She busily spent her 20s getting married, starting a family, and finding a good job-�all to the detriment of her waistline. �I was at 165, and I didn�t see myself stopping,� says this Internet manager from Atlanta. The weight overwhelmed her 5-foot-6 frame, so when a friend invited her to attend a Bikram yoga class, Moxley agreed to go.

�It felt like I was back in gym class, bending in all these ways that I never thought I could as an adult,� Moxley says. After a few days, she noticed a burst of post-yoga energy; after a few weeks, her mood improved. That�s not to say everything was smooth sun saluting. �In class there are mirrors all around, and you�re not wearing much clothing because it�s so hot. Just looking at yourself for an hour and a half makes you think about how much you need to change,� she says.

Change, she has. Moxley has lost 30 pounds and counting. Plus, �the more I went, the less cellulite I seemed to have,� she says. �My skin elasticity has been improving ever since.�

Moxley�s tip: Give yourself time to adjust. �When you first start Bikram, you might get a rash from the heat or come home and crash for the rest of the day,� she says. �Once you get past that phase [about 2 weeks], you�ll start seeing results.