Show CM CN 00 CM Continued from page 7 Hill makes sure everyone has lots of water and reminds them that if they start to feel dizzy or sick they should lie down or leave the room to cool off ' No one does they all keep stretching pushing pulling sweating The class is open to anyone of any 8 level of fitness or yoga experience Hill X says Cole and Jones have never tried o yoga before E But Bikram may not be the best kind o) of yoga foe beginners to try because it’s — more difficult says Carol Knicoff who teaches in the Raleigh area and is 2D the authoryoga of “Healing Moves: How to X Cure Relieve aqd Prevent Common D Ailments with Exercise” (Three Rivers Press $14 in paperback): She thinks it’s best for someone looking for a ' challenging new workout not to want do the full 0) Beginners might CD at first says Mike ' O Huff coordinator of the sports perfor-mance program at Duke University Medical Center to give their bodies a chance to get acclimated to the heat People need to make sure they’re drinking lots of water if they stop sweating then they need to worry about dehydration and heat stroke And people with heart trouble or other medical problems that could be irritated by sa) 2 £ high temperatures should talk with a doctor before jumping in For most people though Huff says the heat will make stretching easier “Your muscles are like a rubber band If it’s cold and tense it doesn’t work well until it’s wanned up” He remem-' bets going into the sauna to stretch out before basketball games it’s the same principle Some people just don’t like die heat Hill says Othersget hooked The sweat he says is cathartic Hill can reel off benefits: loosening the muscles relaxing the mind detoxifying the body He’s interested in yoga as a treatment for anxiety and depression he struggled with those himself and found he didn’t need medication once he learned to focus his thoughts with yoga He tried several types of yoga and in 1996 left his advertising career to study yoga Then he Hied Bikram “It blew me away if was so intense” he says So he spent a few months in California studying'with Bikram Choudhury in what he calls “yoga boot c amp” to become certified Edward Blevin heard about the new studio and started working out there a couple of months ago A former runner working in Granville County he had just had surgery on hi s knees mkl says the heat helped diem heal much more quickly He conies five days a week now “I like die cleansing aspect I like the idea of flushing toxins out of my body” And as a developer : -- X ’1 ! 'V? ?& v' jV 4 V "i-- Scrippa Howard Photo a position during a yoga class at Bikram Hot Yoga in workout is performed in a warm room to make the body Holly Aureus foreground holds Raleigh NC The more flexible with a lot of stress he relies on the peace it brings him too’ At the endof die class Hill turns out all the lights but one amber floor lamp softly glowing in a comer The participants breathe in unison “Shh Shh Shh Shh” sounds fining die room like summer insects buzzing He dims tiie light even more and they lie on the floor damp and limp as noodles concentrating oq relaxing muscle after muscle until they feel like they’re melting into the floor “Imagine a warm ray of liquid light running down your arm te Imagine your arm floating away from your body” he says softly He slips out die door leaving the class lying there breathing softly in die dark Some jump up right away rubbing towels over their wet sldn Others stay motionless for five lOminutes Afterward die lobby feels strangely cold and bright Some people stand around and talk earing clementine from a bowl on the front desk savoring die i sweat-soak- : ed ISP MO It! 1C daflian tenDaaiS? Learn aUFE SPORT and enjoy great health as ' well! Challenge yourself and your 435-752-20- 20 family by learning the many opportu- nities ice skatinjg offers Programs for Phone:435-787228- 8 Fax: 435-787-22- 44 ! 2825 200E North Logan 0ualbkkttcfMamSt28SOH) ISL wwwecdesfcecom - all ages: Learn to Skate Figure Skating- Hockey Start now and enjoy the wonderful atmos- phere at Cache Valley's brand new year round ice skat- -' ing facility! NORTHERN UTAH EYE CENTER 550Estt 1400 Nmk Suite T m J 4 bp UT 04341 |