Yoga instructor shares a beginner-friendly, five-minute yoga routine to stretch and strengthen your entire body at any time of day.

You can practice many of these poses at home. However, each pose comes with ... especially if you're participating in Bikram or hot yoga. If you are a beginner, look for a beginner-level class.

Hot yoga is sometimes called Bikram yoga, but many studios have moved away from using this name after criminal allegations have been raised about Bikram Choudhury, the founder of the practice.

Left unanswered are questions about the long-term effects of hot yoga practice, or how people with heart defects or other health conditions might react to the strenuous conditions, Tracy says.

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