Are you one of the tens of thousands in the UK who have discovered the wonders of yoga? No, me neither. I don?t know my asana from my elbow ? but lately it seems as though everybody else does. Even footballers: Ryan Giggs was so pleased that downward dogging helped him become one of the oldest players in the Premiership, he released a ?yoga for men? DVD.
Leading sportsmen, from Andy Murray and Evander Holyfield to the entire New Zealand All Blacks, rave about how yoga tones muscle, improves flexibility and increases endurance. According to the current issue of Men?s Health, one pose in particular ? vipareeta karani, or the legs-up-a-wall shoulder stand to those who don?t speak Sanskrit ? can even halt hair loss. And yet despite all the chatter, it still seems irredeemably? girlie.
Not any more. James Muthana, founder of YogaAt.com, which offers tailored sessions in the workplace, says that the gender balance of his classes has recently reversed. Men now regularly outnumber the women.
?Yoga is no longer the preserve of the hippy-dippy stereotype. The men we teach fit a common profile: they?re between 30 and 40, work in the City, and do two or three sessions a week to maintain peak condition for their main sport, be it rugby, football, running or triathlons.
?They?ve realised that yoga is great for keeping trim, sculpting the abs, as well as providing that calm but focused mental attitude that?s useful at work and play. They see yoga as part of their general conditioning.?
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