Forget about crunching abs. Forget about lifting weights. Forget about running, hiking, wrestling, or boxing. The Student Recreation Center has something else in mind for families to bond over Saturday morning.

Bro-ga, an intense yoga workout targeted toward male students and their dads, will take over the SRC with a demo of the program from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday.

The exercise is a modified yoga routine structured for core strength, flexibility and muscle toning. A wide variety of fast-paced music including pop songs, piano covers, acoustic covers, and rock keep the mind focused and the class moving, said Jenny Eskander Group Fitness graduate assistant.

“Bro-ga is designed to encourage men to make good, healthy choices in a unique way,” she said. “This is a group fitness class that targets specific muscle movements that may not feel all that great for women.”

She stressed that this program is unique simply for the fact that men and women’s bodies are structured differently, and Bro-ga makes those necessary changes in traditional yoga to meet those needs.

“The class is really just a place to make men feel comfortable with something that is associated with women,” Fitness and Education Coordinator Matthew Atwell said. “For a guy, thinking about doing yoga can be kind of intimidating.”

The demo on Saturday will provide both a workout and an escape for students and their parents. While the program is designed as an exercise, it can become more than that for many who participate, Eskander said.

“Yoga many times is used for spiritual reasons too,” she said. “It doesn’t matter your religion, it can and has been used as a way to connect with yourself and disconnect from everything else. For an hour, it’s a mental escape, and it promotes good wellbeing.”

No previous experience is necessary. The demo tomorrow is free to everyone.