| You have probably heard people talking about it in your | | | | more fat easily. |
| workplace, in the subway, in the coffee shop. That it | | | | Bikram yoga practitioners have lean, toned bodies yet |
| really works. That it made them lose weight. Yes, | | | | they don't look old. They don't lose the glow in their |
| Bikram yoga is hot. It may seem everybody else has | | | | skin, which is what typically happens when you lose |
| tried it but you. | | | | weight, and actually look younger than before they |
| But before you dive in, it is important to be more | | | | took up Bikram. |
| informed. Because when people say Bikram is a hot | | | | The Bikram "glow" is physiological in nature. The heavy |
| yoga, they do not only mean it's well-liked and in style. | | | | sweating involved in the sessions detoxifies your body |
| They also mean it literally. A session in Bikram yoga | | | | of harmful toxins and improves your blood circulation, |
| means exposure to elevated temperatures-105 | | | | both of which in turn increase your metabolism. Your |
| degrees and about 40% humidity-for 90 minutes. It will | | | | immune system is fortified because the output of the |
| make you sweat buckets. | | | | cells whose job is to fight infections is increased. |
| It's All about Sweating? | | | | Attuned Bodies and Minds |
| Now there's a little confusion surrounding the sweating | | | | As an end result, your bodily systems will work in |
| part. Some say sweating alone does not make you | | | | better harmony. It is not unusual that people who do |
| lose weight. Or it does but only temporarily. Once you | | | | Bikram yoga do not suffer from constipation anymore. |
| drink fluids to rehydrate then you regain all the weight | | | | They sleep better. Their appetites are normalized, all |
| you just lost. | | | | those cravings for unhealthy food vanished. They |
| Well, yes and no. Yes, excess weight is not something | | | | genuinely feel better. |
| you can simply sweat off without proper physical | | | | True, Bikram yoga can be challenging because you |
| exertion. No, sweating is not the sole reason for weight | | | | have to be able to stand the heat. But you also have |
| loss when you do Bikram yoga. It is only part of the | | | | to realize that those who do must have developed |
| reason. | | | | great endurance and will power. Though at some point, |
| The Bikram "Glow" | | | | when they were just starting out, they were all |
| Bikram involves 26 postures and 2 breathing | | | | novices just like you now. |
| exercises, which as you carry out inside the heated | | | | So you see, people who steadily lose weight through |
| room give you a total body workout. Your heart rate | | | | Bikram yoga do so because their bodies and minds |
| increases. Your muscles, warmed and flexed, get | | | | are attuned to losing weight. |
| stronger with regular practice and eventually burn | | | | |