Working Out Yoga Style

My best friend has been trying to get me to try yoga for the longest time, but I've never really gotten into it.

Actually, I'm skeptical on the idea that just laying on a rug and moving your body into some odd positions, could be a serious way of working out.

Being that I'm at the gym just about every night of the week, I have plenty of time to search through all the Shape and Fitness magazines for the latest suggestions on exercises and getting into shape. Therefore, through flipping the pages, I landed upon YogaFit and decided to check out the link.

Turns out YogaFit was started back in 1994 by Beth Shaw. Shaw started practicing yoga in 1989, but soon discovered that the key points to teaching, and learning yoga, in a health club setting.

In order to get a larger crowd of attendants, "she eliminated the Sanskrit names of the postures and avoided the oming and chanting sometimes associated with traditional yoga practices. YogaFit was born," stated the site.

YogaFit was designed to improve the health, performance of athletes or individuals interested in improving their level of fitness. It blends balance, strength, flexibility and power in a fitness format, while still being enjoyable.

YogaFit overcomes the mystery of yoga by delivering a practical, user-friendly style which is doable by individuals at any level of fitness.

Another great benefit of yoga is that it reduces the risk of injury, and increases the recovery for ailments such as stress, lower back pain and tension.

YogaFit's site provides additional videos and equipment for someone who's looking forward to taking up yoga. I think that anyone who's interested would find the link quite interesting.

Wish me luck as I step outside of my normal work out routine and try this whole yoga thing.