Bikram Yoga- Hot yoga, is a fast growing health trend in America. Founded by Bikram Choudhury, a former weight lifter, Olympic gold medalist, and disciple of Bishnu Ghosh. Choudhury describe his method hot yoga as “torture chambers” and for good reason. Comprehensive methods are practiced in heated rooms of 95- 115 degrees in temperature. Usually the humidity is maintained high around 60%.
Heated yoga rooms not only promote flexibility and detoxification, but they prevent injuries from stretching and working muscles. Heat increases the metabolic rate, allowing you to stretch more. Hot yoga is not for everyone. You must be in good physical shape before beginning to sweat through your pains and mental anguishes. Doing too much to quickly can result in injury. It is important for you to move at your own pace for flexibility and progress before moving onto the next level. Don’t be swayed to move along too fast. Set your goals small and work towards them. Postures that require extreme flexibility such as squatting of folding your legs may cause tears in the muscle or soft tissue and should be done at your comfortable own pace.
~Benefits of Bikrim Yoga~
Detoxification-
Detoxification through the skin begins with sweating – skin is the body’s largest organ. Eliminating toxins through your sweat detoxifies your system the same way a fever fights infections improving T-cell functions, thus promoting proper functioning of your immune system.
Weigh Loss-
When adding heat to your body, it begins to burn fat more effectively. Body fat is burned as energy and redistributed. Also, your metabolism picks up speed and begins the breakdown of glucose and fatty acids. It is probable to lose inches in a very short time.
Flexibility-
The heat adds flexibility to your muscles as you stretch in the hot temperatures. Adding the flexibility can make it easier to extend your range of motion.
Cardiovascular-
The heat increases the dilation of your capillaries bringing oxygen more efficiently into the tissues, muscles, glands and organs and helping in the removal of your body’s waste.
Mental Stability-
With discipline and self control you will learn concentration and determination. Learning these techniques effects the stress in your life and how you manage it.You will learn how to stimulate mental stability to control stressful situations in your every day life.
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