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Yoga is no longer a fitness practice that is confined just to the common man. Celebrities too have taken up yoga in a big way. In fact, many of your favorite celebrities are too making use of this holistic practice to achieve slim, svelte and fit bodies.
Yoga may be a hot trend amidst celebs these days, but it was the queen of pop Madonna who triggered the trend of celeb yoga. It was after Madonna started preaching yoga, which yoga made it to every top fashion and fitness magazine.
Madonna took to Ashtanga yoga, which involves synchronizing breathing with physical movements. This yoga form increases your stamina and makes you more fitter and stronger. Madonna herself has testified the benefits of this yoga form claiming that she felt like a 20 year old even at 50 because of this yoga form.
Besides pop diva Madonna, Latin pop star Ricky Martin has also used yoga to his benefit. While most celebs took to yoga to look slim and fitter, Martin practiced yoga to achieve inner peace and relaxation. He confessed having felt a lot calmer on practicing yoga.
Hollywood celebs like Jennifer Aniston too have taken to yoga in a big way. Aniston, in fact, even came up with her own yoga DVD names 'Yogalosophy'. She lost a couple of pounds that she had put on with yoga. She also revealed that the secret behind her slim and svelte figure was yoga.
Angelina Jolie is another popular name who has been a keen follower of yoga. In fact, she was voted as 'hottest yoga celeb' via an online poll. She not just achieved the perfect figure by practicing yoga but also improved her health.
Gwyneth Paltrow too has testified the numerous benefits of yoga many a times. The practice of yoga impressed her so much that she built a special yoga studio in her London home. Platrow claims that practicing yoga has made her calmer and stronger. Some other Hollywood stars who are religious followers of yoga include Pamela Anderson, Carmen Electra, Halle Berry, Eva Longoria, Jennifer Lopez, Cameron Diaz, and Nicole Kidman.
It is not just Hollywood celebs who have been floored by yoga. Several sports persons too have benefited from this holistic practice. Boxer Evander Holyfield has been a keen follower of yoga for many years. He has stated that yoga helps him focus on his game and has also improved his concentration in day to day life.
When your celebrities are taking up yoga to stay fit and fine, there is no reason for you to be lagging behind. Take up yoga and you are too going to look as good as your favorite celebrity.
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