• wejo
      co-founder
      • I'm doing hot yoga: discuss 4/13/2016 5:27PM
      • wejo
        co-founder
      • I was talking to a friend of mine today and mentioned I had to go to "hot yoga". He nearly fell out of his chair and then said "how about you post that on you forums?".

        So I am posting.

        So far so good, seems great for my core and flexibility.

        Until 2 weeks ago I didn't know what hot yoga was.

        I was just trying to do regular yoga and called the two yoga places closest to me. The hot yoga place called me back.

        And I know none of you were in my class today because I was the only male.
    • we be jamin
      • RE: I'm doing hot yoga: discuss 4/13/2016 5:31PM - in reply to wejo
      • we be jamin
      • cool story brah
    • The Donger
      • RE: I'm doing hot yoga: discuss 4/13/2016 5:32PM - in reply to wejo
      • The Donger
      • wejo wrote:
        And I know none of you were in my class today because I was the only male.
        1) Confirmation there are no females in letsrun.com

        2) *Discus

        3) Pics?
    • Adding to the convo
      • RE: I'm doing hot yoga: discuss 4/13/2016 5:44PM - in reply to wejo
      • Adding to the convo
      • What is hot yoga? Someone explain what the point of it is?
    • Return to Index
      registered
      • RE: I'm doing hot yoga: discuss 4/13/2016 5:54PM - in reply to wejo
      • Return to Index
        registered
      • What are the benefits of hot yoga compared to a normal yoga class? I've never tried it because it seems gross and useless.

        Have you tried Pilates? I like it much better than yoga.
    • HardLoper
      registered
      • RE: I'm doing hot yoga: discuss 4/13/2016 5:56PM - in reply to wejo
      • HardLoper
        registered
      • Any instagram selfies to share? Did you stop for froyo after?
    • hobbyyogger (hobbyyogaer?)
      • RE: I'm doing hot yoga: discuss 4/13/2016 6:14PM - in reply to Adding to the convo
      • hobbyyogger (hobbyyogaer?)
      • Hot yoga is supposed to 1) be a cardiovascualr benefit because of the heat; 2) make you more flexible than you would otherwise be; and 3) release toxins through sweat.

        These are mostly BS reasons, and are mostly to get girls/guys to think they are doing more of a workout than they actually are doing because they are sweating more. Although there is some science behind just heat cardio and you are able to stretch more in a hot room than a cold room, but in some ways it's not a good thing because you can stretch to much. You should be generating your own heat.

        There is regular hot yoga and bikram yoga which has a specific sequence of poses you do and unlike most yoga has mirrors.

        I like yoga as a relaxing counterbalance to running. I don't use it as a workout, but as an escape. It's also fun to try and do some of the tricks. I did not like doing hot yoga as I thought I was just going to die in there (as I'm usually a little dehydrated and running hot from the daily running I do and sweating profusely in regular yoga).
    • wejo
      co-founder
      • RE: I'm doing hot yoga: discuss 4/13/2016 6:14PM - in reply to Return to Index
      • wejo
        co-founder
      • Return to Index wrote:
        What are the benefits of hot yoga compared to a normal yoga class? I've never tried it because it seems gross and useless.

        Have you tried Pilates? I like it much better than yoga.
        Pilates is like how hot yoga used to be. I have no idea what Pilates is.

        I have no idea why they need to heat the room. From what i can tell to sweat out toxins. The heat makes it more of a workout

        Mine is like 90 degrees. Some supposedly are hotter. I think of myself as a fit individual and am surprised they heat it over 100 as I figure the average person could get in some serious trouble.
    • txscreamstache
      • RE: I'm doing hot yoga: discuss 4/13/2016 6:16PM - in reply to wejo
      • txscreamstache
      • wejo wrote:

        And I know none of you were in my class today because I was the only male.
        The girls that post on here could have fooled you.
    • Adding puns to the convo
      • RE: I'm doing hot yoga: discuss 4/13/2016 6:17PM - in reply to hobbyyogger (hobbyyogaer?)
      • Adding puns to the convo
      • hobbyyogger (hobbyyogaer?) wrote:
        Hot yoga is supposed to 1) be a cardiovascualr benefit because of the heat; 2) make you more flexible than you would otherwise be; and 3) release toxins through sweat.

        These are mostly BS reasons, and are mostly to get girls/guys to think they are doing more of a workout than they actually are doing because they are sweating more. Although there is some science behind just heat cardio and you are able to stretch more in a hot room than a cold room, but in some ways it's not a good thing because you can stretch to much. You should be generating your own heat.

        There is regular hot yoga and bikram yoga which has a specific sequence of poses you do and unlike most yoga has mirrors.

        I like yoga as a relaxing counterbalance to running. I don't use it as a workout, but as an escape. It's also fun to try and do some of the tricks. I did not like doing hot yoga as I thought I was just going to die in there (as I'm usually a little dehydrated and running hot from the daily running I do and sweating profusely in regular yoga).
        I see. So it's a bunch of hot air, but it allows people to blow off some steam?
    • no girls on LRC
      • RE: I'm doing hot yoga: discuss 4/13/2016 6:18PM - in reply to txscreamstache
      • no girls on LRC
      • txscreamstache wrote:
        wejo wrote:

        And I know none of you were in my class today because I was the only male.
        The girls that post on here could have fooled you.
        All the girls that post here were in the class... that is NONE.
    • English is my second languages
    • not my cup of tea
      • RE: I'm doing hot yoga: discuss 4/13/2016 6:51PM - in reply to wejo
      • not my cup of tea
      • isn't it warm to warm up your muscles, reduce injury risk

        Is it more expensive than regular yoga? Someone has to pay those heating bills.
    • txscreamstache
      • RE: I'm doing hot yoga: discuss 4/13/2016 8:31PM - in reply to no girls on LRC
      • txscreamstache
      • no girls on LRC wrote:
        txscreamstache wrote:
        wejo wrote:

        And I know none of you were in my class today because I was the only male.
        The girls that post on here could have fooled you.
        All the girls that post here were in the class... that is NONE.
        Look up!
    • Quicksilver
      • RE: I'm doing hot yoga: discuss 4/13/2016 8:32PM - in reply to GRV4
      • Quicksilver
      • GRV4 wrote:
        You can't sweat out toxins. I hope that helps.
        What about mercury?