Hot Yoga

#1 27-02-2011, 12:57 AM

I do Hot Yoga, style Hatha, 4x a week.

The feeling you have when you are done is pure cleanliness.

I love it.

#2 27-03-2011, 11:22 PM

Hey there, just noticed your post and had to comment. I do yoga as my excercise of choice, and for a couple years was going to a class with a lovely lady here in Nova Scotia. There is a wood stove in her studio and most of the time there's been no fire. But one day she'd lit it just a while before the class and the room was warm and got warmer and I just couldn't stand it. Probably didn't help that I had a few hot flashes while there (I'm post meno.) which made it entirely unbearable for me. You must be younger than I and have a real liking for warmer weather.

I imagine that it does make 'warming' and stretching the muscles easier though than a cool room.

Spiritlite · #3 28-03-2011, 03:21 PM

I've wanted to try hot yoga but I'm scared, only because I cannot tolerate heat while working out via yoga. I can sit in the sauna but I have issues with heat and working out. Do people have that feeling? Is it a false feeling? Also does it stink with sweat while you're doing it I know that's a weird question.
Spiritlite.
PS even when I'm doing yoga at home I have to strip down to the bare essentials because I hate to sweat, that's why my main excercise is swimming LOL

BlueSky · #4 30-03-2011, 08:24 PM

I quote: The room temperature for a hot yoga class can range from 30˚ to 50˚ C (85˚ to 122˚ F). Humidity can range from 40% to 60%

Be careful before attempted this........people have died going into sweat lodges.
I don't claim to know about hot yoga other than what I am reading and stating here but I'm just saying..........exercise caution or don't do it at all. IMHO

James

Silver · #5 30-03-2011, 09:17 PM

I watched Dr. Dwayne Dwyer talk about it and I taught myself yoga from a book, a 30-day program and I did it faithfully for many years and made me feel fantastic. When I heard about this "hot" yoga, I knew it was NOT for me. I overheat very easily, and very sensitive to weather that's too warm, so more power to you if it makes you feel good, but I don't think I'll be trying it out any time soon.