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Yoga: It's not just for women

A roundup of famous men who like to bend and stretch for their workout.

Actor Matthew McConaughey has been known to do yoga while at the beach.

Actor Matthew McConaughey has been known to do yoga while at the beach.

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Sting and his wife, Trudie Styler, are also fans of this exercise. "Trudie Styler's Warrior Yoga" DVD
was released last year.

Sting and his wife, Trudie Styler, are also fans of this exercise. "Trudie Styler's Warrior Yoga" DVD was released last year.

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Even professional basketball players like Jordan Farmar of the Los Angeles Lakers can't resist. "I feel quicker, lighter and more explosive, being more flexible than I've ever been," Farmar said to NBA.com when describing his experience with yoga.

Even professional basketball players like Jordan Farmar of the Los Angeles Lakers can't resist. "I feel quicker, lighter and more explosive, being more flexible than I've ever been," Farmar said to NBA.com when describing his experience with yoga.

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It's common to see music mogul Russell Simmons doing yoga and meditating on the MTV reality show "Run's House."

It's common to see music mogul Russell Simmons doing yoga and meditating on the MTV reality show "Run's House."

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Washington Nationals pitcher Brian Bruney started attending yoga classes during the off-season. "I felt like I was in good shape, but one workout told me that I wasn't. I was sweating bullets and just exhausted," says Bruney, who suspects that's because body-weight exercises aren't so easy when you're 225 pounds.

Washington Nationals pitcher Brian Bruney started attending yoga classes during the off-season. "I felt like I was in good shape, but one workout told me that I wasn't. I was sweating bullets and just exhausted," says Bruney, who suspects that's because body-weight exercises aren't so easy when you're 225 pounds.

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There's room for singing and yoga in Ricky Martin's schedule.

There's room for singing and yoga in Ricky Martin's schedule.

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Shaquille O'Neal took up yoga last October. At 7 feet 1 inch, the NBA player needed two mats for his first session.

Shaquille O'Neal took up yoga last October. At 7 feet 1 inch, the NBA player needed two mats for his first session.

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D.C. United forward Adam Cristman wanted to do yoga while in college, but he didn't want to be the only man in the studio. "I didn't want to go to a class because I thought it would be all girls," he says. Instead, Cristman found a video online, and in time, his core muscles improved, as did his balance.

D.C. United forward Adam Cristman wanted to do yoga while in college, but he didn't want to be the only man in the studio. "I didn't want to go to a class because I thought it would be all girls," he says. Instead, Cristman found a video online, and in time, his core muscles improved, as did his balance.

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