Bikram Yoga: Hot as...

I have been all over Groupon lately. My most recent purchase was a $24 trial month of Bikram Yoga at Bikram Yoga Dallas. I have done Bikram classes a few times in the past with my brother in Colorado - and felt like it was overall a positive experience, so when this one came up I decided to give it a go! That being said, I wasn't sure this was an activity I wanted to embark on alone so I recruited Hallie. You know you are friends when you can sweat for 90 minutes with someone!

Instructions for the class included: HYDRATE (so naturally I had two cups of coffee and a coke), no pants (who would ever wear pants in a hot room), and come back within 24 hours after your first class (not happening!). So Hallie and I went for it this past Wednesday. A friend of hers went a few days prior and HATED IT - making us both a little nervous. I would say out of the three times I have done it - I liked it twice and the third time I got a bit too dehydrated. Given the feedback on the class we felt it intimidated and decided it was necessary to go in with a "safe word"...banana! And I can tell you that at about minute 87 I was ready to scream banana! (FML was floating around in my head for about 2/3 of the class!) But we both survived and I might add - did all the positions, not quitting once!

So what is it like to sweat so much? Well less gross than watching other people sweat I can tell you that! When we first walked into the studio another class was just getting out. I looked at Hallie and said "60% of me wants to leave right now!" It is hard to get over feeling grossed out by all the sweaty people around you - until you are that person and you don't even care anymore! Another interesting fact about Bikram - I would compare it to a European beach - less it more to most people! So you see a lot of skin - whether you want to or not!

After class, feeling both elated and completely defeated - we grabbed a gatorade from Tom Thumb and discussed how rather than electrolytes - a glass of wine sounded equally as rewarding! My goal is twice a week - we shall see how that goes! Hopefully much easier with a friend than on your own!

Before class - and yes I did go shopping for yoga outfits!

After class! Gross!

All in all - it does feel really good after you survive the 90 minutes! But twice a week is probably all I'm interested in committing at this point!