Hot yoga is a form of yoga as exercise performed under hot and humid conditions, resulting in considerable sweating. Some hot yoga practices seek to replicate ...HotyogaFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchHotyogaispractisedinaheatedroom,leadingtoprofusesweating.Theposeshown,DaṇḍāyamanaDhanurāsana,isBikramYoga'sversionofNatarajasana,DancerPose.Hotyogaisaformofyogaasexerciseperformedunderhotandhumidconditions,resultinginconsiderablesweating.SomehotyogapracticesseektoreplicatetheheatandhumidityofIndia,whereyogaoriginated.[1]BikramChoudhuryhassuggestedthattheheatedenvironmentofBikramYogahelpstopreparethebodyformovementandto"removeimpurities".[2]Styles[edit]Furtherinformation:BikramYogaThefirststyledescribedashotyogaisthatofBikramChoudhury,[3]whoclaimedtohavedeviseditfromtraditionalhathayogatechniques,[4]butthenincreasedthetemperatureofthestudioswhileinJapantorepresenttheheatofIndia.BikramYogaresulted,andbecamepopularintheearly1970safterChoudhurymovedtotheUnitedStates.[5]Thestyleincorporates24asanasand2breathingexercisesalongwitharoomheatedto105 °F(41 °C).Eachclassis90minuteslongandhasafixedsequenceofmovements.Theclassendswithatwo-minuteshavasana(corpsepose).BikramYogadiffersmarkedlyfromotherhotyogastyles,asshowninthetable.[6]Differences[6]BikramYogaHotyoga(ingeneral)PosesFixedsequenceof26posturesVariedasanasinvaryingsequencesTemperature,humidity105 °F(41 °C),40%humidity80–100 °F(27–38 °C),variedhumidityLightingBrightlights,mirroredfrontwallAnylighting,e.g.candles;mirrorsoptionalTrainingBikram-certifiedAnySoundNomusic,noclappingMusiciscommon;applauseiscommonattheendInteractionInstructorsdonotadjuststudents:studentsself-adjustusingmirror-wall;studentsmaynottalkAdjustmentscanbeused;interactionispermittedForrestYogaisastyledevelopedbyAnaT.Forrest,c.1982.Thestylefocusesonholdingposesforalongerduration.Therepetitionoftwentyspecificposesaccentuatesthestretchequallyoneachsideofthebody.[7]CorePowerYoga,foundedin2002,isavigorousmulti-disciplinaryhotyogast