It's not the heat, it's the humidity that will get you
I have said more than once that I have the best gig in town. Give me screaming Hannah Montana fans over covering a fire any day. That doesn't mean that it's always easy.
About two weeks ago, I spent about 15 minutes tubing in the cold waters of Lake Michigan, at 8 in the morning. Being pulled by a boat, that early in the morning and in cold water...not that much fun.
The extreme was last Thursday when I met the one and only Bikram, as in the creator of Bikram Yoga, at the Bikram Yoga City Studio on Chicago Ave. You might not know, that his type of yoga is taught in a very hot room. When we were shooting our Around Town, it was a balmy 105 degrees.
I am all for hot weather. I was born and raised in it. I hate the fact that Chicago doesn't have enough of it. But working out for 90 minutes in that kind of heat... And the humidity is what gets to you.
I can totally see how your body loosens up enough to contort in to 26 Yoga positions, but after the shoot, I was sweating in places I had never perspired before and I din't even take the class. Needless to say, I needed a shower.
Bikram was all you expect a Yoga guru to be and he says that this kind of Yoga is great for people with chronic problems. I met some people with sports injuries that swear by it. I even so a woman who was 5 months pregnant and still doing it (with the aproval of her midwives. As long as her body temperature doesn't go up to high).
If you are interested, Bikram will be at Soldier Field on August 2nd. His first conference ever in Chicago. You can find out more by calling the Bikram Yoga in the City at 312-255-YOGA. Enjoy your sweaty work out.