NBA Players Making a Difference Through Yoga

NBA FIT SAMPLES hires 5 copy

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NBA FIT SAMPLES hires 5 copy

Earlier this week, two Atlanta Hawks players participated in NBA Fit Live Healthy Week by encouraging a group of youth to stay active. Forty children from the C.H.O.I.C.E.S. (Center for Helping Obesity in Children End Successfully) program were joined by Atlanta pros Zaza Pachulia and Ivan Johnson, as well as the Hawks' Yoga Instructor, for a free one hour yoga class.

For a look at the Alanta guard and forward in an environment you probably aren't used to spotting them in, check out the gallery above.

You can find out more about the NBA Fit initiative, which encourages healthy living for children and families, at the official website.

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