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Yoga, particularly a specific type done in sweltering 105-degree heat, is the workout for the fashionable (and flexible). The uncomfortable fitness plan has taken hold among the hip set after its inception nearly 40 years ago when an Indian guru named Bikram Choudhury opened a studio in San Francisco, thanks in part to notable yogis like Drew Barrymore and Lady Gaga (who practices in full costume, of course).