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The art of pugilism, as Howard Cosell once said, “Is chillingly simple: One man purposefully endeavors to inflict bodily harm on another man”. The practice of Bikram Yoga, a 90 minute series of Hatha Yoga postures performed in a room heated to 40C, aims: “To deliver total health through the balancing and strengthening of every system in the body.”
At first glance, the two practices seem unlikely bedfellows. And yet an increasing number of Britain’s top boxers have begun to incorporate Bikram Yoga into their training regimes.
“It’s a mad Ying and Yang mix,” said Denton Vassell, Commonwealth Welterweight Champion, when speaking to BoxingScene about Yoga. “But it fits as one.”
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At first glance, the two practices seem unlikely bedfellows. And yet an increasing number of Britain’s top boxers have begun to incorporate Bikram Yoga into their training regimes.
“It’s a mad Ying and Yang mix,” said Denton Vassell, Commonwealth Welterweight Champion, when speaking to BoxingScene about Yoga. “But it fits as one.”
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