The most popular fitness/exercise related materials requested at the library are the yoga DVDs. The DVDs are hard to keep on the shelves because people are constantly checking them out, or are putting them on hold to pick-up. Yoga is a popular exercise, and therefore popular at the library, because it is an exercise that people of all ages and experience levels can get started in, and you don’t need all kinds of fancy equipment. All you need are some comfortable clothes (unless you’re into naked yoga), and one of those simple yoga mats.

So if you’re looking to beef up your collection of non-fiction DVDs, I’d definitely recommend picking up a variety of yoga ones. Pick a range of types, such as yoga for kids, yoga for seniors, prenatal yoga, and so on. They’ll get used, and it will help increase circulation at your library.

Some libraries have taken the interest yoga even further, and are offering actual yoga classes at the library. I guess the attendance must be good, because a simple Google search will reveal a number of libraries with yoga programs.