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Hello and welcome, this is Lucas Rockwood

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We've got some great questions from students this week. Christine asks, I've been doing

bikram yoga since 2012. At the beginning I was going four to five days a week. After the

holidays I've only been going three to four days a week I've

been noticing tightness in my hamstrings that I've never had before.

Is this because I have more muscle there now than before I practiced? What can I do to

stop painful tightness? So Christine whenever you're new to a practice,

you'll get sore.

And sometimes when you get sore, you'll feel tight.

And so if you practice a lot and really strongly you'll feel really really sore in your muscles and that can feel like tightness as well

I wouldn't be overly concerned about it. It sounds like three or four days a week is a pretty reasonable

practice pattern.

Sounds like you're doing the right thing.

I wouldn't worry about it.

I'd just give it some time.

It is normal to get a little bit of tightness

from building muscle strength.

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