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Hi Olga,

I am a teacher from Gabrielle’s Teacher Training.

My understanding is that, sweating helps to keep the body’s core temperature at an optimal level. We sweat so the body can stay cool. Given that the body is at least 75% water, it needs to be well hydrated to function properly.

When you are dehydrated (or have only 1 glass of water before class) your system goes into an alarm state. Therefore your body has to work much harder to maintain all the basic functions. Your temperature can go up higher than it normally would (when hydrated) and in its efforts, your body is producing even more sweat to cool down.

When you drink 3-4 (or even more!) glasses of water before a hot yoga class, you make this process so much easier for your body. 🙂 Everything runs as it should, your body is ‘calmer’, your system is not in an alarm state, so less sweating is enough to keep your temperature down and everything else at an optimal level.

Just out of curiosity, how much water do you drink on days when you practise? How do you replenish your electrolytes?

I hope this answers your question 😉

Namaste,

Andrea

Hi Andrea,

WOW!!! This is suck a good answer. Thanks a lot
OK, the day I’m doing practice I usually drink about 3-4 glass during the day and less then 1 glass during the class and abut another 1 or 2 after.
For electrolytes I’m drinking half of glass Emergen C before class or after but not every time only when I feel weak.

Thanks a lot again
Olga

Guys, do you know why when I’m drinking 3-4 glass of water before class I’m sweating less then when I’m drinking only 1 glass.