Salt and water balance after sweat loss: A study of Bikram yoga

Abstract Bikram yoga is practiced in a room heated to 105°F with 40% humidity for 90 min. During the class a large volume of water and electrolytes are lost in the sweat, specifically, sodium is lost, the main cation of the extracellular fluid. There is little known about the volume of sweat and the...

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Main Authors: Hasan Alrefai, Shannon L. Mathis, Sarah M. Hicks, Aleksandra I. Pivovarova, Gordon G. MacGregor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-11-01
Series:Physiological Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.14647