SUNDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Doing yoga in a expanse heated to between 90 and 105 degrees -- known during the time that "hot yoga" -- is increasing in popular regard, but it may not be for everyone, an expert warns.

Exertion in luxuriously temperatures may be dangerous for population with certain health conditions, said Diana Zotos, a yoga preceptor and physical therapist in the reconstitution department at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.

"If you take sensitivity to heat, if you've aye had heat stroke or tend to increase fatigued, dizzy or dehydrated quickly, you should beg your doctor before starting hot yoga," cautioned Zotos in a hospital recent accounts release. "Anyone with osteoarthritis, any rheumatologic arthritis, suffering in muscles or a joint, or somewhat kind of previous injury should nip in the bud with their doctor."

Zotos added that anyone with high blood pressure, low blood impression or heart disease should consult a cardiologist in the sight of trying hot yoga.

Even if they don't have an underlying condition, beginners, particularly those older than 40, should take precautions face to face with trying hot yoga.

"Yoga of some type is physically challenging, and the heated environment of touchy yoga makes the practice especially demanding," Zotos afore~. "The heat makes people feel for example if they can stretch deeper into poses and can give them a false sense of pliancy. This can lead to muscle strains or harm to the joint, including ligaments and gristle."

Zotos recommended that anyone new to of high temperature yoga become familiar with the 26 poses used in the classes in the sight of they start.

"The heat factor furthermore puts more strain on the emotion and challenges endurance. That being declared, people should be of good cardiovascular soundness; have healthy hip, knee, spine and protuberance joints; shouldn't have balance or neurological issues; and should esteem a general tolerance for excessive caloric," she noted. Zotos also offered the following of high temperature yoga tips for beginners:

Bring a interweave, a towel and, if possible, a intimate.

Wear shorts and a tank utmost height.

Drink plenty of fluids well in front of class (no coffee or soda).

Do not vanish out of being more than 200 calories two to three hours in the presence of class.

Research the yoga studio and form sure the hot yoga teacher has the adapted certification and experience.

Arrive early to engage the instructor, get settled and trim to the temperature.

Start slowly. Do not try poses that are in addition advanced and do not hold poses out of the reach of what is comfortable or to the point of solicitude.

Take breaks when needed.

Don't win discouraged if you can't obtain a pose.

If necessary, ask questions near to how to perform certain poses.

Stop at the before anything else sign of dizziness, chest pain or passion faint or overheated. Seek medical lift if necessary.

More information

The U.S. National Center despite Complementary and Alternative Medicine has to a greater degree about yoga.

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