As a beginner, how many times per week should I try to go to class for Bikram Yoga?
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i would start with 2 times per week and go up to 3 in a month, that will give your body time to get used to it. only once a week starting out will not give you enough time each week to get in the routine.
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Essentially, you should probably change your routine to twenty minutes a day, four times a week.  You need to give your body time to warm up and let your heart rate pick up a bit.  Good for you for doing fifteen min. per day though!  When most people start a new exercise routine in conjunction with a good diet, you should begin to see slight results within three to four weeks.  After that, it will happen like rapid fire if you stick to your routine.  Good luck!
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There has also been a steady rise in yoga-related injuries. Experts attribute the increased injuries to three major factors: \n\n1.  Yoga’s increased popularity and greater participation \n2.  Inexperienced and poorly trained yoga instructors teaching new ‘hybrid’ forms of yoga \n3.  Individuals simply pushing themselves too hard and not listening to their bodies\n\n\nHow to Prevent Yoga Injuries\n\nFind a Qualified Instructor \nThis is the most important safety tip, so read the previous section one more time. \n\nProgress slowly \nIf you are new to yoga, it’s important to start slowly and learn the basics. Take a beginners class and learn what to expect and move through the poses cautiously for the first couple of weeks. If you feel that your instructor is pushing you too far or isn’t focused on your safety, find a new class. Video tapes are also a good way to learn if yoga is right for you, but be careful because without an instructor, you could easily perform the poses incorrectly and not even know it. \n\nDon't Compete \nMany yoga students get hurt while trying to keep up with the instructor or other students. Yoga is not a competition so don’t let yourself get pressured to compete with anyone else. It is better to practice a partial pose with good form than a full pose with poor form. Try to focus on your breathing rather than how far you stretch. \n\nSet Personal Goals \nYou are unique and should make your goals unique as well. You should determine your own baseline and work (slowly) from there. It helps to set small, specific goals for each yoga session. Don't be swayed by what the instructor or others in the class can do. You are there for your own personal health and fitness. Don't allow your instructor or a partner to push you deeper into a pose if you don't feel ready. \n\nListen to Your Body \nPain is your body’s way to let you know something is wrong. Listen to it and back off. Your strength, flexibility and mental attention can vary slightly from day to day, so allow for some variation without getting concerned. \n\nAsk Questions\nIf you are unsure of a position or movement, stop and ask your instructor for more explanation. If you have any injuries, chronic conditions of other limitations or medical conditions, let you instructor know before class. You should also check with you doctor about any movements or poses you should avoid.
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how often? If you're trying to drop 40+ pounds, you need to do cardio at least 5-6 days per week; walking doesn't typically constitute cardio, so pick up the pace. add strength training at least 3 days/week. if you're a newbie in the weight room, try doing a full-body circuit 3 or 4 times thru each of those days. if you want further clarification or any pointers, feel free to message me.
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Your local library should have a complete list and availability of videos. I am a yoga enthusiast and teacher. Beginning Yoga for Children is a good basic start.
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By asking, you show me you're motivated.  Find out what you enjoy doing - bicycling, walking, swimming, aerobics, weights etc.  Set a reasonable goal - initially 2-3 times per week for 45min to 60 mins per session.  Keep it varied because if you're bored you will quit. Having a friend to encourage you and work out with you will keep you motivated on days you would rather not go.  Other things that help are exercising early in the day - fewer chances for interuptions and excuses.  If you can keep it up for 3 months, it will become a habit and you will begin to miss it if you are unable to make a work-out.
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As many times as you like! I mean once everyday. But do only those yogic exercises with which you are comfortable. Do not push urself to your limits. These exercises are mainly for relaxation, but they are very effective for weight loss, blood pressure, diabetes,etc. Consult a Yoga trainer or get some lessons. Exercising in the early morning when the first raysof the sun start appearing helps in good blood circulation and healthy bones. I would suggest u two do yoga outside the house in a cool and gentle breeze. It would refresh u the best. So, happy exercising!
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A good question to ask of the yoga instructor is how much floor work is there compared to standing poses.  You will tire much faster from standing poses, and it will be more readily evident that you are unflexible (as you call it).\n\nYou might do better to have a few one on one sessions, even though they cost more.
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Depends on the school and how many students are actually attending. I've seen kids roll in one month before classes start and get enrolled. Also you might be able to apply for Winter Session and maybe take a class or two at a smaller university or community college, make sure hteir transferable.
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May be you can try YOGA!!
