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Bikram Yoga
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@Sascha – The experience wasn't really bad; it just didn't live up to the hype. I can't help but wonder if this is because it wasn't true Bikram, which would have been even hotter. On the other hand, I don't know if I could tolerate it any hotter!
I think I'll continue with yoga in one way or another. I usually go to a studio that's right on my street (the hot one is across town), and the nice part about that is that I can run home afterwards and do my splits training while I'm still warm. Their intermediate class gets me warm enough, if not quite as sweaty as hot yoga!
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Hmmm, you guys make some good points; the groupon was for 10 classes, maybe by then I'll be able to make a better judgment on it. What's the difference between Bikram and other yogas besides the heat? Are there different poses? Like do other yogas stretch different parts of the body aside from the Bikram poses??? I feel like this is a whole new world and I want in! 🙂
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I LOVE bikram yoga! It's addicitng. It is like being in hell, literallly, but somehow also feels amazing lol! After a class I'm like "If I can do that, I can do anything!" It varies from person to person but some people have to really do it regularly to see any kind of results/feel like you won't die during class : ) The guy who started this type of yoga (Bikram) thinks you should to do it EVERY DAY. Bring lots of water, don't eat for AT LEAST an hour before class, bring a towel for sweat wiping and if you are a germaphobe like me, a large towel to put under your yoga mat so you don't ever have to touch the sweat drenched carpet! Also if you have an instructor who pushes you fartehr than you are comfortable than find another one immediately. This type of yoga has become a fad recently, and now you have a lot of people teaching who really shouldn't be. One more word of advice – It is not good for your body to go from extreme heat to extreme cold, so after a class make sure you bundle up when you go outside, and give your body time to slwoly adjust to the temperature change.
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Also it's totally normal to not notice an improvement in your splits after one class. If you stick with it it will definitely make a difference.
This FAQ page will give you a lot of information too: http://www.bikramyoga.com/BikramYoga/FAQ.php#2
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L, thanks for posting that site!!!!! I was soooo sore after my first class, there was no way I could do it the next day. I'm gonna go tomorrow and I'm seriously counting the seconds. I'm so thankful for all of those tips you posted, thank you!!
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