Hot Yoga Studio Design - Do's and Don'ts

Hot Yoga Studio Design - Points To Consider

Whether you are looking to build a brand new, purpose built hot yoga studio, or add heating to an existing yoga centre to provide an additional offering to your customers / clients / yogis, there are a few things to consider:

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Hot Yoga Studios seem to popping up all over the UK, and since entering in to the market of hot yoga we have seen another rise in the popularity of this practice, mainly because it is affordable for a newly qualified teacher, or even a well established teacher or yoga entrepreneur to start up their own studio by using some very basic, but vital principles of heating and humidity and designing an attractive studio around this equipment. Most of the clients we have are entrepreneurs looking to make the most of utilising hot yoga because of the health benefits and the impact they can have on other people's lives.

As a company, you may have noticed we tend to stay out of the spiritual side of yoga when blogging about hot yoga studios, mainly because we just don't have the experience and we are not qualified to talk about it. We are also sometimes asked if we practice hot yoga at Euro Controls - the truth is we don't, but that doesn't mean to say we don't know what we are talking about when it comes to specifying the right type of heating for a brand new studio - in fact, it can work in our favour as we can take a very objective view of what is needed in the room in order to reach the high temperatures of 30, 35 and even...............

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The Yoga Show 2012

The Yoga Show was a huge success for Euro Controls UK Ltd, and we have been so busy with site visits and helping design hot yoga studios, we realised we hadn't even put up any pictures of the show!

Stand C5 (our stand!) was buzzing over the three days of exhbiting and we got to say hello to a number of customers enjoying the benefits of infra red heating.

We really tried to get under the skin of our customers whilst at the show and to learn even more about what makes yogis tick.  We talked Bikram, hot yoga, vinyasa, swing yoga, hanging off wall type yoga, and a plethora of yoga terms that we are still getting our heads around.

All in all we had a great time showing off our new heaters and THE HOT BOX, and we are now cracking on with installations, upgrades and refurbishments of yoga studios.

The organisers of the show, Prime Impact, helped to make the day a smooth and successful event, and I'm pretty sure we'll back next year - this time with a bit of a suprise for visitors......watch this space!

8 Steps to Changing or Updating Your Distribution Board

Since installing FRICO infra red heaters in to hot yoga studios, we have come across a few sites that need to upgrage or update their existing power supply to accomodate for the extra power needed to heat the room up to 42⁰C:

Schneider Distribution Board

1. Contact your electricity provider (British Gas / NPower)
2. Let them know you are planning on adding extra heaters to the system and you require an upgrade / updated header
3. They may refer you to a national energy provider, such as UK Power Networks
4. They willl send you a form to complete (for upgrading existing power supply)
5. They will send an engineer to complete a site survey for the upgrade the power or to update the "header"
6. Following the site visit, they will send an engineer to make the changes and upgrade the system
7. Depending on the location of the power supply to the power distribution board they may need to close part of the road or make special arrangements    
8. Use a local electrician to provide you with a new power distribution board with spare "ways" to connect the new heaters to, along with 10 to 40Amp MCBs on the board 

So, to keep things simple, deal with your electricity provider, ask them the procedure to upgrade or updte your existing power suply and then contact us when you are ready to install the infra red heaters.

If you have any further questions on power supply, please do not hesitate to contact us on the details at the top of this blog.

Best wishes!

Tim   

Hot Yoga – Why Heat & Humidity?

Heat and humidity allows the body to warm up properly. This in turn reduces the risk of injury and allows you to work more deeply.

If you take into consideration that Hot Yoga originated in India, where they have a much hotter and humid climate, it makes sense that we should prepare our bodies with heat and humidity before stretching.

