Bikram Yoga

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tiffandchip@... wrote:

>A lot if being said about Bikram Yoga.

>Medline had no helpful info, so does anyone know of any research to

>back it up? I'm a fan of yoga, but 105-110 degree room seems a bit much.

I would not waste much time on such overblown claims. The only related point

of interest is an article in the latest issue of " Circulation. "

In this study a group of people with known endothelial dysfunction were placed

in a dry sauna at 140 degrees F. for 20 minutes they were then placed under a

blanket

outside for an half hour . After several weeks an improvement was noted in

almost all individuals.

Harvey Maron, M.D.

Steamboat Springs, CO

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Wanted to get colleague's opinion on this style. I personally am not a fan and seem to acquire a lot of patients who have hurt themselves doing it.

Any positives to exertion in a 105degree room that i'm missing other than loosening the muscles slightly.

Dr. Sears????

ph Medlin D.C.Spine Tree Chiropractic1607 NE Alberta StPDX, OR 97211503-788-6800

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There is always benefit to exercise and effort. I have seen injuries from these classes as well, but I see just as many from people getting up out of chairs or picking up a pen off the floor or stepping off a curb. The forms are fairly aggressive, but may/should be modified for a given individual's capabilities. I may not send a hot lumbar disc patient to one of the classes, but many would benefit. Concerning the temp, I kinda liked it. There is tremendous detoxification that happens from an 60-90 of sweating. Makes for some stinky rooms though.Jay,Strength exerted brings greater strength.Weakness indulged brings greater weakness. Lindekugel, DCConcordia Chiropractic CenterConcordia Movement Center5425 NE

33rd Ave.Portland Or 97211From: joe medlin <spinetree@...> Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2009 11:58:20 AMSubject: Bikram Yoga

Wanted to get colleague's opinion on this style. I personally am not a fan and seem to acquire a lot of patients who have hurt themselves doing it.

Any positives to exertion in a 105degree room that i'm missing other than loosening the muscles slightly.

Dr. Sears????

ph Medlin D.C.Spine Tree Chiropractic1607 NE Alberta StPDX, OR 97211503-788-6800

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Bikram yoga is my new addiction, I also started in June and OMG, it's a great work out. I am truly intrigued at the physiology behind it that I am digging in deeper and reading about it. Want to wrap your brain around the physiology read Anatomy of Hatha Yoga, by Coulter, it talks about anatomy (which we already know) and the physiology behind the poses. Bikram took 26 Hatha yoga poses and 2 breathing exercises and put them in a specific sequence. There is some interesting science behind it and it's really strengthening and stretching me!! I would also recommend reading the book Bikram Yoga, by Bikram Choudhury the "inventor" of this sequence. If you are taking a class at one of his "sanctioned" studios he trains the teachers himself and they adhere to some pretty strict guidelines. I really get that doing yoga in 105 degrees is a bit odd but try it, it's the most amazing workout this broken down gymnast could ever get!! The heart rate variability is amazing in and of itself, not to mention strength and stretching..... it also pulls your endocrine system and the entire mind-body connection into play.....They put new and seasoned students in the same class cause you go at your own pace and the teacher is GREAT about helping you modify poses to those of us that are new to the practice. Like I said it's my new addiction and I am learning everything I can about it. I can tell you that when I was 13 years old I had medial and lateral meniscus removed from my knee (my mother started me in dance/gymnastic lessons at age 3, ballet took a toll on the old knees, I would never recommend this....) and I now, at 50, have quite a bit of osteoarthritis. I have greater range of motion since June and it's shocking!!! Happily shocking!!So, that's my two cents!!Judith Allan, DCLake OswegoOn Sep 3, 2009, at 2:21 PM, joe medlin wrote: There are times however where the exercise or effort can be harmful. Yes people injure themselves in mundane actions, but usually something pre-existing caused contributed to the injury more than the action itself. I've tried to investigate the true nature and actual detoxification that takes place during sweating and it appears to be pretty minimal. We actually don't sweat out as many toxins as we might think. Most is water and electrolytes. The injuries I'm talking about are things like severe spasm and cramping, fainting, over-exertion and accelerated pulse, Headaches etc. Things that I don't see with other forms of exercise and life. It just seems counter intuitive to me to exert ones self under temps of 105degrees. Aren't we suppose to tell people to NOT exercise when it is that hot outside? Not trying to argue here, i realize that many folks may really like this style. I'm just trying to make sense of it. Yea, and the rooms stuffed with sweaty strangers.........hard to breathe. ph Medlin D.C.Spine Tree Chiropractic1607 NE Alberta StPDX, OR 97211503-788-6800 Bikram Yoga Wanted to get colleague's opinion on this style. I personally am not a fan and seem to acquire a lot of patients who have hurt themselves doing it. Any positives to exertion in a 105degree room that i'm missing other than loosening the muscles slightly. Dr. Sears???? ph Medlin D.C.Spine Tree Chiropractic1607 NE Alberta StPDX, OR 97211503-788-6800