Why do hot yoga?
The wide range of benefits of practicing yoga are amplified by doing so in the heat. The warmer the body, the greater the benefits. Here are four key reasons your body and mind need hot yoga.
Warms muscles
The heat provides warming of the tissue which allows greater flexibility of the muscles. This means safer stretching and flexing especially early on in the class. In effect, we do the warm up for you.
Whole body focused
Hot yoga is cleansing and provides a comprehensive workout incorporating strengthening by both flexion and extension at all major joints in the body, increasing heart rate and respiratory rate, and improved flexibility through stretching.
Prepare for sweat
The heat provides warming of the tissue which allows greater flexibility of the muscles. This means safer stretching and flexing especially early on in the class. In effect, we do the warm up for you.
Reduce anxiety
Learning to focus the mind during class has many take-away benefits from improved mental concentration to reducing anxiety and overcoming fears and phobias.
Why Infrared Heat?
Our far infrared heaters have been known to:
• Increase circulation & break down cellulite.
• Increase oxygen and white blood cell levels.
• Stimulate weight loss by increasing metabolism.
• Stimulate the production of collagen.
• Help to reduce toxins through perspiration.
• Relieve pain from arthritis, joint aches and pain.
• Stimulate connective tissue cells for injury repair.
• Relieve sore muscles and muscles spasms.
Healthy sweat.
Sweating is very cleansing for your body. Various cultures throughout time have embraced this fact as demonstrated by the prevalent uses of sweat lodges, bath houses and steam rooms in numerous traditions. When you sweat, your body undergoes a series of processes that allow for the release of toxins and an increase in metabolism.
What Is Sweat?
Sweat is made up mostly of water but also contains minerals, urea, lactic acid, ammonia and sugar. Sweating is your body’s way of regulating its temperature. When your body overheats, sweating is your body’s way of bringing your temperature back to normal.
Simplicity of heat and movement.
The Benefits of Sweating
When you sweat, you breathe faster, your heart works more, your circulation increases and your metabolism accelerates, all in an effort to resume your normal body temperature. Because your circulation is increased during sweating, many of the toxins and impurities are able to exit your body by way of your open skin pores. This is a good reason to exercise to the point of sweating. Your skin also benefits from sweating. Your skin pores open and any dirt or impurities on the surface layers of the skin have a chance to exit. Sweating regularly, if followed by proper cleansing, will benefit your skin.
Sweating for Weight Loss
Sweating has been discussed heavily as a tool for weight loss. The weight that you lose through sweating is water weight. This weight is quickly replaced when you replenish your fluids. However, the activities that lead to sweating burn up calories. Being in a hot room uses up energy as your body tries to restore your normal temperature. If you are sweating because you have been exercising, you have been burning calories. In hot yoga you do both of these.
Sweating for Stress Relief
Sweating can also be very relaxing for both your body and your mind. When you sweat, your body’s muscles are warmed up by humidity and heat. This helps to release the stress and fatigue brought on by muscle tension.