May 30 Yogathon benefits area high school program

Photo: IAHV Yogathon web site

May 30 is the first Yogathon, a non-competitive fund raiser that benefits Yes! for High Schools while raising the community's awareness of yoga as a highly beneficial form of exercise. 

The day-long event, sponsored by IAHV, includes:

  • 60-min Sun Salutations Challenge
  • Sunset Yoga in the Park
  • Live Music Concert
  • Eco-Yoga Fashion Show
  • Yoga and Health Fair
  • Take-home Practice 

In the past five years, yoga has made steady inroads within the American fitness scene.  According to the 2008 "Yoga in America" report, Americans spend $5.7 billion a year on yoga classes and products, including equipment, clothing, vacations and media (DVDs, videos, books and magazines). This figure represents an increase of 87 percent compared to the previous study in 2004. 

The study also indicates that 6.9 percent of U.S. adults, or 15.8 million people, practice yoga.

Of current non-practitioners, nearly 8 percent, or 18.3 million Americans, say they are very or extremely interested in yoga, triple the number from the 2004 study. And 4.1 percent of nonpractitioners, or about 9.4 million people, say they will definitely try yoga within the next year. 

So if you've been considering yoga, now is the time to get with the program. Yogathon organizers  worked with several area  groups and they are providing free Yoga for Fitness workshops throughout May as a prelude to the Yogathon.

For more info: Yogathon 2009 

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