Hot Yoga is a series of yoga poses done in a heated room. It is created by Bikram Choudhury who is also known as a living expert of Yoga. Choudhury's version of yoga is composed of a set sequence of 26 yoga positions including two Pranayama exercises. Each is executed two times in a single session that generally lasts for 90 minutes. The room is usually maintained at a temperature of 95-100 degrees.
Yes, yoga for weight loss benefits may be the first thing you think about. However, yoga has many other benefits. Yoga increases your strength and flexibility as well as tones your muscles. Beyond the physicality yoga is great pilates memphis for your mental well-being. It is a great way to reduce your stress.
Yoga can also be connected to lower cholesterol levels, another important heart-related issue. It can even boost the body's immune system to fight of sickness.
#1 Good yoga memphis mats are slip resistant. Meaning that whenever you sweat like crazy (whether or not your doing hot yoga), your still suppose to be able to stop yourself from sliding. If you have an old, cheap mat then this probably isn't the case. You probably start your session out OK, but by the time your half way through your mat is soaked and your sliding across the room ( a slight exaggeration).
Currently I am in a hot yoga teachers training program. At one point I was an instructor for a Christian yoga alternative program, which was good; however, I wanted greater skill and confidence in this practice. I wanted to know proper form and alignment to prevent injuries. I would have attended a Christian yoga training program but I needed something local as I'm not a very good online learner. I need a classroom and structure.
This brings me to the somewhat tricky part writing about the Tony Horton's 10-minute workout "10-Minute Trainer" and it's "yoga flex" program. My favorite yoga program bar none is the P90X "yoga x" workout. If you haven't done P90X or another Beachbody program before, you probably will have no clue what I am talking about when I bring up the "yoga controversy".