Bikram Yoga Made Heat the Workout. Does the Heat Really Matter?
The famous 105-degree workout feels intense, but research suggests some of its benefits may come from the yoga—not the thermostat.
Athletes World
• Bikram Yoga turns up the intensity with 90-minute sessions in rooms heated to 105°F, but research suggests the benefits may come more from the yoga itself than the extreme heat.
Walk into a traditional Bikram Yoga class and you know what is coming: 26 poses, two breathing exercises, 90 minutes—and a room heated to about 105°F (40.5°C). The format helped turn Bikram into a global fitness phenomenon. It also gave researchers an unusually consistent workout to test. (Experimental Physiology, 2018)
