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You'll Never Believe How Many Americans Are Yogis

Author:

Gabrielle Frank

January 14, 2016

mbg Fitness Contributor

By Gabrielle Frank

mbg Fitness Contributor

Gabrielle Frank is a freelance health and fitness writer living in New York City.

January 14, 2016

If you haven't noticed everyone is doing yoga these days, from inmates to football players — and Yoga Journal and Yoga Alliance have the stats to prove it. Since 2012, the number of people practicing yoga rose by 50 percent, from 20.4 million up to 36.7 million. That's a lot of yogis, and if their predication is true, that number could rise to 80 million Americans this year.

For more fun, yoga-centric stats, check out the infographic below!

Infographic courtesy of Yoga Alliance and Yoga Journal

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