Laugh Your Way To Wellness With Yoga Trend

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Tue, 05/06/2008 - 07:30

"Ho ho, ha ha ha," students in a fitness class at the University of Michigan Health System chant repeatedly while clapping their hands and walking around the room.

They're just getting warmed up; in the next half-hour, they will stretch their muscles and work on breathing exercises.

They'll also laugh for most of the 30 minutes, from self-conscious giggles to uninhibited belly laughs. All in the name of fitness.


 

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