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Benefits of Infrared Hot Yoga
The infrared hot yoga experience is very similar to performing yoga in the warmth of the summer sun. When you are outdoors in the sunlight, you are not warmed by the heat of the air around you, but rather the infrared rays of the sun. Infrared heats surfaces that have the capacity to absorb infrared rays. With infrared heat, you experience the benefits of the sunlight without the harmful UV exposure. There is one other important distinction between Infrared and traditional hot yoga. When practicing hot yoga in a centrally heated environment, an environment that relies on heated air; objects are not warmed, only the air in the room. The environment created for a traditional forced air hot yoga session can feel stuffy, make breathing difficult, and leave you feeling parched and dehydrated. Hot yoga utilizing infrared heat feels more comfortable and invigorating. Infrared heaters disburse heat evenly and silently.
The Benefits of Yoga Enhanced by the Benefits of Infrared Energy
The Journal of the American College of Cardiology and the Mayo Clinic report that infrared therapy improves the functioning of blood vessels, reduces cholesterol, increases circulation and lowers blood sugar levels. Some of the additional health benefits of infrared hot yoga include:
- Improved Immune System Function Infrared rays are known to boost the immune system by increasing the number of white blood cells and T cells. This improved immune system function promotes healing throughout your body, reduces muscle tension, soreness and muscle spasms. Raising your body temperature also creates a sort of artificial fever, which is also a benefit to your immune system.
- A Multitude of Skin Benefits Skin problems can be eliminated with hot yoga due to the ability of hot yoga to increase blood flow and oxygenation to your skin. The improved circulation is due to the expansion of your capillaries. Infrared energy is also shown to Improve collagen production and skin elasticity, reduce the appearance of fine lines, reduce or prevent wrinkles, and minimize acne scars.
- May Help Detoxify Your Body Infrared yoga can help detoxify your body by increasing how much you sweat during your workout, potentially clearing heavy metals, toxins, and carcinogens from your body. Detoxification could be beneficial to those living with chronic fatigue or skin disorders. Infrared hot yoga also amplifies the amount of fat you will eliminate with exercise and eliminates retained fluids.
- Accelerates Your Weight Loss Efforts Infrared boosts the enzymatic activity in your digestive tract and boosts your metabolism. While any form of yoga is a great form of exercise, hot yoga, in particular, helps to promote weight loss due to the amount of sweat you lose, and the calories this sweating can help you burn. Doing yoga in a heated space will start to raise your internal temperature; to combat this your body will work hard to maintain its internal temperature by producing a large amount of sweat. This sweat loss causes your body to burn a large number of calories as it consumes energy to keep you cool. In fact, a single one-hour infrared hot yoga session can cause you to burn as much as 600 calories or more, break down trapped fat, cellulite, and cellular waste.
- Reduces Pain and Inflammation The infrared light and heat penetrate deeply to soothe pain, inflammation, and ease muscle soreness. Infrared heat penetrates your body, improving your circulation, enhancing oxygenation and relaxing your muscles. This has proven beneficial for yoga enthusiasts who rely on their discipline to help alleviate the symptoms of chronic pain conditions, such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and fibromyalgia.
- Increases Muscle Flexibility and Accelerates Strength Building Your body moves better when your muscles are warm. You will find your muscles more limber; you may also find that you require less time to warm up. While your muscles will move easier, more freely with infrared hot yoga, it is still recommended not to push yourself too hard, at least not at first. Your tendons and ligaments are not as vascular as your muscles. While your muscles may stretch more deeply, your tendons and ligaments may not be ready; you need to gauge your efforts mindfully to reduce your risk of a pull or strain.
The Additional Benefits of Infrared Hot Yoga
Heat can make yoga more challenging. You will notice that hot yoga increases your heart rate. Even if you are used to pushing yourself in other yoga classes, during hot yoga, your body will typically need time to adjust to the temperature changes in your environment. Taking some time to adapt will be worth your efforts. Some of the other potential benefits of infrared energy include:
- Increasing the flow of lymph fluids
- Providing long-lasting pain relieve
- Lowering blood pressure
- Improving allergy symptoms
- Speeding injury recovery
Welcome to Yoga Love
Our infrared heat yoga studio is located in the heart of Kona. We offer a variety of yoga classes focusing on building strength and finding balance. Check out all of our packages and memberships, including Intro package for our Kama'aina. See you soon. Aloha!