How Many Calories Does Hot Yoga Burn?

Heat makes you feel destroyed. Water weight is not fat loss. Hot yoga burn is real but usually overstated by sweat drama.

Working MET ≈ 4 (heated yoga class average — sweat ≠ calorie burn). At 70 kg that is ~140 kcal / 30 min. Scale for bodyweight; long rests lower the real total.

Calorie table

Estimated calories for Hot yoga (MET ≈ 4):

55 kg: 15 min: ~55 · 30 min: ~110 · 45 min: ~165 · 60 min: ~220

70 kg: 15 min: ~70 · 30 min: ~140 · 45 min: ~210 · 60 min: ~280

85 kg: 15 min: ~85 · 30 min: ~170 · 45 min: ~255 · 60 min: ~340

Continuous effort only.

Where IGNITE AI fits

Weigh-ins after hot yoga gaslight people. IGNITE AI Progress photos and weekly averages beat the post-class scale freakout.

Bottom line

Use ~140 kcal / 30 min at 70 kg as a starting point for hot yoga, then trust weekly food averages more than any single board.