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Just been thinking about starting Bikram Yoga. Has anyone tried it. It sounds like the perfect lyme exercise to me for those who are up to this form of exercise. It seems to me many or the benefits are favourable for weakening lyme including detox, increased body heat and increased oxygenation.
Here are some of the benefits I've found:
The heat assists sweating and detox.
Muscles, fascia and connective tissue become elastic allowing for greater flexibility with less chance of injury.
Promotes sweating, which assists the detoxification process using the body's largest eliminating organ, the skin.
Blood becomes thinner, which clears the circulatory system.
When the body is between three and five degrees above normal temperature, T cell output from the thymus gland is multiplied 20 fold. T cells fight infection, which in turn keeps the immune system functioning properly.
Warmer temperatures produce a fluid like stretch that allows for greater range of motion in the joints.
Heart rate becomes elevated which improves the cardiovascular system (heart and lungs).
Warm muscles burn fat more effectively. When we stretch, the fat has no room to sit so it redistributes to the blood stream, which we then use as energy.
Capillaries respond to heat by dilating. This allows oxygen to muscles, tissues, glands and organs helping the removal of waste products.
Higher temperatures improve the function of the nervous system, meaning that messages are carried more rapidly to and from the brain or spinal cord (you think more clearly).
Allows oxygen in the blood to detach from the haemoglobin more easily. When blood passes through warm muscles, oxygen releases more easily from the haemoglobin. Blood passing through cold muscles releases less oxygen.
Improves strength because proteins can be utilised more effectively.
Speeds up the breakdown of glucose and fatty acids. Provides strengthening of willpower, self-control and determination.
Any thoughts or peoples experiences greatly appreciated.
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I prefer Iyengar yoga because I feel proper alignment is important and that is stressed with the Iyengar style. I started their teacher's training classes once. I think proper alignment helps protect one from getting injured when doing yoga.
My current school teaches Ashtanga yoga which I enjoy but many of their classes move way to quickly for me and are too strenuous so I only take their ``gentle'' yoga classes. Years ago before I became ill I enjoyed normal Ashtanga classes.
I tried Bikram yoga as well years ago and found it way too intense and strenuous for my taste. I did not like getting others people's sweat on me and some sweat from other people does seem to get on you in a hot room filled with sweating yogis.
A warm room is nice for yoga but I do not enjoy a hot room.
Try it and see if you like it. Styles of yoga are a personal preference.
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Bikram Yoga, also known as Hot Yoga, is a style of yoga developed by Bikram Choudhury and a Los Angeles, California based company[1].
Bikram Yoga is ideally practiced in a room heated to 105�F (40.5�C) with a humidity of 40%.
Classes are guided by specific dialogue including 26 postures and two breathing exercises. Classes last approximately 90-minutes. Beginners may take Bikram yoga classes.
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Overview
Bikram or hot yoga is a series of yoga poses done in a heated room, which is usually maintained at a temperature of 105 degrees Fahrenheit (approximately 40 degrees Celsius).
A vigorous yoga session at this temperature promotes profuse sweating, which rids the body of toxins. It also makes the body very warm, and therefore more flexible.[4]
Bikram Yoga - Insights about the Benefits of Bikram & Hot Yoga and answers to frequently asked questions on Postures, Poses, and Asanas, and why they use . . .
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