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HOTYOGA HOW IT WORKS The original is Bikram yoga, a 90-minute series of 26 poses done twice in a 105-degree studio. You'll find other hot yoga classes-either Vinyasa or Ashtanga yoga, given in 90-degree-plus rooms. Proponents claim the high temps help boost metabolism. SO DOES IT WORK (AND IS IT SAFE)? JUICE CLEANSES "You're going to sweat a ton, then you're going to drink HOW THEY WORK You ordervegetable andfruit beverages from one ofthe ubiquitous like mad and put-back on all juice-cleanse companies like BluePrintCleanse or OrganicAvenue. Then, as you've the water weight you lost." likely heard from the friend who won't shut up about iton Facebook, for three says Dr. Peeke. As for claims you'll burn fat faster? "Your to five days you drink onlythese beverages. (Ifyou must eat, some companies say metaboiism improves, at certainfoods, mostly rawveggies, are OK.) least temporarily, with pretty SO DO THEY WORK (AND ARE THEY SAFE)? You might shed, but it'llbe mostlywaterweight. much any exercise." And the heat may make you move "Nobody should do ajuice fast for more than three days," cautions Pamela Peeke, less vigorously, notes B. Don MD, assistant professor at the UniversityofMaryland and author ofThe Hunger Franks, PhD, a fellow of the Fix. No matter how manyvitamins thejuices have, the lackoffat means some of American College of Sports themwon't be properlyabsorbed. Ifyou do repeated cleanses, continues Dr. Peeke, Medicine: "The more work' you do, the more calories you the periods ofcalorie deprivation could cause a temporarymetabolism slowdown. burn." Avoid hot yoga if you Steer clear ifyou're pregnantor have diabetes. And knowthatyou could even gain have hypertension or heart weight ifyou overdo itwithfruitjuices, adds Frank Lipman, MD, an integrative disease since it can spike blood pressure. medicine specialist in New York City. Even the healthiest fruitjuice packs sugar. IF YOU WANT TO TRY IT... Stick with Case in point: Organic Avenue's Gracious grapefruitjuice has 37 grams. power yoga or aerobics for IF YOU WANT TO TRY ONE ••• Athree-dayjuicefast before a big event shouldbe fine, allows more effective fat-burning. Dr. Peeke, but checkinwithyour doctorfirst. Andbe aware thatthese diets can But if you test out hot yoga, drink up: Bikram masters cleanyou out in moreways than one: They cost up to $75 a day. recommend an extra 64 to 80 ounces of water per day.
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