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{{Infobox company<br />
| name = AntiGravity Fitness<br />
| logo = <br />
| type = [[Private company|Private]]<br />
| foundation = 2007<br />
| founder = [[Christopher Calvin Harrison|Christopher Harrison]]<br />
| location_city = [[New York City]]<br />
| num_locations = 600+ licensed studios<br />
| industry = [[Physical fitness|Fitness]]<br />
| products = Harrison AntiGravity Hammock<br />
| services = Program licensing, product sales, teacher trainings, fitness instruction<br />
| parent = [[AntiGravity, Inc]]<br />
| divisions = <br />
| homepage = [http://antigravityfitness.com antigravityfitness.com]<br />
}}<br />
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'''AntiGravity Fitness''' is a fitness company founded by [[Christopher Calvin Harrison|Christopher Harrison]] in 2007 and based in [[New York City]], specializing in hybrid aerial fitness techniques that combine [[aerial silk|silk hammocks]] with [[modern yoga]], [[pilates]], [[barre (ballet)|ballet barre exercises]], and traditional [[strength training]] techniques for aerialists into different exercise curriculums. Harrison first developed the initial program, AntiGravity [[aerial yoga]], based on warm-up exercises through which he would lead his athletes as director/choreographer of the performance troupe [[AntiGravity, Inc]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/26/gym-class-antigravity-yoga/?_r=0| work=[[The New York Times]] | title=Gym Class: AntiGravity Yoga | first=Karen | last=Barrow | year=2011}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
In 1991, Christopher Harrison founded the acrobatic troupe [[AntiGravity, Inc|AntiGravity]] to choreograph a performance for the [[New York Marathon]]. In the following decade, they performed in hundreds of live shows, corporate events, and advertising campaigns. Then in 1997, AntiGravity performed during the opening ceremonies of the [[Femina Miss India]] pageant, and Harrison, while unable to perform due to injury, cites this time in [[India]] as his first exposure to [[yoga]] and a major influence on the development of aerial yoga and what would become AntiGravity Fitness.<ref name=":0">{{cite news| url=http://www.outsideonline.com/fitness/flexibility/AntiGravity-Yogas-Upside-Down-Workout.html| work=Outside Online | title=The Upside Down Workout | first=Ali Taylor | last=Lange | year=2011}}</ref><br />
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Later, during a retreat at [[Club Med]], Harrison and his performers came across a [[gazebo]] with hammocks hanging from the ceiling. After experimenting and developing a few flips, they hung up similar hammocks in their [[New York City]] rehearsal studio, The AntiGravity Skyloft. Harrison states that they soon discovered that "hanging upside down for a minute would take all the kinks out". The hammocks soon became a regular part of their warm-up routine.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[ClassPass]]<br />
* [[DailyBurn]]<br />
* [[TriBalance Hot Yoga]]<br />
* [[YogaWorks]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.antigravityfitness.com/ AntiGravity Fitness]<br />
*[https://lipomeltpro.com/ LipoMelt Pro Website]<br />
*[http://antigravitylab.com/ AntiGravity Lab Website]<br />
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