Devigill

Thanks very much for the link – I will check it out for sure. With regards to the electrolytes I have been replacing them with sea salt, a dash of lemon juice in my water too! I find that it has made such a difference

Thanks again

Namaste

Hello there,

Thank you for getting back to me! I am pleased to say that I have completed the 30 day challenge and my goodness it feels great! In answer to your questions:

Did you go 30 days in a row?

I did do all 30 days consecutively

What breaks, if any did you take?

I took no breaks throughout the challenge

Did you keep going after your 30 days?

yes, today will be my first rest day so I managed to do 32 days in all

Did the aches continue on your 30 day challenge?

yes, the aches did continue, more so in my glutes than anywhere else. I did have some aching in other areas but it didnt last as long.

Does your body still ache?
Only in my glutes, they still appear to be very sore, tight and stiff. even causing some aching in my lower back area

Hope this info will help

Thank you and Namaste

Thanks for that, I usually have a sports drink after the class as i feel its when i need it the most. But i have recently started to make my own juices…which are so refreshing after a tough class!

I am however pleased to report that I am no longer having bad classes and the instructor has asked me to move closer to the front.

I believe last time heat exhaustion really didn’t help and i think I was far too tired due to various other commitments. I listened to my body and decided to take a week off from yoga, training, running and the gym – whilst it was a boring week and i felt sluggish afterwards. it helped, and i reaped the rewards of yoga afterwards.

Devi

Hi,

Thanks for your super fast reply – i really appreciate it!!

The room is heated to 105 degrees and can be very humid at times – depending on how many people are in the room. Usually the heat doesn’t bother me but recently i find it unbearable.

Yesterdays class in particular had a lot of people sit out – it was surprising to see so many people from the front row sit out.

I just researched heat exhaustion and these are the symptoms I have:

heavy sweating (this is given – considering it is in yoga – but i dont experience this otherwise)
dizziness
extreme tiredness
feeling sick
a rapid heartbeat
urinating less often and much darker urine than usual – (yes even though I am drinking a lot of water!)

so maybe it is heat exhaustion that I am suffering from?

I used to drink a lot of coffee but since practicing bikram yoga – the thought of coffee makes me feel sick. So my intake has reduced, however because i am feeling so tired recently, I have been drinking 2 mugs a day

With regards to salt – I use Lo Salt – as I suffer from High blood pressure at the age of 27! 🙁 I am 5ft 10 and weigh 80kg (just to provide context)

Hope this helps

Thanks again

Namaste

Devi