Mace Casey, Eggleston Brandon
1. Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA.
2. National University, San Diego, CA.
Int J Yoga Therap. 2016 Jan;26(1):49-53. doi: 10.17761/1531-2054-26.1.49.
There is little to no scientific data about the health benefits or risks to participating in hot yoga, in particular distinguishing it from the practice of non-hot yoga.
This study aims to provide some preliminary evidence about the risks and benefits of participating in hot yoga. Future studies will be able to build off the findings herein.
This study utilized online survey software (Qualtrics) and recruited participants through convenience sampling (n = 157) by targeting yoga websites and online forums. As there is currently no known questionnaire that has been developed to assess the risks and benefits of hot yoga participation, an exploratory measure was designed to gain more detailed responses from participants. Descriptive epidemiological analyses we re conducted.
Participants of hot yoga had a number of pre-existing health conditions. Both benefits and adverse outcomes were reported. The most frequently reported health benefits of hot yoga in this sample included increased flexibility (63%), improved mood (58%), increased fitness (43%), and improved stamina (42%). Just over half of the participants reported some sort of adverse event during a hot yoga session (n = 82). The most commonly reported adverse events included dizziness (60%), feeling light headed (61%), nausea (35%), and dehydration (34%), amongst others.
Further study on the risks and benefits of hot yoga participation is required.
关于参与热瑜伽对健康的益处或风险，几乎没有科学数据，尤其难以将其与非热瑜伽练习区分开来。
本研究旨在提供一些关于参与热瑜伽的风险和益处的初步证据。未来的研究将能够基于本文的研究结果展开。
本研究使用在线调查软件（Qualtrics），通过便利抽样（n = 157），以瑜伽网站和在线论坛为目标招募参与者。由于目前尚无专门用于评估参与热瑜伽的风险和益处的已知问卷，因此设计了一项探索性措施，以从参与者那里获得更详细的回答。进行了描述性流行病学分析。
热瑜伽参与者存在一些既往健康状况。参与者报告了热瑜伽的益处和不良后果。在该样本中，热瑜伽最常报告的健康益处包括柔韧性增加（63%）、情绪改善（58%）、健康状况改善（43%）和耐力提高（42%）。略超过一半的参与者报告在热瑜伽课程中出现了某种不良事件（n = 82）。最常报告的不良事件包括头晕（60%）、感到头晕目眩（61%）、恶心（35%）和脱水（34%）等。
需要对参与热瑜伽的风险和益处进行进一步研究。
