Yoga Tip for Men

Yoga and Calories Burned

This is the latest calorie burn on yoga styles . Amandas class is Bikram style and mine is vinyasa flow. Please address your intake accordingly as the last calorie counts were higher! E...

Deciding if a workout is worthwhile shouldn't be based on how many calories you burn; there are other factors to consider, like if you got your heart rate up, improved your balance and strength, or the exercise improves your energy levels. I'm a regular attendee at yoga classes, but it recently dawned on me that I have no clue how many calories I'm burning during yoga class. Because yoga makes me stronger and more flexible, it really doesn't matter how many calories I burn, but out of curiosity, I thought I'd see how my yoga classes stack up in the calorie department thanks to Health Status's calorie calculator.

Here are the results, listed from the lowest to highest calorie burners.

Type of Yoga Calories burned (1 hr / 150 lb person)
4. Hatha Yoga 189
3. Ashtanga Yoga 351
2. Bikram 477
1. Vinyasa 594

I was really shocked to see Vinyasa yoga as the type of yoga that burns the most calories. I assumed it would have been Bikram because you sweat so much in hot yoga. Contrary to popular belief, as we've already learned, don't rely on sweat as a gauge of how intense an exercise is. A combination of heart rate and perceived effort are much better indicators of how hard you are working and how much energy you are expending.

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Schedule Update

Drop on in this afternoon; classes at 4:00 and 5:15!