As we officially enter the summer season, Courtney and Mia, leading yoga instructors and owners of Hotpod Yoga Leyton, part of the UK’s largest yoga business, have explained the benefits of practicing hot yoga in a 37-degree pod, even when it’s scorching outdoors.

“It may seem counterintuitive but hot yoga is something we can do all year round. In fact, practising in the summer on a scorcher of a day, has a few extra benefits,” says Mia, who has been instructing at Hotpod Yoga Leyton, which has been open on Midland Road since April 2024.

Turning up the dial on a typical yoga class and deepening the effect, Hotpod Yoga is renowned for its immersive, unintimidating experience that brings together soothing heat, dim, glowing lights with a distinct and ambient purple hue, calming beats (specially curated and licensed for the brand), and evocative scents (also made exclusively for Hotpod Yoga), designed to relax and revitalise.

This all takes place in the cocoon-like environment of the pod: a setting that transports users a million miles away from the everyday, restoring both body and mind.

Talking about the specific benefits of practising hot yoga during the summer, Hotpod Yoga co-founder and yoga instructor Nick Higgins says:

Acclimatise to the summer heat
“Spending time in one of our Pods actually helps your body acclimatise to the heat. The more you do it and the hotter it gets in the summer, the quicker your body will be able to adapt in similar conditions. That’s why Great Britain tennis star, Jack Draper, now ranked number four in the world, used our pods to help himself prepare for playing in Australia earlier this year. The exposure from the Pod will regulate your body temperature. Ultimately, sweating in the Pod will prepare you for life’s sweatier moments.”