By combining Heat and Humidity in Hot Yoga studios the following benefits can be gained;

·         Muscles and connective tissues become elastic allowing for greater flexibility with less chance of injury;

·         Encourages sweating which assists the detoxification process;

·         Blood becomes thinner which clears the circulatory system;

·         Helps to multiply T cells which fight infection and in turn keep your immune system functioning properly;

·         Helps to increase your heart rate which improves your cardiovascular system;

·         Burns fat more effectively;

·         Helps you to think clearer;

·         Improves strength because proteins can be utilized more effectively;

·         Speeds up the breakdown of glucose and fatty acids;

·         Provides strengthening of willpower, self control and determination.

As you can see, there are many benefits when heat and humidity are introduced into your workout, so why not contact us today for information on our Infrared Heating Panels and Humidifiers.

CAREL COMPACTSTEAM HUMIDIFIER

THE HOT BOX: Purpose Built Hot Yoga & Training Studio

Euro Controls UK Ltd have created THE HOT BOX: The Purpose Built Hot Yoga & Training Studio that has been developed on the back of the increase in demand for hot yoga in America, UK and Europe.  

THE HOT BOX comes complete with infra red heating panels to take the room to over 40⁰C plus a a state of the art steam humidifier to keep the humidity levels up, along with specialised mood lighting to create the perfect atmosphere to practice hot yoga, fitness and sports rehabilitation exercises.

THE HOT BOX wood is from Finland - Euro Controls UK Ltd have selected the very finest of wood that is well insulated meaning the heat that is generated within THE HOT BOX stays where it should, without waste.  Clients will be able to practice in the heat without any air flow, noisy fans or stale air - perfect!

THE HOT BOX is suitable for athletes looking to get the edge in terms of pre match training.  Studies have shown how training in hot, humid conditions can improve performance by  up to 8%.

 What does this mean for athletes living / residing in cooler climates?

They can train in the heat before travelling to a tournement in a hot and humid climate.  For example, Andy Murray, World No.3 would be able to acclimatise to the hot weather in Dubai, Australia, America where temperatures will range from 30-40⁰C +, before travelling to the tournement destination giving him the edge before even setting foot on court and practicing before a main event.  His body will have been conditioned in hot humid conditions using the THE HOT BOX, giving him a head start, and giving him the confidence to perform in the hottest environments.

In addition to the added benefits of using THE HOT BOX for heat conditioning, athletes can use the hot environment to stretch and perform rehabilitation exercises and promote quicker healing.  By subjecting the muscles of the body to higher temperatures, the athlete will find a greater range of motion with stretches, thereby flushing the muscles with oxygenated blood and clearing the muscle cells of waste, and preventing the build up of scar tissue.

Studies have shown that muscles tend to tighten up after an injury, therefore, THE HOT BOX could be used as a way to prevent injury in the first place but also to help in the healing and strengthening process needed post injury.

THE HOT BOX is set to take the hot yoga, sports rehab and sports training sector by storm and will be the must have item for yogis and athletes alike.

For more information Contact Us.  sales@eurocontrols.co.uk / 0870 770 1500

Hot Yoga Studio Design: The Fitness Space

 Hot Yoga: The Fitness Space, Ascot

The Fitness Space in Ascot have a brand new hot yoga studio installed thanks to our engineers at Euro Controls UK Ltd. 

We specified and installed 9 FRICO radiant heaters, with controls to provide approx. 10kW of heating power to the room.

Read the full article here:  http://www.humidifiers-uk.com/page/hot_yoga:_the_fitness_space

Hot Yoga Studio Design: The Fitness Space

The Fitness Space in Ascot have a brand new hot yoga studio installed thanks to our engineers at Euro Controls UK Ltd.

Read the full article here:  http://www.humidifiers-uk.com/page/hot_yoga:_the_fitness_space

Top 5 Tips: Hot Yoga Studio Design

Whether you are looking to build a brand new, purpose built hot yoga studio, or add heating to an existing yoga centre to provide an additional offering to your customers / clients / yogis, there are 5 things to consider:

Euro Controls UK Ltd have produced a 5 Step article on the fundamentals to designing your very own hot yoga studio.  Read Article