What is Hot Yoga? Hot yoga actually describes a number of different styles of yoga. But what they all have in common is that the classes take ...NewInYogaClothingWellbeing&LifestyleBooksSaleBrandsBlogMyAccountHelp&FAQsTeachers&StudiosBlogBlogHomeYogaInspirationInterviewsPropGuidesTeachersHubLifeEcoLivingHomeFashionTeensMindWellbeingMindfulnessFoodRecipesNutritionDiaryofaReluctantVegetarianEscapeTravelEntertainmentEventsLiveonlineclassesSubmitEventCommunityTeamYMAwoman&hermatMeetourBrandsMenuBlogHomeYogaInspirationInterviewsPropGuidesTeachersHubLifeEcoLivingHomeFashionTeensMindWellbeingMindfulnessFoodRecipesNutritionDiaryofaReluctantVegetarianEscapeTravelEntertainmentEventsLiveonlineclassesSubmitEventCommunityTeamYMAwoman&hermatMeetourBrandsYogaWhatisHotYoga?EverythingYouNeedtoKnowBeforeTryingitSeptember16th,2019EmmaJefeltWhatisHotYoga? Hotyogaactuallydescribesanumberofdifferentstylesofyoga.Butwhattheyallhaveincommonisthattheclassestakeplaceinaroomwherethetemperatureisturneduptobetween30and39degrees.Hotclassesrangefromfollowingasetsequenceofposeseverytime,tomorefluidVinyasaflowclassesandsoftYinclasses.This“style”ofyogaisbecomingincrediblypopularallovertheworld,andwithits’manybenefitsandrewards,wecaneasilyseewhy.Butifyou’retryinghotyogafortheveryfirsttime,thereareafewthingsyoushouldbepreparedfor. BenefitsofHotYogaCardiovascularhealth:Exercisingintheheatincreasesyourheartrateandmakesthebodyworkharder,soahotyogaclasswillbeamorestrenuousforthebodythanasimilarclassdoneinalowertemperature. Flexibility:Theheatintheroommeansyouwillhavetocreatelessheatyourselftofeelyourmusclesloosenup.You’llbeabletomovedeeperintostretchesandwon’thavetowarmupasmuchtobuildtheheat. Detoxing:Alotofpeoplewillclaimthatbecauseyousweatalotinayogaclass,you’redetoxing.Thisisn’texactlyright.Yourbodydoesn’tdetoxthroughyourskin,butratherthroughthekidneyandliver,soahotyogaclasswon’tdirectlyhaveyoureleasingtoxins.Howeverthecardiovascularexerciseandthefactthatyoudrinklotsofwatercanhelpboostyourmetabolism,and