unleash your inner <a title=\"olympic workouts\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/olympic-bodies-come-in-all-shapes-and-sizes\/\" target=\"_self\">Mary Lou Retton<\/a> or makes you cower in fear and trepidation.<\/p>\n<p>Check with your local gyms, workout facilities and yoga studios to find a class near you.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image via RussaYog.com.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you thought that wrapping yourself in a yoga\u00a0pretzel pose was intimidating, fitness classes all over the country are filled with Cirque de Soleil style moves that promise to tone, sculpt and reconnect you\u00a0with your inner toddler. From trapeze classes &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/new-workouts-like-russyoga-defy-gravity\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[705,2156,30],"class_list":["post-10647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fitness","tag-pilates","tag-rope-yoga","tag-yoga"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10647"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10743,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10647\/revisions\/10743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}