Yoga teacher Jenni Rawlings and Exercise Science professor Travis Pollen discuss how hot yoga and cold yoga affect the body and the eye-opening and geeky science of body temperature!
Points of discussion include:
- How does temperature affect our bodies in general, and what role does it play when we’re moving our bodies in yoga or any other movement practice?
- Is hot yoga a safe type of yoga, or does it pose significant risks we should be aware of?
- Does the sweating that we do in hot yoga detoxify our body?
- Do hot yoga and cold yoga require more energy expenditure than room temperature yoga? (In other words, do we burn more calories in hot and cold yoga?)
- What do we know about the benefits of heat exposure in a sauna and cold exposure in cold water immersion or cryotherapy? Can we assume that we’d get these same benefits from hot or cold yoga?
- How does the human body regulate temperature anyway?
- …And much more!
Enjoy this engaging and eye-opening discussion for yoga, movement, and fitness geeks!
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Jenni’s email newsletter
Strength for Yoga Remote Group Training – ongoing, interactive monthly strength program for yogis designed by Jenni & Travis
Online yoga class library & yoga anatomy workshops with Jenni
Strength for Yoga email newsletter
Article: Constrained Total Energy Expenditure and Metabolic Adaptation to Physical Activity in Adult Humans (Pontzer et al. 2016)
Instagram Post: Do Yoga Twists Detoxify the Body?
To find out more about Travis Pollen: website / Instagram
Music used with generous permission from Dischord A Cappella.
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