JetBlue gives exercise cards to flyers

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NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Attention, JetBlue customers. Please put your tray tables in upright and locked position: it's time to start some airborne aerobics.

Low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways on Wednesday launched a fitness program called "Flying Pilates," in partnership with Crunch Fitness International, a fitness and recreation sports brand.

Pilates is a series of non-impact exercises, based on coordinating mind, body and breath to strengthen mainly the abdominal and back muscles. It is also designed to increase flexibility and balance.

The airline now offers a "Flying Pilates" card in the seatback pocket on all flights, offering passengers Pilates core-strengthening moves to help make the flight more relaxing.

The cards, made exclusively for JetBlue, illustrate four moves, all of which can be done without leaving your seat.

"The Single Leg Stretch' is my personal favorite," said Amy Curtis-McIntyre, vice president of sales and marketing for JetBlue.

The carrier, known for its leather seats and live television, recently added two extra inches of legroom to more than 65 percent of the seats on all its planes.

So sit up and relax. Enjoy the flight.

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Must be a slow news day.

I've seen things in the magazines at United and American for a long time that showed you exercises you could do without leaving your seat. On ANA, they even had a video of them.

So this is news?
 
Very slow news day. Delta's had something similar since I've been hired.

But, of course, we're not media darlings!
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Well, in some places, you are. There will be a huge 75th anniversary feature on Delta coming out soon.

Want me to see if I can get a copy for you?
 
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Well, in some places, you are. There will be a huge 75th anniversary feature on Delta coming out soon.

Want me to see if I can get a copy for you?

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I was reading about this the other day in Sky Magazine, how the guy who started Delta used to take passengers home for lunch if there flight was delayed, and if there was an over night delay they would sleep in his bed while he and his wife slept on a cot in the hall....my how things have changed....
 
I remember seeing these "exercise cards" on JetBlue flights since I started flying with them two years ago. If I remember correctly, they called them "Inflight Yoga". I am guessing these might be different then.
 
Yes jetBlue already offers Crunch Fitness Yoga cards in all seatbacks, I haven't tried it yet but maybe sometime I will if I want to look like a weirdo on the plane.
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Yes jetBlue already offers Crunch Fitness Yoga cards in all seatbacks, I haven't tried it yet but maybe sometime I will if I want to look like a weirdo on the plane.
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You don't HAVE to do it on the plane.
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Look what I found: http://www.jetblue.com/havefun/yoga.html

Have fun!
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if your going to "crunch" yourself, have a little respect for the person sitting next to you and go in the lav.
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if your going to "crunch" yourself, have a little respect for the person sitting next to you and go in the lav.
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You can even multi-task!
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I'll tell ya who needs the inflight fitness cards...

Singapore Airlilnes with their grueling 18 hour flights, if they want to prevent DVT... but of course, it's a looot easier to sue here in the US than Singapore, which is why airlines here have to be careful.
 
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Yes jetBlue already offers Crunch Fitness Yoga cards in all seatbacks, I haven't tried it yet but maybe sometime I will if I want to look like a weirdo on the plane.
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You don't HAVE to do it on the plane.
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Look what I found: http://www.jetblue.com/havefun/yoga.html

Have fun!
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My family already thinks I'm odd enough, no thanks.
 
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