For many students around Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK), a chance to relax sounds like heaven.
\nYoga at TAMUK gives students a chance to clear their mind, meditate, and strengthen their muscles and core at the same time.
\nKeeping yoga around has been an uphill struggle for the TAMUK RecSports, but it is something they\u2019ve always wanted to offer, said RecSports Assistant Director Carlos Diaz.
\n\u201cSince I\u2019ve been here, I\u2019ve always pushed for yoga\u2026we just never could meet the numbers we needed,\u201d Diaz said.
\nThings are definitely looking up this semester as classes went from being having only a handful of regulars to having a wide variety of willing participants wanting to try it out.
\n It may burn and get uncomfortable initially but that comes with all good workouts, even the recovery ones. Yoga is both a strength and recovery workout and as they say, \u201cno pain, no gain.\u201d
\nJoshua Wilson, starting cornerback for the TAMUK football team, is a yoga regular and does it to help with the aches and pains of football life as well as keep his body in tip-top shape for practice.
\n\u201cYoga to me is very relaxing. It\u2019s a good way to not only get my body more flexible but it\u2019s also good at relaxing my body. It\u2019s not as easy as I initially thought. From thinking it was just simple stretches I found out it was a workout in itself. Though it can be hard at times and takes time to get used to, I would highly recommend it to any and everyone,\u201d Wilson said.
\nYoga is more than just a class, it is a lifestyle and the instructor of the class Vihangi Trivedi practices what she preaches.
\n\u201cI was very surprised to see so many people the other day\u2026last semester we had very few students,\u201d Trivedi said.
\nThe class is offered free to all students and takes place at 3 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at the TAMUK rec center.
\nIt is a great way to escape the daily stresses of life, recuperate your energy and maintain your muscles all at the same time.
\nThe next time you\u2019re at the rec and you see what looks like a group of people having \u201cnap time\u201d on the gym floor, that\u2019s probably the \u201csleeping yoga\u201d as Trivedi would describe it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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