{"id":5083,"date":"2018-09-14T11:34:49","date_gmt":"2018-09-14T15:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/?p=5083"},"modified":"2018-09-14T11:34:49","modified_gmt":"2018-09-14T15:34:49","slug":"cold-yoga-the-hottest-new-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/cold-yoga-the-hottest-new-trend\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold Yoga: The Hottest New Trend"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re like most people, you don\u2019t feel like you\u2019ve had a good workout unless you\u2019re sweating buckets afterward. Perhaps that\u2019s one of the many reasons hot yoga has become increasingly popular.<\/span><\/p>\n

Research has found that <\/span>you don\u2019t have to sweat to get a good workout<\/span><\/a>. In fact, there are many benefits to working out in the cold. We\u2019re always advocates for cold treatment, so we were excited to hear about the latest workout trend: cold yoga. <\/span><\/p>\n

Move over, hot yoga. Cold is the new hot \u2014 and here\u2019s why.<\/span><\/p>\n

The benefits of a cold workout
\n<\/b>Think about the last time you were out in the cold without a jacket. Did you shiver or jump around to keep warm? <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHeat discourages movement while cooler temperatures encourage movement,\u201d <\/span>explains Jimmy T. Martin<\/span><\/a>, the cofounder of a new cool-temperature fitness studio in New York, Brrrn. He says that\u2019s why dropping the temperature makes a better workout experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re cold, your body is constantly working to maintain its normal temperature,\u201d says <\/span>Kristin Stanford from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.<\/span><\/a> \u201cIt does this by burning energy to maintain heat production, meaning it could be burning more calories at the same time.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Heat may actually limit the body\u2019s ability to reach peak performance while exercising. When it\u2019s hot, your body produces sweat to stay cool. Vigorous exercise increases your internal temperature, so your body has to work even harder to sweat. That effort competes with the work your metabolism is doing while you exercise. <\/span><\/p>\n

Studies are supporting this theory, and have found that physical performance drops in hotter temperatures. For example, one found that <\/span>marathon runners slowed as temperatures increased<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cold yoga
\n<\/b>Yoga originated in India thousands of years ago, and has become increasingly popular in Western culture. It is proven to have <\/span>many health benefits<\/span><\/a>, from building muscle to preventing health problems, improving focus and boosting the immune system. <\/span><\/p>\n

Cold yoga is practiced in temperatures between 45 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit. In those temperatures, the body experiences \u201cmild cold stress,\u201d and relies on metabolism to maintain its internal temperature \u2014 thus burning more calories.<\/span><\/p>\n

Exposing your body to the cold is said to release endorphins or \u201chappiness hormones\u201d for \u201cchillseekers,\u201d as some <\/span>fans of cryotherapy and cold yoga<\/span><\/a> call themselves. In fact, cold yoga and cryotherapy benefits are similar, as they both support mental well-being, weight management and whole-body wellness. <\/span><\/p>\n

Learn more about <\/span>how cryotherapy fits into an active lifestyle<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you\u2019re like most people, you don\u2019t feel like you\u2019ve had a good workout unless you\u2019re sweating buckets afterward. Perhaps that\u2019s one of the many reasons hot yoga has become increasingly popular. Research has found…","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5085,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5083"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5083"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5083\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}