I tried 'goga,' or goat yoga — and it was more fun than fitness

Pet fitness classes seem to have become all the rage.

You can work out with your dog, cat, bunny and hamster. Ok, maybe not your hamster. But you can definitely do yoga with some baby goats.

I got the chance to try goat yoga or "goga" on a recent trip to Austin, Texas, where I attempted to do some sun salutations and other asanas with a baby goat plonked on my back.

Contorting your body in awkward poses isn't easy in the first place, so doing it with little goats on your back can get interesting — to say the least. But thankfully, the Pygymy baby goats at "GogaGoatYoga" were not just adorable, but also well behaved.

Goat yoga isn't all fun and games either. While this may be the latest fitness fad, turns out hanging out with pet animals has tons of health benefits.

It can decrease blood pressure, cholesterol levels, triglyceride levels as well as feelings of loneliness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — all of which make them the perfect fitness companions.

While I didn't exactly get to check my blood pressure and cholesterol levels afterwards, I left the studio feeling pretty damn happy.  

Here's how I spent a spring afternoon doing yoga with baby goats:

I headed to the Goga studio close to the Alamo Drafthouse movie theater near downtown Austin at noon. There were a few people already there, with three baby goats roaming about.

Here they are...

Rachael Phillips started Goga back in September 2017 with her boyfriend Trey Kitchen. It started as a fun activity to raise money for Hurricane Harvey victims but has become a flourishing business since.