What It Is!
What is hot yoga?
A form of yoga (the union of mind, body, and breath while moving throughout postures in combination of breathing exercises) in a heated room ranging from 85-105 degrees F
True or false does hot yoga improve VO2 Max (max amount of oxygen the body can consume, transport, and use during exercise)?
True
Hot yoga can reduce depression T/F
True
What is the name of the foundational one-legged balancing posture where one foot is positioned in your inner thigh, calf, or ankle and hands are in prayer position or extended overhead
Tree pose or Vrksasana in Sanskrit
Approximately how much sweat can someone lose during a 90 min 26&2 yoga session?
1.1-1.5 liters (37-51 fluid ounces)
What is one proposed mechanism that can explain why hot yoga improves VO2 max?
Through increased plasma volume
A single session of Hot yoga has been found to decrease what common mental health condition?
Anxiety
What is the name of the pose where your front knee is bent into a lunge stacked at 90 degrees and the back foot is turned out to 45 degrees both hips face forward, legs are on train tracks, and both arms reach overhead
Warrior I or Virabhadrasana I
What is the average core temperature range during 90 mins of 26&2 yoga?
about 38.2-40.1 degrees C (100.8-104.2 degrees F)
Does only hot yoga increase brain derived neurotrophic factor (protein encoded by BDNF gene that supports health, growth, and survival of nerve cells) or any yoga practice?
Any general yoga practice can increase brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)
Hot yoga can be used as a complimentary intervention to combat?
Negative Stress Mindset
What is the name of the pose where your feet are positioned 3 to 4 feet apart, with your front foot at a 90 degree angle outwards, and your back foot angled slightly inward. Your arms are parallel to the floor and your hips are shifted back slightly, as one of your arms reaches towards your foot, the other to the sky.
triangle pose
What is the official name for hot yoga?
26 & 2 yoga
What protein in the body increases as an individual practices hot yoga for more than 2 weeks?
Heat-shock protein (Heat Shock Protein 70 or HSP70)
Hot yoga can ____ the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor.
increase
What is the name of the pose where your front knee is bent into a lunge stacked at 90 degrees, hips and torso open to the side, back foot parallel to mat, and arms extended parallel to the floor in opposite directions, and your gaze is looking over your front hand
Warrior II Virabhadrasana II
What is the age range to practice hot yoga?
generally studios limit hot classes to 16 and above, but some studios offer classes for children as young as 12
Hot yoga improves _________ and _________.
VO2 max and cellular thermotolerance
Hot yoga can cause an __________ boost of happiness.
immediate
What is the name of the pose where you twist your arms together like ropes with your hands together and thumbs towards the face, your fingertips are below your nose, your legs are twisted like ropes with one foot under your other standing legs calf muscle, your upper body is leaning back, your stomach is sucked in, and everything is all in one line?
Eagle pose