Man Doing Yoga Naked At NH Planet Fitness Gym Arrested: Police

PLAISTOW, NH — A Massachusetts man took Planet Fitness' "judgment-free zone" slogan way too far over the weekend after he stripped naked and performed yoga in front of horrified gym-goers, according to police. Eric Stagno, 34, of Haverhill, was arrested and charged with indecent exposure and disorderly conduct.

"He walked into the gym, stripped down at the door, then proceeded to walk back and forth a couple of times before settling in on the yoga mats," Plaistow police Captain Brett Morgan said in a statement to Patch. "When officers arrived, they found him there, completely nude ... on his knees in a yoga-type position."

Morgan added, "The only statement that he made was that he thought it was a “judgement free zone” ... apparently referencing the chain’s slogan."

Stagno was released on bond.

WHDH said it spoke to Stagno's mother.

"All he does is smoke pot," she told WHDH. “He smokes it from the minute he wakes up and when he goes to bed."

Planet Fitness, based in Hampton, N.H., operates about 1,500 gyms across the country. The chain recently partnered with state health officials to offer free gym admission for New Hampshire teens this summer.

Photo credit: Plaistow Police Department