Does anybody do hot yoga?

Everyone burns differently, you really need an HRM to gage your burns. I only burn 479 calories in a 75 min class of hot yoga.:sad:

I love hot yoga. Unfortunately, I've never used a HRM while doing it.

You can check this out, and maybe use an average to be safe?
http://www.livestrong.com/article/115471-calories-burned-during-bikram-yoga/

I loved hot yoga and did it religiously for a couple of months!

I never really believed how many calories MFP says I burned though- it usually said 350 or so. But I would sit right next to the space heater to get the ultimate sweat. My new gym just doesnt offer it.

its like doing regular yoga in hell they heat the room up

:laugh:

The way I sweat even in quite temperate conditions, Hot Yoga would probably kill me.

^^^ so true!

I do but I've never done it wearing an HRM. The MFP exercise tool says I only burn 145 calories doing 60 minutes of yoga. My guess is it's at least twice that (I do vinyasa flow style, so it does get my heart rate up because I'm constantly moving), but without wearing an HRM I have no way of knowing.

You'll have to wear an HRM to get an accurate calorie burn, but for an hour for me, I burn somewhere around 290ish calories.

Note--Hot yoga and Bikram yoga are NOT the same thing. Hot yoga can be a hatha or vinyasa based practice, just depending on the instructor, it's basically just a yoga class with the room heated to 90-95 degrees, where as Bikram is where the room is not only heated, but the humidity is turned up as well and you do a series of 26 hatha poses (twice each). I've never tried Bikram only because there aren't that many Bikram studios around and they're kind of expensive, but I do hot yoga at least twice a week at this really awesome donation based studio, sometimes 3 times a week, and I LOVE it! Our instructors change things up a lot; this past weekend we did a more fast paced vinyasa practice and I don't think I've ever sweat so much in my life!

There is a big difference between the various styles of yoga and the a hot power flow class is to a hot restrorative what hill sprints are to walking the dog, in 40degreeCelsious heat, lol. The only way to really know for sure what you are doing personally is to wear a HRM or to compare it to another sport where you feel the same level of intensity for the same time. I think some people mistunderstand and underestimate yoga.

I just started taking Bikram Yoga classes a couple of weeks ago (and I'm hooked!). I don't have a HRM, but the friend I go with wears hers and can burn about 735-750 or more. I found the calculator below and that's what I have used. I'm 5'1" and 107. Hope this helps.

http://www.everydayhealth.com/Calories-Burned-Yoga.htm

I am her friend (she is awesome BTW) and I wear a HRM to a traditional Bikram class (90 mins, 26 postures, 105 degrees) and as KTB has stated, my burn rate is in the low to mid 700s.

I am 5'7", 46 years old, 139 pounds

Bikram is an amazing strength workout and outstanding calorie burn. I like to keep it a part of my regular routine.

When in doubt, keep your eyes open, sweat it out on your mat, and lock your knees, lock your knees, lock your knees.

Namaste

I just started hot yoga and my bodybugg tells me I burn 350 - 400 calories in a hour.

Hot Yoga....as opposed to jumping into an ice tub...SMH...makes no sense, these fads...move the body and you burn.

Sweating is the body trying to cool itself because of the extra heat, doesn't actually mean you're burning more calories. A HRM in yoga will not give an accurate number either.

FYI - You're body will burn more calories trying to warm itself up than to cool itself down.

I've warn my HRM a few times to class and burn around 520 on average for a 60 min class and up to 780 for a 90 min class. I'm 5'6" and 129 lbs.