Bikram oga The inside scoop to today’s ‘hottest’ craze
”The rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind & the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life.” - B.K.S. Iyengar
The Basics What is Bikram yoga?
Today’s society is filled with many fad diets and exercise programs. However the newest workout craze has a little more background than what is the norm, and also provides many more benifits than a few minutes on the Ab Lounge. Bikram yoga, commonly know as hot yoga, was created by Bikram Choudhury, who was born in India in 1946. After many years and hours of practicing traditional hatha yoga, he came up with a system of 90 minutes of 26 poses in a room that is heated at 105 degrees fahrenheit.
What’s with the heat? Being in a room that’s heated to 105 degrees can sound a little crazy, however, there is reasoning behind it! With the heat and the humidity in the room your muscles are warm and you are able to strech deeper, and it prevents injury of your muscles. It also helps to flush impurities and toxins from your body. Oxygen is one of your body’s main antioxidents. and with your muscles warm from the heat, more oxygen can pass through your muscles more easily.
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“...you sweat out an entire person. And some of them in you, you’d like to get rid of...” -Demi Moore
The Benefits What Bikram yoga can do for you!
There are many benefits that yoga in itself provides. One being the factor of only concentrating on how your body is moving, allowing you to stray away from the worry and stress that you experience everyday in your life. “Since I’ve been going to ‘hot yoga’ I have nintey minutes of time with myself at least once a week. I really have learned to deal with stress and problems in my life with ease because of the feeling i get pysically and emotionally from doing it,” said Lori Sterge a hot yoga newcomer. However, the benefits dont stop at the emotional zen that yoga can bring. Each workout can burn 500-800 calories and develops muscles that exercise like running and wieght training could never bring. You can easily and quickly sculpt the body you’ve been dreaming of with a little dedication. Not only is hot yoga great for your body and mind, but it is also easy and doesn’t take too much time out of your day, allowing people with busy hectic schedules to enjoy the perks as well! The goal of your instrucSince I’ve tor is to help you strengthen and improve you body. They been going are very inderstanding that to ‘hot yoga’... each student needs to work thier own pace to make the I’ve never felt atmajor improvments described more alive...” above. Overall, hot yoga is one of the best ways to get your mind and body in shape. So what are you waiting for? It’s time for a little sweat!
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The Details Where to start! You don’t have to look far to find a place that offers a hot yoga program! Bowling Green has one at
730 Fairview Avenue, Suite C-2.
They offer several classes with qualified instructors who are ready to get you on your way to a new lifestyle!
Credits http://www.kansas-city-yoga.com/yoga-pilates.html http://www.dailydealtime.com/blog/bikram-yoga/ http://www.bikramyogapbg.com/ hotyogabowlinggreen.com/
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