The Benefits of Hot Yoga (90-100 degrees and 60-70% humidity)

1. Your body burns fat more effectively, fat may be burned as energy during the class.
2. The heat produces a fluid-like stretch allowing for greater range of movement in joints, muscles, ligaments and other supporting structures of the body.
3. Capillaries dilate in the heat; more effectively oxygenating the tissues, muscles, glands and organs and helping in the removal of waste products.
4. Your peripheral circulation improves due to enhanced perfusion of your extremities.
5. Your metabolism speeds up the breakdown of glucose and fatty acids.
6. You benefit from a strengthening of willpower, self control, concentration and determination in this challenging environment.
7. Your cardiovascular system gets a thorough workout.
8. Your muscles and connective tissue become more elastic and allow for greater flexibility with less chance of injury and improved resolution of injury.
9. Sweating promotes detoxification and elimination through the skin - which is the body's largest eliminating organ.
10. Just as when your body raises its temperature to fight infection, the raised temperature in the room will assist in improving T-cell function and the proper functioning of your immune system.
11. Your nervous system function is greatly improved and messages are carried more efficiently to and from your brain.
12. Metabolism improves in your digestive system and in the body's cells (that is food in the gut and nutrients in the cells).