Promotes heart health Exercising in the heat is undoubtedly a challenging workout. Your body has to work harder in hotter temperatures. In a small study, 12 hot yoga sessions promoted cardiovascular fitness (vO₂ max) and greater heat tolerance in participants.

Once your body adapts to the demand of the hot room we recommend that you practice as often as possible, the more you practice the more you will see progress and results. For good results regularly practice 4 times per week. For life-changing results, practice daily allowing for one rest day each week.

Hot yoga isn't easy, especially for beginners. Although your body will eventually adjust to the hot temperature in the studio, you may feel overwhelmed at first. Reading more about hot yoga, including stories, experiences from trusted others, and online articles, can help you mentally prepare for the class.

She says hot yoga practitioners get addicted to the endorphins their bodies produce in response to being pushed further than they want to go. “Yoga is not about extremes,” Kurilla said. “As the Dalai Lama said, the highs are very high, the lows are very low, and the middle is very boring.