I took my first hot yoga class last night and let me tell you...Wow. First, if you are a yogi, this was not a Bikram class. The temperature of the room was only 85 degrees. Bikram is of course 105 degrees. For this class the room only really seemed hot at the beginning, flow part of the class.
This class didn't get nearly that sweaty. It started with your typical sun salutations. Lots of Vinyasa's. Then to the warrior's with more Vinyasa's in between.
NOTE: Vinyasa= flow of plank, upward dog, downward dog. ARM AND SHOULDER BURN!
After the warrior's we moved on to balancing. I don't know if the fact that I didn't have to teach this class had any effect but I was a balancing machine! I hardly bobbled at all! Finally we started to move into the mat (stretching) portion of the session. It was the perfect time too. I was getting the muscle shakes, aka my arms were about to quit.
It was really great to be able to unwind and enjoy a yoga class. And I really loved the hot style yoga. The cardio benefits were obviously increased with the heat which in turns burns more calories.
In fact, according to various calorie counters I burned about 700 calories in that 90 minute session. Well worth it, and I will definitely go back for more.
Do a google search for hot yoga in your area and try it out. It is really a liberating and strengthening thing to do for yourself. Enjoy!
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