Specially designed ladies yoga clothing needs to be invested in for the exercise, as ordinary women's gym wear is not fit for purpose, according to a New York Times blogger.

Writing in her New York Times Maplewood blog, Alison Greene said that she was sceptical when she attended her first yoga class, largely about the "fancy clothes" that most of the other participants were wearing.

Ms Green explained that she soon understood this yoga uniform: "I started out in sweats and quickly came to realise that the extra fabric gets stuck in the most awkward places. Ahem."

She soon invested in some tighter ladies yoga wear - "the very cropped tights I'd mocked in the past."

Ms Green added that her toes no longer get caught in the material bagging around her knees as she attempts the tree pose.

Recent research by Ohio State University suggests that yoga can reduce inflammation that is linked with heart disease and other age-related diseases.

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