Bikram Yoga is awesome!!!

DayZee815

Love the Bikram. I did a 100 day challenge starting in January 2011 (100 classes in 100 days) and it was amazing watching the progress I was able to make in the class. I am not the skinniest yoga (far from it), but I get thumbs up from the instructors for my determination You get used to the heat and even the humidity eventually and learn to make it a mental practice. If you think you can, you can and you will. If you decide you can't, you won't. That simple. I love and hate it at the same time depending on how I do in class, but i'm getting hydrated for the 6pm class as we speak!

DayZee815

I feel like I'd literally have a puddle of sweat around me...that would be awkward.

No way! Everyone has a puddle of sweat around them...that's the beauty of it. Everyone is so hot and concentrating on getting through the class that they don't even have the ENERGY to comment or think about your puddle of sweat! It's great.

Serenifly

I did my first bikram class yesterday morning! My first Yoga class period. AMAZING. I mean when I was doing it it was like "10 more minutes, 10 more minutes" haha , but I'm going back today again

Teacher was happy I was able to attempt each posture, didn't give up. My local bikram studio offers new members 20$ unlimited for a week, so I'm going to try to do 6 of 7 days

I was really sore this morning (and I'm NO stranger to exersise) and I was worried about trying it again tonight, but then after seeing lady above me doing it for 100 days! haah, I'll be sure to go again tonight, and tomorrow, and the next day lol

esollero

Does anybody know any really good, mostly accurate sites to find how many calories you burn during hot yoga or bikram yoga? I feel like I've worked too hard to just earn 250 calories from 90 minutes of this!

dedpetal

the studio I go to offers Power Vinyasa Yoga...90 degrees. I DID pass out the first time! My fault completely, I totally underestimated the heat, was really busy that afternoon so barely ate, drank minimal water, and to make it worse, actually drank a cup of coffee an hour and a half before....recipe for disaster. My vision got snowy, my hearing was strange, but I thought it would pass...standing in tree, I closed my eyes and felt my lip/tooth hit the floor and awoke to the instructor, and 2 peers putting a wet rag on my lip and comforting me. Weirdest experience ever!

ANYWAYS........I go twice a week now, and have not passed out again. Like I said, it was my fault, and I learned from my mistake. I absolutely love yoga!!! Love it!!! And, I love it with the heat!! Nothing makes me feel as good as yoga, and since I started going to a studio, I love it even more. I had practiced at home for about 5 years before stepping foot into a studio, and I'm so glad I did.

I'd love to try Bikram, my studio doesn't offer it, but I'm sure I could find one close to me that does...I know I'd love it. WATER, WATER, WATER!!!!

bluebird321

I've been doing it off and on since 2003 (lately, i've been doing it a lot). Definitely a "healing" type of exercise and a great workout.

bluebird321

Does anybody know any really good, mostly accurate sites to find how many calories you burn during hot yoga or bikram yoga? I feel like I've worked too hard to just earn 250 calories from 90 minutes of this!

Some people have used an HRM and get varying results -- anywhere from 350 to 900 calories. I just put in 400 calories in my exercise tracker.which is just a guess on my part.

It's like any other exercise, you have to eat correctly if you want to lose meaningful weight.