ATHLETES & STARS
Hot Yoga with Stevi Hillman
In Stevi Hillman’s world,
her horses are not the only
ones in the trailer who run.
Hillman and her husband,
Ty Hillman, both love
jogging as a form of exercise.
But Hillman has found a new
fitness love: hot yoga.
“Hot yoga really changes my mental
game,” says Hillman, “the main reason
I love it is because you sweat, you burn, and
you have to really focus solely on the pose. You cannot
allow your mind to wander or you could get hurt.”
You may be sitting there thinking this is only for the
women, the barrel racers. Hot yoga is not for the faint of
heart. During a hot yoga session, you’re in a room with
temperature set at least at 90 degrees, so before you
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even start working you’re already sweating. In yoga there
is no giving up, it really pushes you mentally. It teaches
you to push through the pain. Hillman also informed me
many of the calf ropers and steer wrestlers are starting to
try hot yoga because of the benefits.
However Hillman is not the only one in her trailer who
does yoga. Hillman incorporates different stretches into
her horse’s fitness program to help Cuatro Fame, also
known as Truck, stay loose during the long hours spent
hauling in the trailer.