Believe it or not hot yoga is a type of exercise people are practicing on such a high scale that it is becoming a craze. Hot yoga is a combination of different poses carried out in a special heated room of which the temperature is normally between 95-100 degrees.
I had never heard of this type of yoga before, so did a bit of a search and found that there was a studio nearby. Bikram Yoga is practised in a room heated to approximately 38 degrees C, goes for 90 minutes, with 26 poses which are practised in a certain sequence. Each pose is held for 20-30 seconds, is done twice and prepares your body for the next. During the class you will work every muscle pilates memphis and every system of your body. You will feel like you've had a great workout. I found that the heat was very healing and alleviated my knee pain both whilst in class and after.
It might take you some time before you are able to perform the positions well. Don't be discouraged by your lack of coordination in the beginning. You will find yourself unable to reach the correct position or when you do it cannot be held for very long. This is a normal part of learning to practice yoga. It takes a great deal of time before you are able to do the stretches and positions with the same kind of grace and ease that you see from yoga experts. Watching others can be a little deceptive. Some yoga experts make the positions look effortless and you will soon discover that they are anything but effortless.
The positions in hot body house lifestyle club are challenging. When I first began I could barely get through a whole class. Now I have little problem at all. The heat helped me to warm up better and work through the tense areas in my muscles. This increased flexibility means that I move more fully, and moving helps to burn calories.
Some of the hot yoga mats out there have a bumpy texture. This can greatly reduce the amount of slipping and sliding you do. Some even have an adhesive type texture that is great for staying stable. You probably wouldn't care for the adhesive texture during normal yoga, it's mainly for helping with a lot of perspiration.
Cholesterol and fat levels are lowered through sweat loss, so if slimming is on the agenda then it is certainly worth checking out the Bikram yoga method.