Flight attendants are allowing sky-high airplane yoga but theres a sneaky reason why: This is insane

Is it air-robics?Flight attendants are helping people unwind in the friendly skies by holding impromptu yoga classes in flight, as seen in multiple viral TikTok videos.In one video from June with 1.5 million views, a flight attendant on an EasyJet flight is heard guiding passengers through a series of poses in their seats while the 1980s dance hit “Maniac” by Michael Sembello blares in the background.“Lean to the left,” he instructs.“Now come to the middle, hands up in the air.

Lovely.”The crew member then commands the travelers to turn their heads to the left and right and touch their knees as they go with the flow.Another clip, filmed aboard Spirit Airlines, shows another flight attendant leading this stretch-based game of “Simon Says.”However, after guiding them through the motions, the flight attendant reveals that this so-called airplane yoga class was an elaborate ploy to get them to clean up around their seats.“Touch your toes and stretch your back out c’mon,” the crew member-cum-yogi instructs.“Now, while you’re down there, get all that trash you threw on the ground.”“It (the plane) was clean when he came on, it’s gonna be clean when you leave,” he sasses as the passengers erupt into guffaws.The Post reached out to Spirit Airlines for comment.TikTok commenters were amused by the trick, with one writing: “Oh Spirit got jokes, huh?” “This is INSANE hahaha,” another amused commenter remarked.

This in-flight yoga fakeout became a trend a couple of years back with budget carriers holding mini flow sessions that ended with an instruction to pick up trash — such as in this clip from 2021, the Daily Dot reported.High-jinks notwithstanding, flight experts recommend staying active in flight as remaining sedentary for prolonged periods can potentially lead to a host of health problems, including joint stiffness, fatigue, dehydration and even life-threatening blood clots, the Points Guy reported.“This can lead to clotting ...