Hot Pilates zorgt niet alleen voor een sterker bewustzijn, je wordt er ook leniger van.

Bij pilates draait het om houding, stabiliteit, coördinatie en ademhaling. Het zorgt voor sterkere spieren en een soepeler lichaam. Het doel is om een sterke kern te creëren. Deze kern wordt gevormd door de spieren rondom je buik, rug en bekken. Deze spieren gebruik je dagelijks bij bijna iedere beweging die je doet. Het idee is: als de kern sterk en soepel is, heb je meer stabiliteit in de rest van je lichaam. Ook vermindert het de kans op blessures.
Hot Pilates en Power Pilates zijn varianten op “gewone” pilates, maar wel met dezelfde basisfilosofie

1. Je krijgt meer kracht & flexibiliteit.
2. Je valt af.
3. Je kunt je beter concentreren.
4. Je kan beter omgaan met stress of bent minder snel gestresst.
5. Je zit lekkerder in je vel.
6. Je bloedsomloop wordt verbeterd.
7. Je lichaam voert afvalstoffen sneller
8. Je wordt geestelijk uitgedaagd om met de hitte om te gaan.
9. Je huid is zachter en schoner.

hot yoga attracts people because of the unique heat element and because of the set sequence of postures. hot yoga is a yoga that’s practiced in a room heated to 40 degree celsius while most yoga styles are practiced in normal room temperature. heat helps by promoting sweat faster than other styles of yoga especially for beginners. a set sequence allows your body to gradually adjust and eventually get deeper into the postures. hot yoga poses are mostly static with rest in between suitable for all levels particularly for beginners.

heat in the room helps by promoting more sweat and thus flushing toxins from your body. heat also helps loosening up tendons and ligaments in your body allowing you to get deeper into postures and prevent injuries. the heated environment helps to raise your heart rate, which in turn means you burn more calories.

the first class, for most beginners, is generally challenging. this is because you are not used to the temperature in the room. it usually takes 2-3 classes for you to adjust your body to the room temperature and enjoy the heat. it is also not unusual to feel nauseous or dizzy during your first hot yoga class. usually the problem is that you did not drink enough water. in the heated yoga room, your body needs adequate water to allow perspiration to release heat from the body. it is estimated that one needs around 2 litres to allow for a comfortable 90-minute hot yoga class.
you might feel a bit disoriented or even sleepy; this is most likely because your body has begun to cleanse itself as a result of the hot yoga class. this sleepiness and feeling of disorientation will disappear after a few classes, after your body has become stronger and used to the exercise. try to rest more, especially the night before your hot yoga class. this will make you feel more energized throughout the yoga class and the rest of your day.
you might also feel sore or stiff the day after your first class. don’t worry about this too much or let it keep you from coming back. even if you feel stiff and sore, you can practice hot yoga. in fact, the feeling will generally go away once you warm up. this is because your body starts expelling lactic acids by profuse sweating.

yes. yoga is also known as an aerobic exercise. the use of breath and heat (created by internal and external sources) combining with yoga poses increases heart rate, metabolism, stimulates elimination, and reduces food cravings. it is estimated that you will burn in between 400-700 kcal per 90-minute yoga class. many hot yoga poses work all muscles and burn fat resulting in a toner
and stronger body. if you are on a weight loss path, make sure you also focus on the dietary aspect, as proper diet is the biggest contributor to weight loss.

no, not at all; yoga lessons are even highly recommended when you are somewhat inflexible. yoga poses increase flexibility in all parts of your body which enables oxygen to reach deeper into joints, ligaments, and into overall blood circulation.

it is perfectly safe to do hot yoga when menstruating. inverted postures are normally the postures to be avoided during menstruation, but there are no inverted postures in hot yoga. hot yoga is very good for toning the reproductive system as it directly affects the reproductive organs and the endocrine glands, pituitary, pineal and thyroid gland in particular. women’s cycle becomes more regular with complaints of menstruating pain and pms decrease.

first consult your physician. listen to your body and don’t push too hard in any of the hot yoga poses the first couple of classes. yoga poses that one should be more cautious with include back-bending, standing bow pulling, cobra, balancing stick, locust and camel.