Healthy Living

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Yoga + Hip Hop = Reese Witherspoon's new fave workout

Maybe you think that yoga is all hippie and granola-y. Not so says Reese Witherspoon, who's crazy about a new variety of yoga developed by LA trainer Matthew Reyes.

It's called "YogaHop," and by the name you can pretty much be certain there will be no new age music playing in the background. According to the official YogaHop Web site, it's "high-energy and fun," featuring "music of the hip-hop, rock and pop worlds jamming out of booming speakers, headset-microphoned teachers and all the energy of a dance party. The result is an East meets West yoga style that's athletically fulfilling and spiritually soothing."

Would you dare try naked yoga?

I've always had a, kind of random, aspiration to take hip-hop dance classes (don't ask). So, this new spin on yoga sounds like fun to me!

While YogaHop seems to be only offered at a studio in Santa Monica (imagine taking a class with Reese--man, it's good that I don't live in So-Cal, I'd be one of those crazy people obsessed with celeb-sightings), you might look for spin offs in gyms near you.

Would you try YogaHop?

Related: Do You Love It or Hate It When Your Yoga Teacher "Adjusts" You?

MORE FROM VITAMIN G:

Syndication:

From the Community…

Comments 11-13 of 13
  • ladar_ki's Avatar
    Posted by ladar_ki Wed Nov 12, 2008 6:15am PST

    Then yoga will be called as yo ga yo ! this is 21century yoga, updated version.

    Report Abuse
  • Kris Pia's Avatar
    Posted by Kris Pia Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:50am PST

    I'd be confused.. I'd need to learn yoga first and hip hop both seperately first. and THEN combine the two in this class. that's what i think!

    Report Abuse
  • star_child73's Avatar
    Posted by star_child73 Wed Nov 12, 2008 5:44pm PST

    That would be "like sooooo new and different" but I have been doing something similar for about 9 years now. It's called Inhale and it runs on Oxygen, Steve Ross is so good part drill sgt. part yoga master.

    Report Abuse
Comments 11-13 of 13

leave your comment

You must sign in to post a comment

Sign In for personalized information

New User? Sign Up

Updates Chatter on Shine…

Health Byte

Who doesn't want to look hot at all those holiday parties? ExerciseTV shares how to get in skinny jeans-shape -- and quickly!