Hot yoga creates a healthy and slimming path for you

 

　　Trace back to the source

　　Yoga, which has a history of thousands of years, has been passed down to this day. Based on the six mainstream factions, it has evolved into dozens of different categories. Among them, "hot yoga", which must be performed in a high temperature environment of 36-9 to 40 degrees Celsius, attracts the most attention. Its popularity can be gauged from the scale and number of hot yoga studios that are springing up all over Europe and the United States. Now, this hot yoga trend is gradually spreading to China.

　　Among them, yoga emerged in eastern India. In the Indian concept, high temperature and hot environment are the most harmful to the body. healthy , Westerners have used modern heating equipment to recreate the traditional Indian yoga practice environment. It is a series of body stretching movements performed in a constant high temperature environment. Hot yoga was founded by Indian yoga master Bikram Choudhury, so its official English name is Bikram Yoga, and its Chinese name is mostly translated as "hot yoga" or "high temperature yoga".

　　The biggest difference between it and traditional yoga is that hot yoga is based on Hatha Yoga, which emphasizes postures and breathing. In a constant high temperature environment, following the rhythm of breathing, a set of about 26 to 9 to 42 steps of limb stretching is performed. Yoga emerged in India in the East. In the Indian mind, a hot and hot environment is the healthiest for the body. Therefore, when yoga was introduced to the West, Westerners used modern heating equipment to recreate the traditional Indian yoga practice environment. Thus, the so-called hot yoga was born.

　　The effectiveness of hot yoga

　　Helps metabolic circulation and achieves the purpose of detoxification. Hot yoga, which can quickly warm the body's limbs and improve the flexibility of joints and muscles, is especially suitable for beginners. Almost everyone will agree that yoga is a kind of stretching exercise that pays attention to gentle movements. However, some experts say that for beginners who are not easy to relax, some yoga movements such as bending, twisting, bending, folding, and leaning may not all be gentle. Beginners often cause many sports injuries due to improper application of force or excessive force. Hot yoga is performed in an environment slightly higher than body temperature, which can quickly warm the body's limbs and improve the flexibility of joints and muscles.

　　Lin Weixiang, who has been practicing yoga for more than 30 years, said that a high-temperature environment can indeed make the meridians softer. For beginners of yoga, it is indeed safer than traditional yoga and is less likely to cause problems such as cramps or strains. 38 9 to 43 degrees Celsius is the temperature that can best relax and stretch the muscles of the human body. It is also the most commonly used temperature for physical therapy (such as hydrotherapy, heat therapy, etc.), and this also happens to be in line with the Natural Warm theory (Natural Warm) that is highly advocated in the current medical field. Simply put, it is to use a temperature higher than the body temperature to warm the surface layer. skin Provides a soothing hot compress effect to deep muscles to achieve relaxation.

　　Hot yoga is like jogging, climbing, dancing, playing basketball and other sports. Doing stretching exercises in a high-temperature environment will speed up the blood flow and raise the body temperature. In order to adjust the temperature balance, the body will start to perspire a lot. The sweat at the beginning will be sticky and salty. That is because Caused by the accumulation of dirt in the pores, undesirable substances in the blood (such as lactic acid that causes muscle soreness, etc.) will also be discharged with sweat, so that the soreness or stiffness of the muscles and bones will be improved, and the physical and mental state will feel more comfortable. The so-called detoxification actually refers to this.

　　Reasonable diet

　　The movements of yoga mainly stretch and pull the muscles and bones, which can lengthen the lines of the body and strengthen the loose muscles. If it is not matched with the adjustment of daily eating habits, it will be even more difficult to realize the desire to become slim.