Hot yoga doesn’t actually have to be hot to benefit your body. Bikram yoga, also known as hot yoga, is yoga performed at very high temperatures. But a study out of Texas found that while traditional Bikram yoga improved heart health, Bikram yoga in a room temperature environment had the same results. So if you are interested in trying Bikram but haven’t because of the sweltering temperatures, rest assured that you can still learn Bikram while improving your health and working out at the same time. Look up the moves and do them in the comfort of your own home in a normal temperature environment.

Stress may actually be making you sick. Research performed on mice out of Michigan State University has shown that a protein in the body affects your immune system when you feel stressed. When this protein, corticotropin-releasing factor receptor subtype 1, better known as CRF1 goes into your immune system it can cause things like irritable bowel syndrome and asthma. Relax your mind and your body to keep your stress levels down and yourself healthy with different types of stress-relieving activities