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School of Jock: Jack Black in Glasgow yoga appearance

SCHOOL of Rock star Jack Black shocked a Glasgow yoga class when he turned up unexpectedly this week.

The Hollywood rocker, in town to play a gig with his band Tenacious D, was reportedly left soaking with sweat after the workout on Monday.

The day before he took the stage at the SECC for a gig he showed up at Movement Studio for a lesson in Ashtanga Vinyasa, an intense form of yoga.

The Tenacious D rocker is also a yoga enthusiast Pic: © Glenn Francis, www.PacificProDigital.com

 

Yoga enthusiast Black, who has also starred in King Kong and Shallow Hal was totally focussed for the lesson, which lasted almost an hour and a half.

Instructor Siobhan Fitzgerald and the 10 other member of the class were shocked when the star and two two friends turned up.

Ms Fitzgerald said: “I thought I recognised his face as I passed him to go into the class.

“It was only when my students came rushing in excitedly that I realised who he was.

 

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“He shouted into the room and asked if I would mind him coming in to take part.

“He said he’s seen my website and I asked him if he’d done yoga before, and he said he had.

“But I don’t think he or his two friends had ever done this type of yoga. Afterwards they looked like they’d got a bit of a fright!

“It’s quite a dynamic class.

“Jack was focussed and put 100% effort into it.

“He’s well-built and some of the postures are quite challenging, so I was adjusting hinm and helping him at times.

“He’s definitely used to chanting. Everyone’s heads were turning when he started and I had to get them all to re-focus.

“There was another class coming in immediately after  and someone said to him that he looked like he’d been in a sauna.

“All Jack said was ‘that was intense, man’ but  think he enjoyed it.

“Someone said later that he likes to do yoga before playing a concert, so I hope it helped him the following night.

“Yoga relaxation definitely helps to focus the mind, as well as giving the person a lift and making them feel more confident!”

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