You’re looking down at a not-inconsiderable puddle of sweat, trying to breathe, holding a pose that seems way too long and you start to wonder: Is hot yoga actually any better for you?
Researchers recruited 10 men and women, between the ages of 20 to 65, all with either elevated blood pressure or. The participants were not taking any blood pressure medication and had not engaged in regular fitness activity for at least six months prior to the study timeframe.
Although this is preliminary research and also a very small sample size, researchers found the results promising, said lead study author Stacy Hunter, Ph.D., an assistant professor and director of the cardiovascular physiology lab at Texas State University. Hunter confirms that it’s not the yoga practice alone—or even the heat by itself—that seems to lower blood pressure, but the unique combination of them. Unlike other types of fitness done in the heat, like a summer bootcamp class, yoga emphasizes breathing exercises and flexibility, as well as isometric contractions. When combined with heat exposure, it intensifies the advantages of each, said Hunter.
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