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Benefits of Hot Yoga

The temperature allows you to stretch strengthen and achieve flexibility deeply and safely Thousands of people are now practicing hot yoga because they experience a type of body wellness that no other physical practice can provide.

Here are some reasons to practice hot yoga:

  • Your body burns fat more effectively. Your metabolism speeds up the breakdown of glucose and fatty acids.
  • The heat produces a fluid-like stretch allowing for greater range of movement in joints, muscles, ligaments and other supporting structures of the body.
  • Capillaries dilate in the heat; more effectively oxygenating the tissues, muscles, glands and organs and helping in the removal of waste products.
  • Improved circulation.
  • Your cardiovascular system gets a reasonable and well structured work out.
  • Your muscles and connective tissue become more elastic and allow for greater flexibility with less chance of future injury.
  • Sweating promotes detoxification and elimination through the skin - which is the body’s largest eliminating organ.
  • Just as when your body raises its temperature to fight infection, the raised temperature in the room will assist in improving T-cell function and the proper functioning of your immune system.
  • Diminished lower back pain.
  • Aids in lowering blood pressure.
  • Remarkably reduces stress and anxiety.
  • Calms and clears the mind.

 

Meet Arianna… Your Director

imageLike most people, Arianna came to yoga for physical relief from disease. Back in Japan, in early 1991, she found herself doing yoga for the first ... read more

 

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What our students are saying:

  • Arianna and her staff are so passionate about what they do and their enthusiasm radiates into their classes which makes them really enjoyable AND challenging. After each session we all walk away feeling rejuvenated and can't ...
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    Melissa, Chesapeake, VA

  • Training with an instructor who has such diverse experience - trained with Bikram, trained in India, and trained with BKS IYengar - has given me the confidence and experience I was looking for. Not only do I know and ...
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    Annie, Chesapeake, VA

  • I used to weigh 200 pounds until I went to Chesapeake Hot Yoga. I LOVE all of the great benefits of hot yoga and how it has dramatically changed my life. I have lost 80 pounds now and can see my feet again! Check out my ...
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    Amy P., Virginia Beach, VA