who takes hot yoga?

i took my first class last night, and it was BRUTAL! i never sweat so much in my entire life and i thought i was going either pass out of vom for most of the class. today i'm soooo sore, slightly dizzy and a little out of it.

does anyone actually like it? will it get better as i take more classes?

totally normal. i love(d) hot yoga. you will absolutely 100% get used to it, and it won't phase you. It may take a few times but u gotta stick it out. So worth it.

So jealous.

i dont do well in heat...

which brings me to my next thread..

I am devoted to hot yoga! I do it a good 2x per week ...would do it almost every day if i didnt commute/have an unpredictable work schedule.

The key is to hydrate before. Come lunch time i put back a few BIG bottles of water throughout the afternoon. I bring power zero or vitamin zero to class. Make sure you have a decent lunch and time a snack so you have some energy before but not too close to the class.

Its not really the kind of thing you can just show up to without some preparation or you will feel miserable!

It is a combo of torture and bliss right? After you do it a while, there are days you barely NOTICE the heat if you can believe that. If you are interested in keeping it up definitely go back.. did you do an unlimited week? I went 4x my first week and was hooked. You will notice such a change in the way you feel!

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Posted by merryNmatt

I am devoted to hot yoga! I do it a good 2x per week ...would do it almost every day if i didnt commute/have an unpredictable work schedule.

The key is to hydrate before. Come lunch time i put back a few BIG bottles of water throughout the afternoon. I bring power zero or vitamin zero to class. Make sure you have a decent lunch and time a snack so you have some energy before but not too close to the class.

Its not really the kind of thing you can just show up to without some preparation or you will feel miserable!

It is a combo of torture and bliss right? After you do it a while, there are days you barely NOTICE the heat if you can believe that. If you are interested in keeping it up definitely go back.. did you do an unlimited week? I went 4x my first week and was hooked. You will notice such a change in the way you feel!

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thanks for your reply. i did do the unlimited week and am going to my 2nd class tonight. where do you take it? i'm really hoping this class better. if not, i'm going to have to find another workout to do!

Glad you are giving it a second try! I go in queens.. the studio I belong to now is in Bayside.

There are sooo many more places in manhattan tho. I would do the unlimited week somewhere new all the time lol.

Good luck at your 2nd class. Hope it goes better than the 1st. DRINK DRINK DRINK!