What are the dangers of hot yoga?

Hot yoga is a popular body shaping method. It can not only help you lose weight, but also eliminate toxins in the body and speed up blood circulation, thus achieving the purpose of weight loss. Therefore, it has become popular all over the world for a while. Because hot yoga requires constant sweating, you must pay attention to replenishing water after exercising. However, hot yoga has so many benefits, so what are the dangers of hot yoga? Let’s take a look together below!

1. For people with long hair, it is recommended not to do hot yoga too frequently, otherwise there is a risk of hair loss. What happens in a very hot environment is that your muscles warm up and you feel like you can comfortably stretch further than you should. Stretching too much can damage tendons and ligaments and lead to long-term problems such as excessive joint looseness. At the same time, doing any intense exercise, including yoga, in an overheated environment is harmful to people's health. 'Hot yoga' can cause dehydration, heat exhaustion, heat stroke, heat cramps, and even heart failure.

2. Experts point out people who are not suitable for practicing yoga: Consumer Council Director-General Liu Yinqing said that yoga is not suitable for everyone. Citizens with high blood pressure, spinal problems, etc. should consult a doctor before learning yoga. "Hot yoga" (practicing yoga at 35 to 38 degrees Celsius, which is reported to improve the body) is more likely to cause accelerated heartbeat and a large amount of water loss from the body. It is not suitable for heart patients, hypertensive patients, pregnant women and children.

3. Each time you practice yoga, you should do enough warm-up exercises first and do it within your ability to avoid injury. Both of them emphasized that proper practice of yoga is good for your health.

4. It is advisable to practice in a quiet, well-ventilated room. The indoor air should be fresh and oxygen can be breathed in freely. You can also practice outdoors, but the environment should be pleasant. If you choose a garden, do not practice in strong winds, cold or unclean or smoky air. Do not practice near furniture, stoves, or in any place that may interfere with your practice to avoid accidents. Especially when doing headstand, do not practice under an electric fan.

The above introduces some of the harms of hot yoga. From the above introduction, we know that there are still many harms of hot yoga. Therefore, we must be careful when doing hot yoga. Although it is said that hot yoga has no harm but only benefits when introduced, there are still many harms in actual practice. In severe cases, it can lead to heart failure.