| Well, you might have a slight doubt if doing Yoga can | | | | your body. It conditions you physically, mentally and |
| harm your body. You might ask if it is really dangerous. | | | | spiritually. Once you start to join classes, you can |
| A lot of people have different opinions about this issue. | | | | gradually see the results. However, you also have to |
| Apparently, Yoga fanatics will definitely take no for an | | | | possess the right kind of attitude. Even if you work |
| answer. But, there are other individuals who started to | | | | hard on attending Bikram Yoga classes but still very |
| feel back aches and other muscle cramps. | | | | pessimistic about it, you can never achieve anything. |
| Medical experts and physical therapists have also their | | | | You are just wasting your time. |
| side on this. According to them, since this activity is | | | | You do not have to worry about the bad experiences |
| done in a heated room there can be some side | | | | that you hear from your classmates or friends. |
| effects to the human body. As we all know, heat | | | | Everyone has its own capabilities. Maybe their bodies |
| increases the flexibility of the muscles, but stretching | | | | have lower extremity when it comes to such kind of |
| the muscles should only fall between the normal | | | | physical activity. Physical therapists say that it will all |
| percentage of its resting length. Beyond that, it is | | | | depend on the ability of the students, whether they |
| already considered unhealthy, it can damage the | | | | can tolerate doing every posture or not. They just |
| muscles. | | | | have to assess if their bodies can sustain the level of |
| It was found that excessive eagerness and | | | | difficulty of every position. You do not have to push |
| competition among the students can cause injuries. | | | | your limits to the top, try to do it slowly until you can |
| This is because they are much enthusiastic to perform | | | | perfectly do it. Being impatient can lead you to severe |
| the postures and show their best to other students. | | | | injury. |
| There are instances that you tend to forget your limits | | | | Always bear in mind that performing Bikram Yoga |
| whenever you are in the mood for exhibiting what you | | | | teaches you to be disciplined and focus. Doing more is |
| can do. | | | | not a good habit. You have to do everything in |
| Whenever you attend your Hot Yoga class, you have | | | | moderation. This goes whenever you perform any |
| to drink more than one glass of water. This is because | | | | position in your Yoga class. Try not to overdo your |
| you are staying in a room with high temperature; there | | | | stretching. You may not feel the bad effect |
| is a tendency that you might get dehydrated. You will | | | | immediately, but you will if you continuously do it. |
| sweat a lot so you will loose more fluids in your body, | | | | Unknowingly, you are already leading yourself to a |
| so there is really a need to replace them by drinking | | | | serious damage of your muscles. Remember, you are |
| lots of water. | | | | attending Bikram Yoga classes to stay fit and healthy. |
| On a positive note, Bikram Yoga is not that bad after | | | | Make sure that it should not be the other way around. |
| all. There can still be countless benefits that it can do to | | | | |