The Unfaithful You

If you ever get the chance to attend a Bikram Yoga class it is well worth the experience. You will see Yogis practicing the 26 Bikram yoga poses and people sweating profusely throughout the 90 minute course. In a typical class each posture will be repeated a second time to increase the stretch and build confidence among the practioners. The room is hot, this is one of the features of Bikram yoga, and is said to increase it’s effectiveness.

The video or class will clearly shows each and every step practised slowly. There is loss of potassium, sodium, etc from body after doing yoga for 90 minutes in a heated room, so one should drink lots of water to compensate the loss.

Firstly if you attend a Bikram yoga class or follow along from a video you will want to make sure you have a small towel handy to wipe the sweat off your face. Either using a special Bikram Yoga mat which has high friction or placing a towel on your regular mat is advised to stop you from slipping when doing the poses. The last thing you want to do is injure yourself during a class

A video can often be just as good as attending a Bikram yoga class. Through the video close ups are normally shown with each pose and from different angles so you can get a good idea how to do them yourself.

As Bikram Yoga is done in a room of about 40.5C or 105F it is best not to wear heavy clothing. Find something that is comfortable and won’t cause you to become too hot during the 90 minute class.

For men it is advised that shorts and a tank top be worn. Avoid any long clothing in which you may feel restricted as some of the poses are quite difficult.

For the women, tank tops, shorts or leotards are usually worn. Also look for cotton clothing.

Don’t forget to keep drinking water, especially once class is finished you will need to replenish lost fluids. Apart from that enjoy the class!

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