#6933696 - 03/05/13 11:59 AM
Re: Yoga for fitness
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g@mby
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I have no concrete numbers. All I know is that it's WAY more strenuous than people would think. If I'm sweating and breathing faster, I figure I'm exerting myself. If I had to guess, I'd say an hour of yoga equates to an hour of moderate walking. I guess the catch is, you have to do a lot of it to see big changes.
Working through a few sun salutations is a nice upper/whole body workout.
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#6934391 - 03/05/13 04:43 PM
Re: Yoga for fitness
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Fastfeduous
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I'm sure you can get a decent workout with yoga, but I'll stick to what I'd say are more effective ways of burning calories. You can still include some yoga in any routine, I just wouldn't expect anything special for results.
From the limited amount I've read about the DDP Yoga, a lot of it is a complete lifestyle change. Yoga is a form of exercise many people (old, young, injured, fat) can participate in and I think just getting these people moving is a huge benefit to them.
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#6937567 - 03/06/13 11:05 PM
Re: Yoga for fitness
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BellRacer
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A friend of mine uses a calorie counter and it registers 750 calories in an hour of hot yoga.
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#6937819 - 03/07/13 08:39 AM
Re: Yoga for fitness
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Fastfeduous
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Hot Yoga might feel pretty good, but too many people think OMG, such a good sweat, what a great workout!
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#6938098 - 03/07/13 10:46 AM
Re: Yoga for fitness
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BellRacer
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I know you're not saying it does, but heat doesn't burn extra calories.
I can barely burn 750 calories in a hard hour of a spin class where my heart rate reaches max more than a few times. Unless your friend is a behemoth, 750 cals burned isn't realistic (especially for those that are not too overweight).
sounds on the high side to me too, but it's pretty incredibly repeatable and aligns closely with what i would expect out of other activities. 400 calories out of a moderately intense hour of aerobic like activity where max HR is approached a few times, 500 calories out of an hour of fairly intense jogging with varying elevation changes, etc.
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#6938110 - 03/07/13 10:54 AM
Re: Yoga for fitness
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g@mby
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I know you're not saying it does, but heat doesn't burn extra calories.
I can barely burn 750 calories in a hard hour of a spin class where my heart rate reaches max more than a few times. Unless your friend is a behemoth, 750 cals burned isn't realistic (especially for those that are not too overweight). sounds on the high side to me too, but it's pretty incredibly repeatable and aligns closely with what i would expect out of other activities. 400 calories out of a moderately intense hour of aerobic like activity where max HR is approached a few times, 500 calories out of an hour of fairly intense jogging with varying elevation changes, etc.
I know on the bike, your calorie burn goes up with your weight. At 190lbs, I'm burning ~100 cal more per hour than a 150lb cyclist. That probably doesn't have much to do with yoga, though.
I'll bet it's like 400cal/hour for a particularly vigorous yoga session.
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#6938673 - 03/07/13 02:47 PM
Re: Yoga for fitness
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Fastfedlock
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I know you're not saying it does, but heat doesn't burn extra calories.
I can barely burn 750 calories in a hard hour of a spin class where my heart rate reaches max more than a few times. Unless your friend is a behemoth, 750 cals burned isn't realistic (especially for those that are not too overweight). sounds on the high side to me too, but it's pretty incredibly repeatable and aligns closely with what i would expect out of other activities. 400 calories out of a moderately intense hour of aerobic like activity where max HR is approached a few times, 500 calories out of an hour of fairly intense jogging with varying elevation changes, etc.
That's almost 100% more from an activity that doesn't raise your HR nearly as much. I don't buy it unless he's very, very overweight.
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#6939853 - 03/08/13 08:46 AM
Re: Yoga for fitness
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Fastfeduous
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I'd agree with that statement, but there are people thinking their yoga is a rigorous workout.
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#6968733 - 03/22/13 11:55 PM
Re: Yoga for fitness
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CivicHarm
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I do yoga twice a week but mainly for flexibility and while some of the poses are challenging I do not think I would consider it that aggressive of a fitness regimen.
Maybe if it was a more advanced class which did more intense poses and held them longer. 
Either way good for him for getting out there and doing something!
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#6972301 - 03/25/13 05:25 PM
Re: Yoga for fitness
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bt0
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I've thought about it but never gotten around to it. Mostly to work on some nagging back issues, while staring at asses.
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