Yoga is a very popular form of exercise as it is relaxing and also helps to tone and shape your body plus help to improve flexibility. It also helps with relaxation using meditation and breathing techniques and improves posture and can help in rehabiliting and recovering from some injuries.
If you want to lead a healthy lifestyle, sometimes you need to give up some generally accepted norms, these norms do not mean that it should be so. Everyone chooses Ashrams in Himalayas for meditation.