Can hot yoga cause damage to cells?

Can hot yoga cause damage to cells?2015-12-02T16:27:43+00:00
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  • smoak
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    Just started  Bikram yoga three weeks ago and I’ve really been enjoying it. Love the challenge, and the way I feel during a good class, but I’ve felt conflicted on the safety of it because sometimes just feels TOO dang hot = sick/nauseated. Anyway, I met a Dr/Scientist over the weekend who told me I should research the effects of the heat on the cells inside the body. He wasn’t 100% sure, but he didn’t think it was healthy ( temps at 105 x 90 min). I looked up articles on the internet but couldn’t quite find one that addressed that specific question.

    Appreciate any feedback! Thank you

     

    Gabrielle (The Hot Yoga Doctor)
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    Hello smoak

    It’s very hard to be definitive about questions concerning heat and physiological danger without more information.

    Firstly I have to say that as a newish student you are possibly just coming to the end of your physiological period of heat acclimatisation. This is an actual process that you go through that puts your body through a large number of changes in the first 2-4 weeks.

    Can you please tell me how many times per week you go to class?

    I will get to a lot more detail for you after I hear back from you.

    In the meantime, would you please Google the following things for me? The searches will give you a list of signs and symptoms of some important hot yoga related issues that are possible.

    So take a look at the list of signs and symptoms for:

    Hyponatremia

    Dehydration

    Heat exhaustion (and heat stroke)

    The Dr/scientist you spoke with was concerned about critical temperatures beyond which the brain can no longer function. Before we go down that path it’s probably better to start at first principles. But we will get there.

    Take a look at the section in this forum called “The Heat” for starters because a) you’ll find much useful information already there b) discover much about acclimatising to the heat, c) become familiar with some of my beliefs about heating studios and d) come up with some theories to test on yourself! I look forward to reading your thoughts (and that answer to the question)

    Namaste
    Gabrielle đŸ™‚

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