TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) -

Stress relief, pain relief, a better night's rest all good reasons to give yoga a try, unless, maybe, you're a man.

A recent study found that men are getting hurt in the yoga studio at a much higher rate than women, and those injuries to men are much more serious.

Ed Fuller is a triathlete. He started yoga two months ago at the urging of his wife. Now, he's a regular.

"It's really not for wimps," Fuller said. "It's very strenuous and it works the muscle groups you may not work in any other kind of sport."

See a comprehensive list of yoga poses here

But for former yoga enthusiast Michael Conti, a once-active lifestyle of traveling with his wife and hiking with his son is over. He says he now lives his life in pain, and he blames yoga.

"I thought maybe I tweaked my knee or something, and then it turned out to be much more serious than just a meniscus problem," Conti said. "It turned out to be nerve damage."

After reading "The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards," Conti wrote to its author, William Broad.

"That letter became a turning point," Broad said. "I slapped myself on the forehead. I can remember doing this and thinking, Wow. Most of the letters I'm getting about serious injuries have been from guys.'"

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Yoga for men: Pain or pain relief?