Hot Yoga, Benefits of Hot Yoga

What is hot Yoga?

Hot yoga is also known as Bikram Yoga. It is practiced under hot and humid room with the temperature of 40.6°C and humidity of 40%. Innovator of hot yoga isBikram Chaudhary. It is a series of 26 yoga asanas. As these set of yoga poses are performed in a hot room, it is called hot yoga. Hot yoga sweats out toxins. It removes anxiety, toxins and effective in losing weight.

Benefits of Hot Yoga

If you are baffled that why you should perform hot yoga, then the reason are mentioned below-

Weight Loss

This yoga raises pulse rate and then body maintains thermo-regulation.
It helps calorie loss.
One need not to run, jump or try any hard exercise to reduce extra fat from the body.
Without giving pain to the joints, you can reduce your weight.

Muscle and Joint Pain

Due to high temperature, the body producesfluid-like stretch and it allows a person to move the body, joints and muscles easily.
This lubrication makes the body flexible eliminating the stiffness.
Muscle and tissues become more elastic.

Immune System

Hot yoga makes the immune system strong.
High temperature of the room makesgroup of white blood more effective in functioning.
It increasesantibodies which help in fighting diseases.

Here are some poses which you can practice under hot yoga-

Utkatasana (Chair Pose-I)-

Stand straight on the floor and raise your arms upright.
Elongate your spine and do not press the lower ribs in the front.
While exhaling bend the knees and also twist the upper part of the body in front at 45 degree.

Utkatasana (Chair Pose-I)

Stand straight on the floor and join your hands.
Your handsshould be near the chest.
Stand as if you are in praying position.
Now, bend upper part of the body parallel to the floor.

Ardha-Chandrasana (Half Moon Pose)

First come to trikonasana pose and keep your hands on the waist.
Bend the right knee and move forward a little bit.
Bring the right hand down, away from the right leg toe, pressing it on the floor.
Press the right heel on the ground.
Now lift the left leg slowly parallel to the ground.
And bring your left hand straight in the air aligned to the right hand.
Balance your body on the right leg and maintain the pose for some time.
Repeat the pose by keeping the left leg down.

Ustrasana (Camel Pose)

Kneel down on the floor.
Take your hands on the side of your body, raising the chest upwards.
Try to grasp your feet with the hands.
Raise navel and chest upwards.
Hold the pose for some time; it helps in compressing kidneys and adrenal glands, reducing excess production of cortisol.

Garudasana (Eagle Pose)

Stand and slowly bend your knees.
Lift your left leg and balance the weigh on the right leg.
Bring your left leg to the calf of the right leg (Hooking it).
Now stretch your arms and cross the right arm over left. Keep the palms facing each other.
Try to keep raise the elbows to level it up to shoulders.
Lift the elbows while keeping the shoulders sliding down the back.
Hold the pose and breathe 5-10 times.
Repeat the pose on the other side.

You can also perform the poses like- Dandaymana-Janushirasana, Dandayamana-Dhanurasana, Tuladandasana, Dandayamana-Bibhaktapada-Paschimotthanasana, Trikonasana, Dandayamana-Bibhakpada-Janshirasana, Tadasana, Padangusthasana, Savasana, Pavanamuktasana, Sit-up, Bhujangasana, Salabhasana etc. under hot yoga classes.

	Hot Yoga What is hot Yoga? Hot yoga is also known as Bikram Yoga. It is practiced under hot and humid room with the temperature of 40.6°C and humidity of 40%. Innovator of hot yoga isBikram Chaudhary. It is a series of 26 yoga asanas. As these set of yoga poses are performed in a hot room, it is called hot yoga. Hot yoga sweats out toxins. It removes anxiety, toxins and effective in losing weight. Benefits of Hot Yoga If you are baffled that why you should perform hot yoga, then the reason are mentioned below- Weight Loss This yoga raises pulse rate and then body maintains thermo-regulation. It helps calorie loss. One need not to run, jump or try any hard exercise to reduce extra fat from the body. Without giving pain to the joints, you can reduce your weight. Muscle and Joint Pain Due to high temperature, the body producesfluid-like stretch and it allows a person to move the body, joints and muscles easily. This lubrication makes the body flexible eliminating the stiffness. Muscle and tissues become more elastic. Immune System Hot yoga makes the immune system strong. High temperature of the room makesgroup of white blood more effective in functioning. It increasesantibodies which help in fighting diseases. Here are some poses which you can practice under hot yoga- Utkatasana (Chair Pose-I)- Stand straight on the floor and raise your arms upright. Elongate your spine and do not press the lower ribs in the front. While exhaling bend the knees and also twist the upper part of the body in front at 45 degree. Utkatasana (Chair Pose-I) Stand straight on the floor and join your hands. Your handsshould be near the chest. Stand as if you are in praying position. Now, bend upper part of the body parallel to the floor. Ardha-Chandrasana (Half Moon Pose) First come to trikonasana pose and keep your hands on the waist. Bend the right knee and move forward a little bit. Bring the right hand down, away from the right leg toe, pressing it on the floor. Press the right heel on the ground. Now lift the left leg slowly parallel to the ground. And bring your left hand straight in the air aligned to the right hand. Balance your body on the right leg and maintain the pose for some time. Repeat the pose by keeping the left leg down. Ustrasana (Camel Pose) Kneel down on the floor. Take your hands on the side of your body, raising the chest upwards. Try to grasp your feet with the hands. Raise navel and chest upwards. Hold the pose for some time; it helps in compressing kidneys and adrenal glands, reducing excess production of cortisol. Garudasana (Eagle Pose) Stand and slowly bend your knees. Lift your left leg and balance the weigh on the right leg. Bring your left leg to the calf of the right leg (Hooking it). Now stretch your arms and cross the right arm over left. Keep the palms facing each other. Try to keep raise the elbows to level it up to shoulders. Lift the elbows while keeping the shoulders sliding down the back. Hold the pose and breathe 5-10 times. Repeat the pose on the other side. You can also perform the poses like- Dandaymana-Janushirasana, Dandayamana-Dhanurasana, Tuladandasana, Dandayamana-Bibhaktapada-Paschimotthanasana, Trikonasana, Dandayamana-Bibhakpada-Janshirasana, Tadasana, Padangusthasana, Savasana, Pavanamuktasana, Sit-up, Bhujangasana, Salabhasana etc. under hot yoga classes.
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