Anyone ever done hot/heated power yoga?

It's called Bikram yoga

At my gym, it's called Hot Yoga and it's AMAZING! You feel SO good and clean coming out of there. Often good after a 'night out on the town' if you catch my drift. :drinker: lol

I just started and have now done 3 classes!

You can not just do one because the first one is HELL i think i did 10 out of the 26 poses and laid in the "corpse posistion" for the rest of the class

the second class i managed to do the whole thing and was very impressed the 3rd class i did 20 poses...

Im going again tonight as now i quite look forward to it..

Here are some tips from a newbie Hot yoga person - Drink LOADS of water during the day to make sure you are really hydrated, Do NOT eat 2-4 hrs before the class-If a pose is too painful dont do it and if you need to rest lay in the corpse position VERY STILL - as the more you move the worse it feels in the heat...

Please make sure if you try it to do at least 2 classes

GOOD LUCK

No, but I've wanted to. Instead I do the P90X Yoga X with my space heater on high. Not quite as hot but it gets the job done.

I did Bikram yoga 3 times a few months ago. This was 3 times in a week, and as a few people have said, the first time was awful. I also only did about 10 poses before I laid down for the rest, forcing myself to stay in the room with every bit of strength I had. The second time felt like a breeze in comparison, but the room was slightly cooler. The 3rd time was very challenging, but I got through the poses.

At the end of the day, I'm not a huge fan. I think it's a good experience to try once, but it's very very fad-y at the moment, and I much prefer to do a normal yoga class. Also, because I don't have the best health, I found the whole process to be more taxing on my body than refreshing. I also stopped because it wasn't something I could afford as a poor student, haha.

I recommend trying it at least once though, but I'd take normal yoga over bikram yoga any day of the week.

Does anyone know if Hot Yoga is a good idea for someone with high blood pressure? I have been tempted to try it, but am worried about passing out. I take meds for my BP.

Yes - and I learned that for me, personally, I'll never do yoga in a room heated beyond 95 F. At the Bikram levels of heat, it's not just that you can pass out, although many people do, but also that the heat makes your heart work too hard, and is bad for your heart.

There are other types of yoga, like ashtanga, forrest, or vinyasa types, which also take place in heated rooms and are very de-stressing as well as effective in helping you lose weight, but which don't put your body in as extreme a situation as Bikram.

Bikram is an artificial yoga style that was stylized and branded by Bikram Choudhury in the 1970s. There are lots of other, non-dangerous types of classes out there -- try out a few others as well and see what you like.

Bikram has been teaching his sequence of poses, held in a heated room, here in the US since the sixties. It has steadily been gaining in popularity since that time. Having been through his teacher training, and meet with people who began taking his classes at all different times in the last fifty years, it is funny to hear how each of them were told it was just a fad when they began.

Now I have my own reasons for no longer practicing Bikram Yoga, but there is no way I can deny the benefits to be had by anyone with the determination to stick with it. One student of mine was mostly bed ridden with a fused spine full of rods, and taking so much morphine his doctors refused to fill his prescriptions because they were convinced he was selling the drugs. After a year and a half of daily, sometime twice daily practice, he was off pain killers, back to mountain climbing and moving his body in ways his doctors said were physically impossible.

There are countless stories out there of success stories such as this with Bikram Yoga. Most of us however lack the will power to face what is difficult, uncomfortable and scary. Until we do this, there will always still be things in our life needing change.

I did Bikram yoga 3 times a few months ago. This was 3 times in a week, and as a few people have said, the first time was awful. I also only did about 10 poses before I laid down for the rest, forcing myself to stay in the room with every bit of strength I had. The second time felt like a breeze in comparison, but the room was slightly cooler. The 3rd time was very challenging, but I got through the poses.

At the end of the day, I'm not a huge fan. I think it's a good experience to try once, but it's very very fad-y at the moment, and I much prefer to do a normal yoga class. Also, because I don't have the best health, I found the whole process to be more taxing on my body than refreshing. I also stopped because it wasn't something I could afford as a poor student, haha.

I recommend trying it at least once though, but I'd take normal yoga over bikram yoga any day of the week.

Would love to know where you got the info that many people pass out. I tought in in over twenty studios, over a course of eight years. Not a single student in any of the studios passed out, in my class or in any other teachers class.

I'm not saying is can't happen, but spreading unwarranted fear and prejudice may just prevent someone from discovering anpractice that works for them.

Yes - and I learned that for me, personally, I'll never do yoga in a room heated beyond 95 F. At the Bikram levels of heat, it's not just that you can pass out, although many people do, but also that the heat makes your heart work too hard, and is bad for your heart.

There are other types of yoga, like ashtanga, forrest, or vinyasa types, which also take place in heated rooms and are very de-stressing as well as effective in helping you lose weight, but which don't put your body in as extreme a situation as Bikram.

Bikram is an artificial yoga style that was stylized and branded by Bikram Choudhury in the 1970s. There are lots of other, non-dangerous types of classes out there -- try out a few others as well and see what you like.

I just did my first two sessions of Bikram last week. I did get a bit sore because this is a new form of work out & extensive as well... but I LOVED it. I have some pinched nerve issues.. and am actually quite encouraged by the story of corsayre8 about how this student of his is now rock climbing! I know that Yoga has this incredible healing power & it is very powerful & meditative all at once. If I can stick with it.. I would love for this being my main exercise routine as it is weight bearing, includes core work, muscle toning and a big de-stressor! I am off to my next class this evening:)

I would definitely recommend trying 3 classes before you come to any conclusions. Good luck.

I tried it about 2 or 3 years ago. I was not into exercising at all and almost never did any kind of workout. I wasn't overweight.

Anyway, I passed out. I was doing a one armed side bridge and all of a sudden I wake up and i'm on the floor. They had it pretty dark in the room too, so it was very disorienting. I didn't like it very much, it was a hot room full of people and sweat.

To each his own, I enjoy a cold, well lit room

I love it! I heard recently of someone passing out, but it was because they closed their eyes and held their breath in backward bending pose.

I have had problems with my back and my ankle, both of which have improved demonstrably since I started about 2 months ago. It does take some getting used to (the studio near me has an introductory offer of 10 days for $19), but the discipline, effort, and feeling of empowerment, not to mention the wonderful night's sleep is well worth it.

It is an acquired taste, but one I'm glad I persisted with, especially since now I can get me head to my knees!

GG