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Have you tried Bikram yoga? 40 degrees is too hot for me & it smelt like stinky feet in there. I need some water.

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Asked By: flowerchild555 36-40, F  10 months ago

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    ngdi - 36-40 years old - male

    Posted by ngdi Jul 7th, 2012 at 4:11AM

    I think Bikram is basically a cult. Lol. I have two family members who are instructors and paid something like 17 grand to get certified. Its yoga. It's hot yoga. It has 26 poses. Most of the people who swear by it either a) had fantastic results because it's the first real exercise regimen they stuck with so just about anything would have worked the same or b) love because they're already in pretty good shape and are pretty good at it, aka selection bias. One of the main benefits they always talk about is "removing the toxins" with all the sweating....I have yet to find anyone who can explain to me the biological process by which that happens. That system of the body is incredibly inefficient at toxin removal...most toxins are removed by breathing and normal excretory system function. Mostly they just get dehydrated and try to balance that with lots of coconut water. Lol. It's a belief system, and Mr. Bikram is a sheister. A very rich sheister though. Don't even get me started on the cleansing and juicing nonsense that goes hand in hand with it. : )

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  1. flowerchild555 - 36-40 years old - female

    Reply by flowerchild555 Jul 7th, 2012 at 4:15AM

    So true! It is like the liver cleansing diet... all a gimmick. The liver cleanses itself. I do enjoy yoga, but mainly power flow in a room heated to 30 degrees, which is plenty hot enough. I actually have 2 big zits now & I swear it is from being in that stinky hot room for 90mins... I de-tox every day by drinking plenty of water & eating raw food. No need to work out in a sauna!

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  2. ngdi - 36-40 years old - male

    Reply by ngdi Jul 7th, 2012 at 4:26AM

    I agree. : ) I'm a strength & conditioning coach and they always rag on me for not "really" being about fitness. I try and try to explain to them that while yoga is fantastic for developing long-term flexibility and static strength, my athletes actually MOVE! lol. You can't develop explosive power sitting in poses. I don't hate on yoga, I do it myself twice a week, and in some of the poses I completely suck...but I suck at them because if I got BETTER at them, I would lose strength and power in other ways. I'm almost 40 and I can still dunk a basketball and throw an 85mph fastball and run a 20 minute 5k. I'm not willing to give up those abilities so I can sit on one foot in a pose that gives me an inadvertent ***** or touch my toes backwards. ; )

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5 Answers to "Have you tried Bikram yoga? 40 degrees is too hot for me & it smelt like stinky feet in there. I need some water."

  1. bijouxbroussard - 46-50 years old - female

    Posted by bijouxbroussard Jul 1st, 2012 at 6:45AM

    No...the people I know who have swear by it, but so far, I'm not sold...

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  2. rolo65 - 46-50 years old - male

    Posted by rolo65 Jul 1st, 2012 at 6:40AM

    I installed the security for 5 of those places, GD stink in there was horrible and I have shoveled some calf pens in my day!

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  3. AutumnSwan - 51-55 years old - female

    Posted by AutumnSwan Jul 1st, 2012 at 6:37AM

    I've tried "hot yoga", and while I like it, I don't think most people understand you are suppose to be bathed before you come in. The funk coming off some people is overwhelming.

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  4. artbandit - 31-35 years old - male

    Posted by artbandit Jul 1st, 2012 at 6:33AM

    no, not yet.

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