Bikram Yoga is gaining a large fan base. It is even touted as the secret to Jenny McCarthy's admirably hot body that has encouraged her to build a 105° yoga studio in her home. Even Madonna and George Clooney credit the technique for helping them to maintain their slim physiques.
Bikram Yoga, founded by Bikram Choudhury in the late 1970s is a therapeutic yoga performed in 90 minutes through 26 postures along with two separate breathing exercises. It is performed in a room with a line up of mirrors, so that enthusiasts can do their postures correctly by seeing their alignment.
Bikram Yoga is done in a room set at a temperature of 105°. This is essential to minimise injury due to a muscle pull. The heat warms up the body, boosting circulation to the joints and creates a safer environment for stretching. Practising Bikram Yoga enables people to increase flexibility, detoxify themselves, heal aches and pains, improve strength and balance, lose weight and tone up. Hence, it is considered a complete system work out.