Comments on: Can Hot Yoga Help To Lose Weight Faster?

By: Tina

Tina — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:01:39 +0000

I started hot yoga about weeks now. i am doing it 5 times a week (atleast so far). i feel nauseaus/dizzy every so often, but i take plenty of small water breaks and deep breathing which really makes all the difference. i haven’t lost any weight (not that i expected to so soon) but i do notice i am standing taller, i am stronger (asanas i couldnt’ do 2 weeks ago, i can sorta do them now). and i am a tad little itsy bitsy leaner (especially around my thighs/hips) which is soooo motivating!! i am 5.2inches tall, 130 lbs. had a baby 2 months ago. i am looking to lose 20lbs hopefully soon. i am trying to eat healthy too, but you know how that goes…..*sigh*

By: Karen Mount

Karen Mount — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:30:21 +0000

Bikram yoga balances the hormones and realigns your body. The effect it has is to rebalance your digestive system as well so that if you are someone who overeats you have no desire to do so and the sort of food you fancy changes, for example I now have a penchant for melons. If you undereat it changes that as well. Being overweight is the result of an inbalance in your body, attitude and lifestyle, this is where yoga comes in and I have found when I practice regularly I do lose weight and feel lighter.

By: Nappy

Nappy — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 01:48:26 +0000

After practising for over 1 year, at least 3x a week. I have lost about 5 lbs. Overall, I don’t think it’s a good/fast way to lose weight, but that’s not really the reason that I continue to practise yoga…

By: reem

reem — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:56:00 +0000

I tried it for about 8 sesions before i got married; i was eating healthy, was working out twice a DAY and then did bikram’s yoga 2-3 times a week. I lost weight but i wouldn’t attribute that to the yoga solely. I agree with the author of the article, after every session I’d lose a lot of water weight and then gain it back. But, from experience I’d say that yoga makes your muscles stronger and improves your posture, and that is very important when trying to lose weight which not a lot of people realize. When you’re using the right muscles even daily walking can help you burn more calories than usual only because you’re using your core muscles more. I had to learn to use my core to stabalize myself during the yoga moves probably because my other muscles had losened up because of the heat. Hence during my other wokouts too, I wasn’t substituting my core for my thighs or shoulder or back. Thats my two cents.

By: muchacha

muchacha — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:10:27 +0000

Tried hot yoga enough to not like it. Here’s why
1. The excessive sweating from the forehead made me lose focus
2. As the body becomes damp &/wet from the sweating, binding and balance poses become even more challenging
3. Unlike power or ashtanga yoga, there is no cooling down period

By: Nappy

Nappy — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:58:43 +0000

I’ve done hot yoga 3x-4x a week. I can say it doesn’t help me lose any weight. However, I have pre-hypertension and after doing yoga, my blood pressure has gone down to normal. I do have increased flexibility, but this might just be a result of all the stretching in yoga, not hot yoga specifically.

By: Mortal

Mortal — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:16:08 +0000

I have never tried yoga, but i have tried pilates, and I know people who swear by it, so I definately believe that for some body types and for some people, yoga or pilates is a good way to go, even when it comes to weight loss.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:47:34 +0000

ya..Mun, Good article and you are right, in fact, some of the Hot yoga instrutor look mealty but they are conducting hot yoga almost everyday more then 1 to 2 class.

The 4 points claims from those gyms are just MARKETING GIMMICK!!, I in Marketing industry and I know how is their pratice..