AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT OUR
ROOFTOP.
SO NICE WE DECIDED TO COME UP
STAIRS.
THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
LOOKS FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN
WOMEN THAT WOULD LIKE TO TAKE
PART IN A YOGA STUDY.
ILL WHO GET LITTLE TO NO
EXERCISE AND CONSIDER
THEMSELVES OVERWEIGHT.
EXPLAINS WHY THEY'RE LOOKING
FOR SUCH SPECIFIC QUALITIES AND
WHAT THEY HOPE TO LEARN.
Reporter: THIS VOID WAS MADE
TO HELP RECRUIT WOMEN FOR THE U
OF M STUDY.
IT SHOWS YOU CAN BE FLEXIBLE
AND STRONG, EVEN IF YOU'RE
CURVEY.
WE HAVE THE TENDENCY TO TAKE
CARE OF EVERYONE ELSE BUT
OURSELVES.
Reporter: DOCTOR IS
DESCRIBING WHAT'S CALLED STRONG
WOMAN SYNDROME.
IT CAN LEAD TO HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE AND HIGH STRESS
LEVELS.
YOGA CAN ALLEVIATE BOTH.
THE GOAL OF THE STUDY TO SEE
WHETHER OR NOT WE TAKE A WOMAN,
WHO IS OVERWEIGHT AND
SEDENTARY, IF SHE ESTABLISHES A
REGULAR YOGA PRACTICE AFTER
THREE MONTHS, DO WE SEE ANY
TYPE OF CHANGE IN THE BLOOD
PRESSURE AND STRESS LEVELS?
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN
CHOSEN FOR THE STUDY WILL GET
12 WEEKS OF FREE YOGA CLASSES.
YES YOGA IS ONE OF THE
LOCATIONS THEY CAN GO.
REVERSE YOUR WARRIOR.
Reporter: SHE SAYS IT CAN BE
MODIFIED SO EVERYONE CAN DO IT.
IF NEW A LARGER BODY OR --
IF YOU ARE IN A LARGER BODY OR
HAVE TIGHTER HAMSTRINGS YOU MAY
NEED TO BEND YOUR KNEES.
THE REGULAR PRACTICE, THAT YOU
CAN SEE A MOVEMENT IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION IN TERMS OF MORNING
BLOOD PRESSURE AND MORNING
STRESS.
THE STUDY LIMITED TO 50
WOMEN BUT THEY DO STILL HAVE
OPENINGS.
THEY ARE SCREENING THOSE WHO
ARE INTERESTED AND THEY WILL
