Is Bikram Yoga Safe? Hot Yoga and Core Temperature

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Is Bikram Yoga Safe? Hot Yoga and Core Temperature Twenty-six postures and two breathing exercises in 105 degree room. That's Bikram Yoga in a nutshell. For years, both insiders who swear by the healing powers of this sweaty practice and outsiders who look askance at it have wondered about the effects of this exercise done in heat and humidity on the body’s internal core temperature. Now researchers are starting to look into this very issue.   Ann Pizer Yoga Expert Studies Look at How Bikram Raises Core Temperature Two recent studies have examined how Bikram Yoga elevates core temperatures. (Research subjects swallowed small thermometers to get the data.) Here's a look at the results and how to interpret them  READ NOW Share What About Other Kinds of Hot Yoga? The above studies looked only at Bikram Yoga, so it's hard to extend their results to other kinds of hot yoga which may vary in temperature and duration. Here's a run-down of the room temperature for popular hot yoga styles READ NOW Share Should You Drink Water During Yoga? Drinking water replaces the fluids your body loses through sweat. If you're doing a hot and sweaty practice, it makes sense to stay hydrated.  READ NOW Share When (and What) Should You Eat Before Yoga? If you've ever done yoga on a full stomach, you probably found out why it's not recommended. Here's when and what you should eat before practicing. READ NOW Share MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • 15 Foods That Are Surprisingly High in Sodium • How to Look Thinner Instantly Without Diet or Exercise • 5 Ways to Make Safe Sex Hotter Sex • 5 Facts You Should Know About COPD • Nerve Stimulation to Relieve Fibromyalgia Pain • How to Sleep Comfortably With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome • What Is Impulsive Behavior in Borderline Personality Disorder? • 5 Simple Ways to Lose Weight at Work Advertisement About Health   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Yoga newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved