Hydrating before the class.

Hi Mtadams…

Thru my experience, I found these below tips helps with my exercise with hot yoga.

– Drink moderate sized portions (one or two 8 ounce glasses) of water spread over the course of the day, rather than trying to drink six or eight glasses in one sitting. When you drink large quantities of water at one time, you stimulate the body to rid itself of water. Also trying to drink lots of water prior your classes can make you feel bloated and sick at your stomach.

– Try not to drink coffee, tea, hot chocolate (caffeinated drinks), it caused your body to realise water (dehydrated your body).

– Also avoid eating spicy food.

– As you come more often to the classes, you will find that there are certain spots in the studio that are hotter than the rest. I found positioned myself in the middle row under the ceiling fans help couping with the heat and humidity. Eventhough, sometimes the teacher just turn the ceiling fans on for one or two minutes.

Hi Michael

When I read your post I wondered at what time your class is. Some people get up and go straight to class within 30 minutes of waking.

We all become dehydrated during sleep. So drinking at night is fine but it’s not necessarily going to do the trick.

Tell us when your class is and how long that is after you get up. How long have you been practising? Then we can come up with a plan!

Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