A yoga class will relax your body (Picture: Getty)

Today is a special day all about yoga, and if you havent tried it yet, then what are you waiting for?

Yoga is a form of exercise that promotes health, flexibility, well-being and the perfect opportunity to wear quite possibly the comfiest item of clothing ever invented aka yoga pants.

Its a great way to make new friends, tone up and more fun than endlessly running on a treadmill listening to the awful dance music in the gym.

Celebrate International Yoga Day by booking yourself in for a class, you wont regret it.

Why bother getting your heart beating really fast, when instead you could be using yoga as a means of relaxing yourself and winding down?

Do the childs pose once, and you will never want to get on the stair master ever again.

Not only is yoga great for toning your body, but it also helps to build your strength in ways you didnt think were possible.

Give it a few weeks and you will have perfected the crow pose, and left amazed at just how strong your body is.

Nothing like doing a fancy new pose in the park or on the beach to document how nicely your yoga skills are progressing.

#YogaGoals.

It doesnt matter if you cant get yourself down to the local yoga studio, because you can practise yoga anywhere.

As long as you have a mat you can put some relaxing music on, find a YouTube video and do as many seated twists as you like all from the comfort of your own living room.

Some people swear by starting the day off with yoga, and others prefer to wind down with a session in the evening.

Basically there is never a wrong time for yoga. Perfect for those with busy schedules.

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It doesnt matter if you are 16, or 65, anyone of any age group can comfortably practise yoga.

What do Vanessa Hudgens, Colin Farrell, Julia Roberts and Madonna have in common? They all love yoga, and swear by the benefits of it.

Orange Is The New Black even has a character inspired by the yoga lifestyle (Yoga Jones), so why dont you join the yoga loving tribe as well?

Thanks to all of the concentration you have to put into yoga moves to ensure you are doing them correctly, and angling yourself properly, it is a great way of improving your coordination.

After an intense workout in the gym, you brace yourself for the feeling of soreness for the next few days as a punishment for pushing yourself too hard.

This doesnt happen with yoga, and instead it improves your flexibility, and doesnt leave you feeling bruised.

Due to the controlled breathing, challenging physical poses, and mediation involved it is perfect to clear your head and relieve the daily stress of life.

Why bother doing the worm or the robot at a party, when instead you can impress everyone with a wounded peacock pose that involves balancing entirely on one hand.

The average yoga session burns around 120 180 calories, and with a class like Bikram you can burn over 700 calories per class.

So not only does it improve flexibility, but it also burns a ton of calories, what is there not to love?

If you have difficulty sleeping, or suffer from insomnia then yoga could be your key to a deep relaxing sleep.

By practising yoga quietly and focusing on deep breathing to calm and relax your mind as well as relieve physical tension, it will help to ease you into a gentle sleep.

There are so many different varieties of yoga, that you will find it difficult to get bored.

If you are feeling adventurous you can go for Bikram yoga and practise poses in sauna like temperatures.

Or how about Jivamukti yoga which are themed classes with Sanskrit chanting or references to ancient scripture?

Once you shimmy your way into these stretchy pants you will never want to wear anything ever again.

Plus they make everyones bum look bloody amazing.

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