A: cry out their stress

MANY WOMEN ARE CRYING IT OUT AT THE GYM: How often do you just let go and cry? More women are choosing to do it at the gym. There’s currently a class simply called “The Class” that combines intense exercise with yoga and encourages participants, who are mostly women, to sweat, scream and cry out their “emotional sludge.” A participant in this movement named Asie Mohtarez says, “There’s something about these classes that feel safe. I can’t cry at work. I’m not emotionally distraught enough to cry in the shower. I can’t just burst into tears in front of my husband. So, what does that leave you with?” And now the classes are even choreographed to get participants to let it all out, from the movements to the music played. A Soul Cycle instructor explains, saying, “It’s not like we’re trying to get people to cry. We’re giving them the space to step outside themselves.”  (Time)