Yogis embrace heat as firefighters battle tougher conditions

The heat didn’t stop yogis from entering the hot yoga room at Bikram Yoga Roslyn, where the temperature is 106 degrees.

Caroline Flynn and Cecilia Dowd

Jul 17, 2024, 10:07 AM

Updated 162 days ago

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The heat didn’t stop yogis from entering the hot yoga room at Bikram Yoga Roslyn, where the temperature is 106 degrees.
Owner Jamie Weil, who’s also a teacher at the studio, said the benefits of doing Bikram yoga are the same whether it’s hot outside or not.
He said the heat just helps you to sweat a little bit more and eliminate toxins.
For volunteer firefighters, the hot temperatures can make tough situations even more difficult.
Each volunteer has about 50 pounds of extra weight as a result of the gear necessary to respond to a fire.
Nassau County Chief Fire Marshal Michael Uttaro said that on a normal day firefighters can get overheated, so when there's a heat index over 100 degrees and high humidity, it becomes that much more difficult.