Exercising in sweltering heat
(WorldNews Health)

Do you like working out in a hot, sauna-like room? Probably not. My only experience in such an environment years ago left me dizzy and nauseated; before passing out, I crawled out of the stinky room to take a cold shower. Personally, I don´t enjoy working out in air-conditioning either - my ideal setting would be outdoors, under a shade by the beach, with a gentle breeze blowing. So, it was with much reservation that I accepted an invitation to try out a local hot yoga place, with a difference. Hot yoga has been around since the 1970s and its origins have been attributed to yoga guru Bikram Choudhury. At that time, he was teaching in Japan and became intrigued by the saunas his students...