HOT YOGA: Dilates Capillaries More Effectively Removing Waste Products

https://beliefforthe unbeliever .files.wordpress.com /2015/05/circulatory- network-0101.jpg Bikram's last and final claim is that hot yoga "dilates capillaries more effectively, oxygenating tissues, muscles, glands, organs and increasing the removal of waste products. Due to risk of sounding redundant I am going to refer you to the following blog posts: HOT YOGA: Detoxifies the Body HOT YOGA: Thins …

HOT YOGA: Redistributes Fat Into The Bloodstream

Bikram's next claims are some of my all time favorites... And if theses claims were true EVERYBODY would be doing it!  Bikram states that his style of yoga "reorganize the lipids (fatty acids) in the muscular structure, warm muscles burn fat more effectively" and "when we stretch, the fat has no room to sit so it redistributes to the …

HOT YOGA: Burns More Fat

The American Council on Exercise states you burn more fat, burn more calories and can exercise longer when doing so in warm temperatures.  So yes, fatty acids are burned for energy in the muscles and since you burn more fat when the muscles are warm and can exercise longer, more fat will be burned in warm …

HOT YOGA: Raises Body Temperature to Help Fight Infections

How many times have you or someone you know said they were going to yoga or spinning to "sweat it out," it being that nagging cold they just can't shake. It isn't an uncommon statement and, in theory, sounds great just like Bikram's next claim. However, how many times have you felt "under the weather" …

HOT YOGA: Is A Better Cardiovascular Workout

Since when do we do yoga for a cardiovascular work-out? Aren't we going into the yoga room to become enlightened, to de-stress, to breathe?  Isn't the physical practice of yoga a moving meditation?  Don't misunderstand me here, I walked into the yoga room because something inside me knew I was not emotionally or spiritually okay. When I first started …