What is hot yoga

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Hot yoga raises genuine interest and a number of doubts, as it is aimed at maximum and quick results under difficult training conditions. Consider to whom and for what this type of yoga is useful, and to whom it is contraindicated.

Features, varieties of hot yoga

Before you start practicing hot yoga, it makes sense to understand in detail what it is, what exactly this direction is intended for, what results it gives.

There are two types of practice in a heated and humid environment:

1. Hot yoga itself is one that involves a variety of practices, but is conducted under specific conditions. The set and order of asanas is not regulated. Workout time from 45 minutes to one and a half hours. The only important thing is a training hall warmed up to 38-40 degrees and the increased humidity of the room.
2. Author's method of Bikram Yoga. Classes are held in the same heated (35-42 degrees) and humid (about 40%) room. A feature of this practice is a certain sequence and set of asanas. There are 26 of them plus 2 breathing exercises. The lesson strictly takes 90 minutes. All exercises are done in a specific order.

Bikram Chuodhuri became the founder of Bikram Yoga. This Indian developed the method and popularized it in his homeland and in the West. He himself, with the help of hot yoga, was recovering from injuries.

What the practice is aimed at

The conditions in which the training is carried out (humidity and temperature of the room) are aimed at rapid and effective warming up of the muscles and ligaments. They make it possible for a faster and more effective cleansing of the body, the removal of toxins through the skin.

Hot yoga will help:

1. Strengthen muscle and skin tone.
2. Stretch muscles and ligaments effectively.
3. Train the cardiovascular system.
4. Cleanse the body of toxins.

These positive aspects are realized only if all the rules of training are observed.

Newbies' concerns, what to look for

Even those who have a little understanding of the theory of what hot yoga is, what are its features, before starting training, it is worth paying attention to some important points:

1. It is believed that hot practice leads to dehydration. If you follow the diet and drink regimen, then this will not happen. It is important to eat 1, 5-2 hours before class and take with you to training at least half a liter of drinking water without gas.
2. To avoid heatstroke during training, you should dress in a certain way: short shorts and a short T-shirt. Some people advise against wiping off sweat during exercise, as it cools the surface of the body.
3. It is important to listen to your body during exercise. Do not overexert yourself.

These are a few things that will make the session enjoyable and effective.

Contraindications to hot practices

Hot yoga has its own contraindications:

1. The presence of a heart defect, any heart disease.
2. Hypertension.
3. Tachycardia of various origins.

You need to be careful in the following conditions:

• varicose veins anywhere on the body;
• menstruation;
• gynecological diseases;
• cold;
• sinusitis;
• pregnancy.

When it comes to pregnancy, hot yoga is not recommended in the first trimester. The second and third trimester of health and only after consulting a doctor.

Practitioners' testimonials

Hot yoga reviews are mostly positive:

Maria, 36 years old, Moscow:

"I did hot yoga until I got pregnant. Now is the first trimester, I abstain from exercise at all. But I liked the classes, extreme conditions temper the strength of the body and spirit."

Olga, 37 years old, Voronezh:

“I just started to train and immediately chose hot yoga for myself. I can say that I have lost a lot of weight in a month! And I like it. At the very beginning, the training was hard, but now I got involved. I want to say that this kind of yoga can lose weight even without exhausting diets."

Before doing hot yoga, you need to study not only what it is, but also contraindications.