Hot Yoga for Weight Loss!
CaraColleen
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Hey everyone! I just started a 30-day challenge where I do 100 minutes of hot yoga (a.k.a 26 yoga poses in a 100-degree room with 40% humidity) each day for 30 days! I am hoping to drop 30 pounds and have been dieting with great success. Today is Day 5 for the challenge. I am 183 pounds with a 5'5" frame. I started out as 186 and have lost 3 pounds in these 5 days (I know it is not just water weight being lost because I am chugging gallons of water before and after).
I know there has been some dispute with how many calories are burnt during hot yoga and if it is a cardio workout, but I was hoping that people could post some success stories if they have used this method to lose weight! I would love some inspiration to continue my 30-day challenge!
Thanks
I know there has been some dispute with how many calories are burnt during hot yoga and if it is a cardio workout, but I was hoping that people could post some success stories if they have used this method to lose weight! I would love some inspiration to continue my 30-day challenge!
Thanks
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Hey! I'm going to be doing something like this too very soon... I am just a little low on cash right now
You can do it! Good luck!!! Think of how AMAZING you'll feel after!0 -
i've always wanted to try hot yoga but never got around to it.. i might look it up in my local area and actually go try.. Good luck for your 30 day challange! let us know how you get on.. xx0
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Hey everyone! I just started a 30-day challenge where I do 100 minutes of hot yoga (a.k.a 26 yoga poses in a 100-degree room with 40% humidity) each day for 30 days! I am hoping to drop 30 pounds and have been dieting with great success. Today is Day 5 for the challenge. I am 183 pounds with a 5'5" frame. I started out as 186 and have lost 3 pounds in these 5 days (I know it is not just water weight being lost because I am chugging gallons of water before and after).
I know there has been some dispute with how many calories are burnt during hot yoga and if it is a cardio workout, but I was hoping that people could post some success stories if they have used this method to lose weight! I would love some inspiration to continue my 30-day challenge!
Thanks
Im a 260lb male, and burned maybe 250 calories for a 75 minute class. Use it more for meditation and stretching not a calorie burn.0 -
Most people I know say the bikram yoga is for increasing flexability, not for burning more calories. Doing 100 minutes of any exercise will be beneficial to weight loss.0
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Oh I forgot to add that I am also doing 2 days of cardio a week! Hopefully the combination will work in my favor. Thanks for all the support0
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I know there has been some dispute with how many calories are burnt during hot yoga and if it is a cardio workout,
who called it a cardio workout?0 -
I do a heated vinyasa class & love it. But I think I'd die doing it everyday for 30 days. But I bet you would make some great progress during a stretch like that. Good luck0
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All the websites and teachers agree it is a cardio work out. Trust me, your heart is beating out of control during it. If you haven't done it, I would understand not thinking it was cardio.0
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And thanks Rybo!0
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All the websites and teachers agree it is a cardio work out. Trust me, your heart is beating out of control during it. If you haven't done it, I would understand not thinking it was cardio.
My heart beats out of control while I am doing squats....doesn't make it a cardio work out0 -
I have been doing hot yoga on and off for a year. It definitley is a cardio workout, and if you ever do the flow classes that is extreme cardio depending on the instructor. I would love to know how many calories I actually burn off. Websites say average 450 for 60 minutes of regular hot yoga. I have definitely become more toned. I would love to go every day, but due to full time work and family my time is limited. If I can get 2 days a week that's good for me. I may try a challenge when I am on summer holidays to go every morning or something, but good for you being able to go for 30 days. You will notice a difference0
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I'm in my second month of doing hot yoga - I've tried, Bikram, but love a studio near my house that offer a variety of hot yoga classes - the change I've seen In my body is amazing - steady weightloss, about a pound a week, I'm looking toned and I'm a bit addicted. I am only busying month to month and although this is more expensive, I tend to stick to the schedule because I know my pass will end etc. If anyone is considering doing this, give it a try!0
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Awesome, Kanch! That's great that you are seeing changes in your body. I am on Day 17 right now, and I definitely feel stronger and more toned. Haven't really had much success with the scale though. I still really enjoy it, and it's my new hobby! My skin is baby soft, and I feel more centered at work. I'm overall very happy to have done the challenge.
I will however be trying the 30 Day Shred videos to up my weight loss because I didn't see the results I wanted with hot yoga.0 -
I just started a 30 day hot yoga challenge too and I'm on day 3 and down 2 pounds. I'm noticing a huge difference in my mid section as the entire 90 minutes engage the core totally! Thanks for sharing, it awesome to hear someone on a similar journey. With you the best! And thanks for the added motivation!! :-)0
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You are right I just completed my 2nd day of Bikram Yoga and my heart feels like it's gonna beat out of my chest. the first day I felt a throbbing headache that I get when I am playing racquetball. Luv yoga!!0
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All the websites and teachers agree it is a cardio work out. Trust me, your heart is beating out of control during it. If you haven't done it, I would understand not thinking it was cardio.
A good example of a racing heart rate not always relating to cardio is watching a scary movie or the "fight or flight" feeling one gets when anxious.
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If you're in a calorie deficit you'll lose weight.0
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Hey everyone! I just started a 30-day challenge where I do 100 minutes of hot yoga (a.k.a 26 yoga poses in a 100-degree room with 40% humidity) each day for 30 days! I am hoping to drop 30 pounds and have been dieting with great success. Today is Day 5 for the challenge. I am 183 pounds with a 5'5" frame. I started out as 186 and have lost 3 pounds in these 5 days (I know it is not just water weight being lost because I am chugging gallons of water before and after).
I know there has been some dispute with how many calories are burnt during hot yoga and if it is a cardio workout, but I was hoping that people could post some success stories if they have used this method to lose weight! I would love some inspiration to continue my 30-day challenge!
Thanks
My brother did this...not for weight loss...but because he wanted to challenge himself. He still goes to Bikrim yoga 3-5 times a week.0 -
All the websites and teachers agree it is a cardio work out. Trust me, your heart is beating out of control during it. If you haven't done it, I would understand not thinking it was cardio.
My heart beats out of control while I am doing squats....doesn't make it a cardio work out
I was gonna say.. When I lift my HR goes way up, I sweat like crazy and my face turns all red, but it doesn't make it a cardio workout.
Yoga, hot or not is not a cardio workout. Running is cardio.
@OP, as long as you are at a calorie deficit you will lose weight, Yoga or not. Just do whatever you feel good with, don't do X activity thinking that it will make you lose weight.0 -
That's awesome, you're going to be really happy with your results! The biggest hurdle I encountered when I did Bikram for 30 days straight was the time requirement! But it was worth it.
As far as calories burned, I usually burned about 150-200 extra cals during the 90 minutes, but I had so much energy afterwards that the hour or two after my sessions I would be just moving around, making dinner, cleaning house, doing some shopping, going for a walk, and I would burn another 200-400 extra calories in that time.
IMO, whatever gets my heart rate up in the 60-70% of max range is a cardio workout. If you feel your heart rate rising (and who WOULDN'T during Standing Head to Knee!?) then it's cardio. Maybe what counts as cardio for a beginner yogi wouldn't count as cardio for someone who can do the full extension of the poses easily.
Namaste!!0
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