Hi all,
I am male, 37, very active (run four to five times a week, race 5K,10K half and full marathons, go once or twice per week to the gym). I started Bikram a couple of months ago, and already addicted (going 3 to 5 times a week)
Just yesterday I was at the doctors because I was feeling a bit sick. After examining me, he told me that I have some kind of virus infection that will go away by itself within a week or so. Just to make sure, he measured my heart rate and blood pressure and he found out that i have a very low heart rate (46bpm), and also low blood pressure (don’t remember the numbers). He then performed ECG, and the ECG showed some spikes that are not normal. I did the ECG again today, and the pattern repeated. So he has referred me to a heart specialist and I am going there next week. This was quite surprising to me because I never had a health problem since I can remember (pneumonia when I was 17), not even the usual cold, let alone a heart problem.
My question is: Can this be related to Bikram/Hot yoga at all? Have you heard of cases like this? Maybe I am not re-hydrating/refueling enough and this has taken a toll on my body?
thanks!
O.
