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 … Continue reading HOT YOGA: Dilates Capillaries More Effectively Removing Waste Products
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 … Continue reading HOT YOGA: Burns More Fat
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" … Continue reading HOT YOGA: Raises Body Temperature to Help Fight Infections
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 … Continue reading HOT YOGA: Is A Better Cardiovascular Workout
HOT YOGA: Protects The Muscles To Allow For Deeper Stretching
When I talk about yoga to the general public, I usually get the response "I would go to yoga but I am not flexible." Well, I hate break the news to you, but yoga is not about being flexible, it is about balance. All yoga asanas (the physical practice of yoga) is hatha yoga. "Ha" … Continue reading HOT YOGA: Protects The Muscles To Allow For Deeper Stretching