Hot Yoga for Beginners

What is Hot Yoga? Is it for everyone? If you are new to practicing hot yoga, you might want to follow some of these recommendations. Hot Yoga is done in a hot room where there is no air conditioning. This type of yoga makes you sweat as you do yoga poses in a hot temperature room.

Yet, hot yoga has become popular over the years because it helps you lose weight, helps with depression, and it helps you be less anxious. Also, it helps your body to be more flexible. Before you begin doing hot yoga consult with your primary doctor to make sure you can do this type of yoga. This type of yoga is not suitable if you have a bloody nose, high blood pressure, heart conditions, or other health condition. However, if your doctor approves for you to begin hot yoga, make sure you have plenty to drink after practicing this form of yoga.

Hot Yoga classes last for about one or two hours. Take a shower or a bath before going to class. Select your yoga clothes with lightweight fabrics and clothes that dry quickly. Wear light-colored clothes to feel more comfortable in a hot room. Skip wearing your favorite perfume, essential oil, or lotion before your class.

But do wear deodorant before your class because you will be sweating a lot. If you have long hair, wear a high ponytail, a hair bun, or braids. Nonetheless, make you feel comfortable before going to class by getting everything ready including your yoga mat and a tote bag with your snacks along with your water bottle. Drink water and do not eat a heavy meal for three hours before your hot yoga class. Have lunch with hydrating vegetables, protein, nuts, wraps, and with hydrating drinks.

Bring towels to roll and wipe off your sweat during the class break. Once you are there in class, get cozy with the hot temperature in the room. It is recommended to do hot yoga three times per week if your main purpose is to lose weight or to relax your body. In hot yoga, you will do many yoga poses such as the Half Moon pose, Eagle pose, Triangle pose, and Tree pose. As well as challenging poses such as the Toe Stand, Standing Separate Leg Stretching pose, Balancing Stick pose, and Standing Head-to-Knee pose. 

The first few weeks of doing Hot Yoga can be difficult especially if you cannot tolerate the heat. However, an alternate form of hot yoga is doing yoga in a warm room. Not everyone can do hot yoga but do not feel like a failure if you prefer doing yoga in a warm or cooler room. Before you do hot yoga, you can practice doing yoga at home in a hot room for thirty minutes to get comfortable being in a heated room. Next, hydrate yourself and change your sweaty clothes immediately after practicing hot yoga.

Have two sets of yoga outfits. One to wear and one to change into after your yoga session. Once you get home, take a shower and continue being calm before you go to sleep. Enjoy your yoga sessions in a hot temperature room by not thinking about the heat. In this way, you will be able to do the yoga poses and begin to sweat without thinking about how much you sweat. 

Use mantras and make sure you do breathe slowly throughout your yoga session. Wash your yoga clothes after practicing Hot Yoga. Clean your yoga mat and wash your towels after your session. Practice Hot Yoga in the morning or the afternoon. Here are websites with more information about Hot Yoga. 

 

Hot Yoga:

https://www.verywellhealth.com/hot-yoga-7376422

Hot Yoga Poses for Beginners:

https://thethirty.whowhatwear.com/hot-yoga-poses-for-beginners/slide5

Hot Yoga-Benefits, Safety, and More-Medical News Today:

Hot yoga: Benefits, safety, and more (medicalnewstoday.com)

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