Bikram's Yoga Brookvale

Muscles, fascia and connective tissue become more elastic allowing for greater flexibilty with less chance of injury
Promotes sweating which assists the detoxification process using the body's largest eliminating organ - the skin
Blood becomes thinner which clears the circulatory system
When the body is warm. T cell output from the thymus gland is multiplied 20 fold. T cells fight infection which in turn keeps the immune system functioning properly
Warmer temperatures produce a fluid like stretch that allows for greater range of motion in the joints
Heart rate becomes elevated which improves the cardiovascular system (heart and lungs)
Warm muscles burn fat more effectively. When we stretch, the fat has no room to sit so it redistributes to the blood stream which we then use as energy
Capillaries respond to heat by dilating. This allows more oxygen to muscles, tissues, glands and organs helping in the removal of waste products
Higher temperatures improve the function of the nervous system, meaning that messages are carried more rapidly to and from the brain or spinal cord (you think clearer)
Improves strength because proteins can be utilised more effectively
Speeds up the breakdown of glucose and fatty acids
Provides strengthening of willpower, self control and determination through the challenging environment