Bikram frequency

Hi Vin

For you it could be a question of the ideal world versus what’s possible. Sure, going every day would beat twice a week. But twice a week is a good effort. Especially since you’ll also be practicing your martial arts.

Many people find themselves being able to be more productive (clear head, greater focus etc) and it is often this way that they liberate time to practice more yoga!

Do what you can. If you find this works for you (you feel results and maybe see them too!) then it is highly possible that you’ll change your schedule to fit more classes in.

It doesn’t have to be an all or nothing approach.

Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂

I too am going only twice a week (saturday and sunday) and stat holiday. Do I want to go more often? Sure, but it is just impossible. It is too far for me to travel. I have other committment too. But there is a 30 day challenge coming up in June. I would love to participle. I’ll need to miss 1.5 hour work everyday which my boss will not like.

Hi…good thread for me..i am new..started in Dec and i go 3 times a week and i am seeing results…it is a huge time commitment and now do at home once a week when can’t get to class or want to do extra…have to start somewhere! Oh i am 54yo female and due to foot surgery ( 2 screws in the foot) had to stop running…found this and am hooked…even though the standing series is tough….

What I have found is when I practice regularly, my body works better (47 y/o male with body beat up after 20 years in Marines)

If I miss several days, my body “hurts”

It is a great overall workout…strength and flexibility and mental discipline all rolled into one!

^ If you are committed to bikram yoga as the only form of exercise, consider doing doubles (back to back class). That is what I have been doing for 5 months now. I go only on weekends. That is equal to going 4 times a week. I tried a triple once. I could barely move after the first breathing exercise.

Thanks for the feedback! I’m in pretty decent shape already but I’m enamored with the health benefits, I love the way I feel after the class. I don’t want to end up stiff and fat and unhealthy when I’m older, and I think it’s important to always have an active lifestyle to prevent such a thing.

I have a calendar by my door, under my studio’s hours, that I color in each day I make practice. It gives me a thrill and a sense of satisfaction when I can mark those days off. Really good method of motivation when i see that colorful calendar every day.

When I started the 44 day pass I was really pumped and planned to go everyday until a friend convinced me to take every 4th day off. I think that may have thrown me off a bit because I started skipping more days, but going everyday made me feel really tired and run down. I have a tendency to skip sleep when I get involved in activities, so that’s likely why.

On a positive note, I pretty much stopped drinking alcohol, drank a ton more water, of course, and felt really, just overall, healthy! My mind was quiet, I wasn’t as anxious, I had more energy and focus, I was able to fit a lot more chores, like laundry, cooking, cleaning, into the same amount of space I used to sit around and drink wine watching netflicks. Hah!

I loved the way my body was toning, losing inches. I was getting stronger with more muscle definition and I loved it.

Also, since I was biking to and from class and to and from work, the extra aerobic exercise only assisted in toning my body and strengthening my heart. I don’t have a car so that’s my main method of getting around. Unfortunately I was just clipped by a car and broke my pinkie toe with bruises and scrapes along my left side, so it’s been almost 3 weeks since I’ve been to the studio and I feel gross!

I’m way less flexible, more anxious, and back to the old habit of drinking more. Typically I eat healthy, usually skip a lot of carbs, but don’t have a strict diet, so I’ve been noticing my core muscles are loose and I just feel flabby, even though I’m still the same weight and look fine.

I’m not really trying to convince myself to go with the mathematics. I know when I go regularly I crave it, so I think that will take care of itself. I’m just active in other way, like hiking, social life, sometimes overtime at work, and I’m trying to forecast how much I’ll be able to dedicate myself. I know this is a personal decision, but I wanted to hear from people on this forum about how they’ve seen their busy schedules develop with Bikram.

Sorry for the long response, but wanted to give you some more details! Thanks for your advice!