It seems that “hot yoga” is about as trendy as Jennifer Aniston’s’ wedding plans. Dedicated yogis are dipping into the hot studios, and newbies are jumping into the heat. With all the craze surrounding hot yoga, and its mighty tall to order health claims, it is worth diving in a little deeper to reveal the truth about this popular practice.
The hot yoga philosophy suggests that if you practice every day, you won’t need anything else in life: get ride of everything, no more drugs, no more gym memberships, no need for endless hours of sit-ups, chuck the coffee and no more excess food or overindulging, and no more toxic relationships. Hot yoga can save you, after all this is the promise they propose.
Perhaps there is a rhyme to the madness compulsion, and yoga studios are not just commercializing the benefits but also indeed exposing the truth.
Over 20 million people practice yoga in the United States, and this number is skyrocketing with the explosive popularity around hot yoga. People are flocking to the hot studios, but are their intentions for a good reason?
I can’t help to question the motives, as a dedicated hot yoga student myself; I have to wonder why am I addicted? The reality is much like the craze surrounding this practice; I have bought into the hype as well. I believed by stepping into the yoga studio I would magically drop 30 pounds and be able to bend my torso into birds of paradise with sheik grace and ease. But six months later, I am wondering about the myths and their ultimate truth.
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Is Hot Yoga the Best Detox?
Doing any physical activity in a heated room, will surely increase more sweat. As the sweat pops through your pours your will release toxins in the body. Hot yoga accompanied with a healthy diet, and juicing detox is a full detox. Doing hot yoga alone will not detox your body anymore then a long sweaty run will. Sure you will feel great after your sweat, but the real detoxification happens outside of the yoga studio and off the mat. What you eat and drink has a much larger impact on your overall health then the activities you choose to do.
Will Hot Yoga Help Me Lose Weight?
Okay lets get real, yoga is a gentle exercise that can strengthen your body and lean out your limbs. However, yoga will not help you lose weight if you continue to eat crappy food all day. Many newbies come to hot yoga with a dedication to lose weight, but the fail to look at their diet. If you do hot yoga daily, but you still over eat, and consume sugary soda and alcohol often you will not lose weight. The reason hot yoga can help you lose weight is when you balance it with healthy eating. Including a diet of fresh whole foods, all natural ingredients and low sugar, low fat options.
Yes, Hot Yoga Can Help Improve Your Overall Health
Once again, many people come to the mat in a hot yoga studio expecting a magic bullet. There are no magic bullets in life and hot yoga is not the answer. The answer is your dedication to your practice. Hot yoga is a powerful tool to help you increase your health. But leaning on yoga primarily to improve your health is a false indication of the true benefits. Yoga can increase your health and improve your outlook on life when and only when you combine it with a well rounded health routine. Continue to take care of every aspect of your health, brush your teeth twice a day, floss daily, visit your doctor annually and your dentist semi annually for regular check ups. Doctor Hana Walkup a Dentist in Beaverton, explains how “Yoga is a lot like flossing your teeth, it is about prevention and a daily routine for optimal health.” The more you do it the healthier you will be.
~ Written By Shannon Kaiser
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