> For some reason we started gendering exercise types.

This sparked a lot of interesting thoughts in me that are all half-baked, but I hope get cooked all the way someday. 

I think the idea of "masculine" exercise needing to be expressions of aggression is a narrow-minded perspective of the human experience. 

SilkyNinja

The last time I saw a doctor I told him I did power yoga 4 days/week and he asked "why don't you do 5 days/week" implying yoga wasn't really exercise.  "You should lift weights" he grunted.

The male perception of yoga is a lot like the female perception of weight lifting. For some reason we started gendering exercise types. To be fair though, it's not super masculine (by a narrow definition) for a man to arch his back, snap his head back, and let his hair hang in the wind as he dances on an oversized scarf to 

mostly_harmless

Make Aerial Yoga Masculine

The last time I saw a doctor I told him I did power yoga 4 days/week and he asked "why don't you do 5 days/week" implying yoga wasn't really exercise.  "You should lift weights" he grunted. 

The male perception of yoga is a lot like the female perception of weight lifting. For some reason we started gendering exercise types. To be fair though, it's not super masculine (by a narrow definition) for a man to arch his back, snap his head back, and let his hair hang in the wind as he dances on an oversized scarf to [Enya](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTrk4X9ACtw).