The first form of hot yoga was Bikram Yoga,
founded by Bikram Choudhury in the 1970s. Bikram yoga is a series of yoga
postures that are practiced in a room with a temperature of 105 degrees
Fahrenheit and a humidity level of 40 percent. The purpose of practicing
yoga in a hot, humid room is to increase heart rates for a more intense
workout, and for the heat to allow muscles to loosen.
Though many hot yoga studios are Bikram-based, the idea of a heated
space for yoga has continued to grow in popularity in recent years and
numerous other forms of yoga besides Bikram are also conducted in a heated
room.
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