Hot yoga refers to yoga exercises performed under hot and humid conditions. Often associated with the style devised by Bikram Choudhury, hot yoga is now used to describe any number of yoga styles that use heat in increase people's flexibility in the poses.[1][2][3] In colder climates, hot yoga often seeks to replicate the heat and humidity of southern India from where many styles of yoga originate.[4] Some forms of hot yoga include:
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Hot yoga refers to yoga exercises performed under hot and humid conditions. Hot yoga is now used to describe any number of yoga styles that use heat in increase people's flexibility in the poses.[1][2][3] In colder climates, hot yoga often seeks to replicate the heat and humidity of southern India from where many styles of yoga originate.[4] Some forms of hot yoga include:
Bikram Yoga was brought to the U.S. in the early 70s and became the most widely known form of hot yoga.
Power Yoga is derived from Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga and uses heat to replicate environmental conditions in Mysore.[6]
TriBalance Yoga another form of hot yoga, performed in slightly warmer but less humid conditions than Bikram Yoga.[7] [edit]