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"Ever wanted to try hot yoga? If you&amp;#x27;ve been kicking around the idea, hold off on heading to a class until you see who shouldn&amp;#x27;t try it...Om. (I did not look this calm, cool, and collected when I tried hot yoga.) Hot yoga--where you perform yoga poses in a room heated between 90 and 105 degrees--may come with a list of benefits, like helping you sweat out toxins and release anxiety and stress. But experts warn that some people need to talk to their doctors before signing up for a class--or stay out of the sauna-like room altogether. According to Diana Zotos, a yoga instructor and physical therapist at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, &amp;quot;The heat makes people feel as if they can stretch deeper into poses and can give them a false sense of flexibility. This can lead to muscle strains or damage to the joint, including ligaments and cartilage.&amp;quot; If you experience any of these health issues, hot yoga might not be the exercise for you: * You&amp;#x27;ve ever had heat stroke or get fatigued, dizzy, or dehydrated quickly * You have osteoarthritis, rheumatologic arthritis * You have pain in your muscles or joints * You have high blood pressure, low blood pressure, or heart disease Plus, says Zotos, if you&amp;#x27;re totally new to yoga or over 40, you should first become familiar with yoga poses before heading to hot yoga--even if you don&amp;#x27;t have underlying medical conditions. &amp;quot;Yoga of any type is physically challenging, and the heated environment of hot yoga makes the practice especially demanding,&amp;quot; she says. Do you do hot yoga? Do you ever want to try it? More yoga talk: * The Scary Yoga Obsession * Naked Yoga: Would You Dare? * Your (Yoga) Personality Type: Decoded More Ways to Get Glamour Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter Add us to your iGoogle homepage Photo: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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