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I am a conscientious but nondenominational exerciser, and coming to Bikram (a.k.a. "Hot") Yoga began more as a scheduling convenience than devotion to its unvarying regimen of 26 poses (asanas), each performed twice and held for what can seem like forever over the course of the nearly two-hour class. \n\nYoga comes in almost as many guises as there are yoga instructors, but most classes build on the same basic foundation of poses performed sitting, standing and lying down. Although some, like the Sun Salutation, consist of a progression of steps, more often the goal is to work gradually toward a single ideal shape: the bow, the triangle, the cobra. My needs are simple: I want supervised, intensive stretching, and every yoga class I've ever attended offers at least that. \n\nThe truth is, I hated this Bikram class when I started. At first I returned only because I was desperate — the victim of a muscle-kinking bout of business travel (cramped airline seats and strange beds). Our teacher, Leah Weisman, seemed to talk incessantly. The room was always full, from 30 to 50 people. And the space was intentionally overheated. \n\nTrue Hot Yoga requires a room temperature as high as 105°F, supposedly so muscles warm up quickly and stretch more easily. This gym's drafty old studio achieves only Balmy Yoga — about 81°F — which is just as well. I've experienced optimal Bikram temperatures just once, and frankly, that's way too much bodily fluid shared and dripped and flicked around among a bunch of people who know one another in anything less than a biblical fashion. \n\nBut the thing I hated most about the class was that at the very end, while everyone was resting for a few minutes in the stillness of Shavasana, the corpse pose (designed to quiet the mind), Leah broke into song. Classroom scuttlebutt is that she has been known to sing On a Clear Day, You Can See Forever, but I've only heard her sing verses from New Age-y folk tunes that mention planets spinning around the sun and the Earth Mother calling her children home. \n\nWhy torture myself so? Simple: love triumphs over hate. As it turns out, Leah is an excellent teacher. Week after week she goes through the same routine without ever falling into autopilot. She is very "present in the moment," as she might describe it. Leah offers cautions about overexertion, suggestions on how to do each pose at various levels of challenge, and great good humor. Last week she talked about a meditation seminar she had attended and called the impromptu lecture her "sermon on the mat." \n\nAs a gasping heater blows lukewarm air around the room, she intersperses practical instruction ("Pull up your quads as you pull down your hamstrings") with abstract concepts ("Remember, you're burning new neurological pathways") that I take or leave, depending on my mood. \n\nLeah wanders among the students, propelling the class forward even as she stops to adjust an arm angle here or perform a thyroid-massaging chin tuck there. She urges noncompetition, with oneself ("However you do the posture today is how you should do the posture") and with others ("How can you compare yourself to your neighbor? You don't have the same body!"). Her monologue becomes a mantra, returning my oft-wandering focus back to the pose I'm attempting. Where is my center of balance? Can I feel my spine stretch if I imagine my head and tailbone pulling in opposite directions? How does my alignment shift when I turn my foot three degrees to the right? \n\nSome people criticize Bikram for being too arduous, but as with all yoga, much of the responsibility falls to the individual. I welcome this opportunity to eschew faster, higher and stronger in favor of deeper. In this regard, the simplicity of Bikram's poses is one more way to avoid being distracted from myself. \n\nTo spend this much time slowly and gently stretching is a luxu
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It's a good exercise for beginners as long as you start at a beginner level and not with an advanced class. It focuses on slow, controlled movements, breathing, flexibility and balance. It does not burn many calories though if that's your reason for exercise. For more info on Yoga, visit http://www.abc-of-yoga.com
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While I haven't done it in a while, I do plan to start again, and that is one of the reasons. I used to spend about 20-30 minutes a day doing a yoga routine. I lost weight, appeared more fit and found that I felt great doing it. Like all exercise, however, it requires that you devote time and energy to it, which can be difficult to do. It's a matter of commitment.
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You should exercise at least half an hour, 3 to 6 times a week.
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For my students, I instruct them to do workout for from 2-6 times a week, and at least 3 total hours a week but not more than 6 hours unless they reach advanced level. For beginners, once a week for 30 min for 1 month. 2nd stage, 2-3 times a week for total hours of 1.5 for 1 month. If you can keep that up after 2 months, then increase frequency and duration to your needs.
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Usually beginner programs I know of offer 10 weeks of classes, once or twice a week for up to two hours per class.
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My trainer set me up with weight-training three times a week and cardio two times a week.  She suggested alternating them and not doing them all at one time.  If it's possible, maybe you should try to go 4-5x a week, spread out your activites.  I also alternate what part to work out first each time I weight-train.  I'll start upper one time, lower the next.