Is it hot in here or is it just me?
If you’ve ever met die-hard Bikram Yoga fans, you’ll understand why yoga looks like a cult. Bikram fans sweat for 90 minutes a day in rooms heated to 105°F, and they suffer through an entire class just so they can reach the “high” that comes afterwards. Bikram yoga is not unique in its cult-like appeal. Other forms of yoga have tinges of the extremism and addiction that turns off many people thinking about trying yoga. But unlike chanting, exercising in extreme heat can cause severe damage, either by acute heat stroke, or more chronic imbalances in the body’s ability to regulate itself. In a...
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