Bend it like Bikram
August 9, 2012
By: Gina Yoryet Román
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When is it too soon to
integrate health and fitness? Is there a standard age? Mr. Bikram Choudhury, a
Yoga Master born in Calcutta in 1946 who developed the Bikram Yoga technique in
the 1970’s didn’t think there was a limit when he started integrating yoga at
the tender age of four. In the fourth year of his existence he started
analyzing yoga and nine years later he won the National India Yoga Contest. In
addition to being victorious in yoga for three consecutive years, he also went
after a career in marathon running and prevailing as a weight lifter in the Tokyo 1964 Olympics.
Since the first studio opened
in India,
Bikram Yoga has spread around the world being one of the highest intensity yet
injury free and fat-burning routines since it takes place in a 105f degree room. Bikram sessions
last ninety minutes starting with a breathing exercise then progressing with
twenty five or twenty six different postures. The hot room prevents muscle
strain and it reduces injuries that’s why a high number of prior professional
athletes and health and fitness enthusiasts opt to engage in this practice in
addition to the sport they practice.
On top of serving as a fat
burner, Bikram cleans the mind, body, soul, spirit and even the skin because
you are literally in a hot sauna. It opens the skin pores allowing you to
detoxify all the impurities and it gives a refreshing look and feel.
Other benefits of Bikram:
1) 600-800 burn
calories per session
2) Weight-loss
3) It releases tension
4) It boosts your
metabolism
5) Improves mental
clarity
6) It reduces stress
7) It relieves
arthritis
8) It regulates blood
pressure
9) It’s designed to
work the spine
10)It alleviates back
pain, stiff necks, headaches, scoliosis, herniated disks and many problems.
11)It acts as a skin
cleanser
12)It decreases
blood-sugar levels
13)It reduces stress
and anxiety
14)It balances the
mind which decreases depression symptoms; it balances emotions
15)It regulates
thyroids
16)It lowers
cholesterol level
17)It helps improve
respiratory problems, allergies, asthma
18)It is used as an anti-aging / Preventative Medicine
Source:
Tips to prepare and endure the
ninety minute 105f
degree hot sauna:
1) Always keep yourself
hydrated: Drink eight or nine glasses of water since all the fluid will be
released when you sweat.
2) Eat light meals to
make your metabolism stronger.
3) Cross train;
complement it with other routines to maintain strong bones and muscle
retention.
4) Learn to know your
body and get familiar with its fitness necessities.
The less you wear
the better. Women will do with a small pair of shorts and a sports bra and men
only need spandex shorts. And don’t forget a mat, a towel and a 1.5 liter bottle of
water.
Bikram finally
opened its first studio in Guadalajara on
January 16, 2012, located on calle de Sao
Paulo 2370, Col. Providencia so I
will make sure not to leave behind any part of my gear when I give it a shot.
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