What Is Hot Yoga—And What Are Its Benefits?
This type of yoga was first popularized in the 1970s by Bikram Choudhury, the founder of Bikram yoga (or hot yoga), but it has since expanded to include a variety of different hot yoga styles. Aside from loosening your muscles, research indicates that hot yoga can reduce stress, decrease lower back pain, and even help relieve depression.
However, despite its many benefits, hot yoga is not right for everyone. Pregnant people and those with certain medical conditions should not participate in hot yoga.
Keep reading to learn more about the types of hot yoga, its benefits, and how to get started.
Types of Hot Yoga
While any type of yoga can be done in a heated room, there are certain types that are more likely to be considered hot yoga. Here are a few of the more popular types of hot yoga you might find in your community.
Bikram: Developed by Bikram Choudhury in the 1970s, this hot yoga practice involves a 26-pose sequence that takes place in a room that is 105 degrees Fahrenheit. The goal of this yoga session is to use the high temperature to induce profuse sweating and loosen your muscles.1
Hot Power Yoga: This type of yoga combines two popular forms of yoga into one: hot yoga and power yoga. Practiced in a room that is usually between 85 and 100 degrees Fahrenheit, this type of yoga is fitness-focused and can be challenging for beginners.2
Moksha (or Moda) Yoga: Created in 2004 by two Canadian yoga instructors, Ted Grand and Jessica Robertson, this type of hot yoga includes 40 different poses based on traditional yoga. While this form of yoga is fitness-focused, it also incorporates stress reduction.3
TriBalance Hot Yoga: With this type of yoga, the temperature tends to be higher than a Bikram class, and tops out at 110 degrees Fahrenheit, but also has lower humidity. TriBalance does not have a set series of poses and uses dim lighting to encourage more of an inward focus.4
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