Yogis embrace heat as firefighters battle tougher conditions

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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. "