Yoga Hurts

According to statistics compiled by the Center for Disease Control, nearly 13,000 Americans were treated for yoga related injuries in emergency rooms during the past three years. 

An estimated 10 million Americans practice Yoga. Edward Toriello, an orthopedic surgeon and spokesman for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, is quoted in Time magazine as saying the injuries were mostly sustained by “weekend warrior” baby boomers: “They think that yoga is an easy way to start exercising, so they go to class once a week, not stretched out at all, and they get hurt.”