{"id":68834,"date":"2025-01-19T23:14:49","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T23:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=68834"},"modified":"2025-01-28T18:47:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T18:47:33","slug":"local-yoga-instructor-sees-a-rise-in-men-embracing-yoga-classes-to-improve-wellbeing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2025\/01\/19\/local-yoga-instructor-sees-a-rise-in-men-embracing-yoga-classes-to-improve-wellbeing\/","title":{"rendered":"Local yoga instructor sees a rise in men embracing yoga classes to improve wellbeing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">13 attendees from the yoga taster session in July all signed up for a six-week programme and since September, the instructor sees a rise by getting six other inquiries<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/IMG_3643-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69353\" style=\"width:770px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/IMG_3643-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/IMG_3643-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/IMG_3643-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/IMG_3643-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/IMG_3643-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/IMG_3643-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/IMG_3643-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/IMG_3643-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/IMG_3643.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/IMG_3643-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69353\" style=\"width:770px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/IMG_3643-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/IMG_3643-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/IMG_3643-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/IMG_3643-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/IMG_3643-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/IMG_3643-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/IMG_3643-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/IMG_3643-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/IMG_3643.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Edgar guides men in bracing their poses during a men yoga session. Credits: Maleeha Suhail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Maureen Edgar is holding men&#8217;s yoga classes since September due to a few number of men asking her to start yoga sessions for them. These sessions take place every Thursdays from 7 to 8pm at Mackintosh Fitness Centre in Roath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edgar is a yoga instructor who saw a rise in men embracing yoga classes since September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She shared that they are on their second term and two new people have joined, and has gotten six other inquiries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c13 out of 14 of them that came to the taster session all signed up for a whole six-week programme.\u201d Edgar said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was a bit apprehensive about just doing men\u2019s yoga classes because men are sometimes seen as aggressors.\u201d Edgar said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The yoga instructor said she had a taster session in July because a few gentlemen over 55 approached her and said they really wanted to try yoga for their <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2022\/11\/22\/walking-football-club-helps-men-tackle-mental-health-issues\/\">health and well-being<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The instructor shared: \u201cThere is a degree of social anxiety which I think the yoga class meets that need.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to benefiting from men yoga classes, Edgar said it helped the attendees combat loneliness, social isolation, anxiety and depression which is really hidden within men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Geoff Renyolds, one of the attendees of yoga classes said: \u201cI think a men-only group can support each other in exercising. No one has to be macho.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Office for National Statistics, The suicide rate for males in England and Wales increased to 17.4 per 100,000 in 2023, up from 16.4 in 2022. It is the highest rate for males since 1999.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>There is a degree of social anxiety which I think the&nbsp;yoga class meets that need<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Talking about men making friends, \u201cThey like the social interaction that has happened because of this group.\u201d Edgar said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edgar said she is delighted that everybody who has come to her yoga classes, they have come not to be a macho but to improve their health and well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover aligncenter\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-70479\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/01\/9978221-1024x1024.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" 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