Ace® Study Evaluates Health Benefits Of Aerial Yoga

In a study led by Lance C. Dalleck, Ph.D., researchers recruited 16 apparently healthy and physically active female volunteers between the ages of 18 and 45 to participate in a six-week intervention with three 50-minute Aerial Yoga sessions per week. Before the study, common indicators of cardiovascular and metabolic health of participants were measured, including body weight, body-fat percentage, resting and maximal heart rate and oxygen uptake, blood pressure and waist circumference. The study evaluated participants’ physiological responses to a single session, as well as the broader health effects of the six-week intervention. 

The study revealed that a single 50-minute session of Aerial Yoga burned an average of 320 calories and yielded cardiovascular effects in the range of low- to moderate-intensity exercise. Both of these findings suggest Aerial Yoga is an effective form of exercise for promoting good health. After the six-week long Aerial Yoga program, participants experienced significant improvements in several health risk factors such as body weight, body-fat percentage and blood pressure. The combined improvements in these risk factors suggest that participants reduced their risk for a cardiovascular heart disease event, such as a heart attack, by approximately 10 percent over the course of the six-week intervention.

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