AerialKids helps children fly and get fit at the same time — PHOTOS
Sadie Jay, 7, of Las Vegas and Joshua O'Leary, 11 of Henderson practice anti-gravity fitness during a class called " Aerial Kids" at Shine Alternative Fitness studio in Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Lennon Yanvari, 6, of Henderson, left, practices anti-gravity fitness during a class called " Aerial Kids" at Shine Alternative Fitness studio in Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Lennon Yanvari, 6, of Henderson, right, practices anti-gravity fitness during a class called " Aerial Kids" at Shine Alternative Fitness studio in Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Instructor Rebecca Perrick, right, teaches children anti-gravity fitness during a class called " Aerial Kids" at Shine Alternative Fitness studio in Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Adison O'Leary, 9 of Henderson, center, sits in an aerial hammock during an anti-gravity fitness class called " Aerial Kids" at Shine Alternative Fitness studio in Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016 as her instructor Rebecca Perrick, right, speaks. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Luna Yanvari, 9, left, and Adison O'Leary, 9, center, both from Henderson, sit in aerial hammocks during an anti-gravity fitness class called " Aerial Kids" at Shine Alternative Fitness studio in Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016 as their instructor Rebecca Perrick, right, speaks. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sadie Jay, 7, of Las Vegas, from left, Joshua O'Leary, 11 of Henderson and Luna Yanvari, 9, of Henderson practice anti-gravity fitness during a class called " Aerial Kids" at Shine Alternative Fitness studio in Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016 as their instructor Rebecca Perrick looks on. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sadie Jay, 7, of Las Vegas and Joshua O'Leary, 11 of Henderson practice anti-gravity fitness during a class called " Aerial Kids" at Shine Alternative Fitness studio in Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Instructor Rebecca Perrick, left, teaches anti-gravity fitness to Sadie Jay, 7, of Las Vegas during a class called " Aerial Kids" at Shine Alternative Fitness studio in Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Lennon Yanvari, 6, of Henderson, left, practices anti-gravity fitness during a class called " Aerial Kids" at Shine Alternative Fitness studio in Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Lennon Yanvari, 6, of Henderson, right, practices anti-gravity fitness during a class called " Aerial Kids" at Shine Alternative Fitness studio in Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sadie Jay, 7, of Las Vegas and Joshua O'Leary, 11 of Henderson practice anti-gravity fitness during a class called " Aerial Kids" at Shine Alternative Fitness studio in Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
When kids experience anti-gravity fitness for the first time, instructor Rebecca Perrick says, they like it, but some might be a little nervous. “But they step out of their comfort zone and try something new. It’s a lot of fun,” Perrick says. The class, Aerial Kids, is offered at Shine Alternative Fitness Studio in Las Vegas and incorporates the use of stretchy Harrison Hammocks.
“Some are excited to just lean into the hammock and get their feet off the ground; some like to flip around like a monkey,” Perrick says. “It’s a good workout, but it’s also a good way to relax. It’s a very well-balanced activity.”
