Adam Levine of Maroon 5: His Yoga Addiction Makes Him Buff and Sane

By Dana Meltzer Zepeda

The Yoga Teacher’s Report

Adam was so tight when we started to work together that he would actually roll back if he was sitting. Shortly after he learned Warrior 1 and 2 he noticed a difference in the way his body performed.

His spine is curved—it’s a genetic thing--so we’ve kind of incorporated moves to loosen up his spine. Too much lower body and abdominal work would actually hurt him because he’s slightly bound in the lower back. We do a lot of dog-cat tilts and do a lot of Warriors, to stretch his legs and relax his lower back.

I can tell you, Adam has the same intensity in yoga as he does in a music video. We work every day when he’s at home. He even hired a camera crew to videotape one of our sessions so he could watch the DVD in hotel rooms across the country. He’s so excited about it. He’ll call from the road and ask, ‘Do I need a block? Do I need a strap?

He even creates a new playlist for each session. I’m usually the girl who brings the good mixes and they’re nothing compared to his. But we do have the same taste in music. We like Alicia Keyes, Maxwell, Marvin Gaye, Amy Winehouse.

I’ve seen him with his friends and his girlfriend and he so wants things to be right. Men tend to have a hard time expressing how they feel but he’s so passionate and well spoken. But with some yoga they can be like Sting.

Adam is really focused; he’s really persistent; he’s a good man. He lives yoga.

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