Had to quit Hot Yoga

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Henry
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May 7, 2017 at 7:06 pm

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#21845

The Hot Yoga was $40 for 40 days and found that my head would go very red like I’m sun-burnt. After I have a bath my head and neck still go red, I go out and people say I got some sun and I haven’t done Hot Yoga for weeks.

I find I get dehydrated, I’m not a big water drinking type of bloke and don’t seem to hydrate anyways when I do drink water, it seems to just pass through.

I’m not sure that being over heated then going out into winter weather is good, I don’t mind hot days in the summer coz I get acclimatized.

Wondering if the hot room is good for men’s testosterone ?

Gabrielle (The Hot Yoga Doctor)
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May 9, 2017 at 10:10 am

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#21850

Hi Henry

Wondering if you intend your question about testosterone to be part of or separate to the redness issue.

Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂

Henry
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May 9, 2017 at 10:32 am

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#21851

The testosterone question was separate from the red head and neck which still happens after a bath. I read sometime ago that hot baths are not so good for men, cold showers are recommended practice, so wondered if a hot yoga room was something similar as hot bath.

Henry
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May 14, 2017 at 10:24 am

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#21856

It’s possible but not definitively proven that heat reduces the production of testosterone in the body

My apartment building has a swimming pool, whirlpool and sauna. Searching online it seems more to do with sperm count so at 64 not something for me to worry about. I do work construction so like to keep my strength up, also do a little weight training.
I read online that the red head thing was to do with the body cooling down. The other problem of mine is hydration, I’m not one to drink water much and felt I couldn’t hydrate properly doing hot yoga, I did sweat a hell of a lot.

Henry
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May 22, 2017 at 12:31 pm

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#21865

2015 I did yoga at a studio that has an outdoor cover deck, Summer here can be very hot and humid. At that time it was something like Hot Yoga but was acclimatized. My experience with the Hot Yoga classes was in the cold winter which didn’t seem natural. For now my practice will be in my apartment which is quite sunny.

Henry
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January 25, 2019 at 2:33 pm

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#22559

2018 did pay for 3 months Hot Yoga then took a 3 month break to do some strength training till my shoulder and right arm acted up. Paid for 108 days mid Nov 2018, was I ever sore starting up.

I plan to stick with the Hot Yoga studio since my other option is a 35 min walk instead of 5, which is fine except for Winter weather and hot humid Summers in Canada.
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