Adaptive Stress Response: The Hot Yoga Study

This is a small intervention study which is aimed at characterizing what is known as the adaptive stress response (also know as "hormesis") in women aged 30-45 years. Participants will perform Bikram Yoga in a room heated to 104°F (40°C) which is often referred to as "Hot Yoga". The hypothesis of this study is that a protective and health-promoting adaptive stress response can be induced in living humans by performing exercise in a hot environment. The primary question is:How does the body physiologically adapt to performing moderately vigorous exercise in a hot environment?