Yoga is very good for your body because it can be done by
anyone at any age. It is mostly equally good for children, adults, and elder
also. Many times it shows that people
have lost an average of 6 kilograms or 12.7 pounds at the end of 3-4 months of
yoga.
Some recent research has shown that yoga is more effective
than any other exercise for weight loss, relief from stress and makes your body
active. When we compared to other weight loss exercises such as aerobics, running,
strength training and many more. This exercise cannot be done by every person because
exercise is not easy for everyone like for overweight person, fatty persons
this exercise have bad effect on body. Most people who continued yoga sessions in
routine for at least a year managed to bring their weights down to the normal level.
Yoga is also one of the forms of exercises that can be
performed even by those suffering from disease. Even those who had very high
cholesterol levels of more than 200 mg per dl were able to reduce their total
cholesterol levels to manageable limits within a matter of weeks. Cholesterol levels started decreasing at the
end of four weeks and showed a steady decrease even at the end of two years of
yoga.
Yoga Exercises to Lose Your Weight
Yoga is even suggested to pregnant women and top-class
athletes. Specifically with regards to obesity, yoga is considered good because
the asana or postures are done slowly and yet go through a whole range of
motion, gently stretching as well as contracting different muscles.
Yoga is also never
strenuous and can be done as slowly as desired. In fact, in most asana or
poses, the benefits are determined on the amount of time a person holds that
asana. Further, studies conducted on children over a 12-week period showed an
average loss of 2 kilograms or 4.5 pounds, and was also coupled with an
increase in overall health and self-esteem.
There are not many yoga tips to reduce weight apart from practicing the poses correctly and doing them regularly. Yoga should always be performed on an empty stomach, and although the simple postures can be self-taught, it is always better to learn the more complex ones under the guidance of an instructor.
Yoga exercises
When compared to other weight loss exercises such as
aerobics or strength training, which are considered the best exercises for
weight loss, yoga may not seem to be up there at the top of the list. Yet,
recent research has shown that when it comes to effectiveness, yoga is by far
more effective than any other exercise at reducing weight. Studies have shown
that people have lost an average of 5.8 kilograms or 12.7 pounds at the end of
3 months of yoga. Cholesterol levels started decreasing at the end of four
weeks and showed a steady decrease even at the end of two years of yoga. Other
studies have showed that mild aerobic training does not show much benefit in
either reducing weight or blood pressure (BP), while even mild yoga showed a
decrease in BP as well as small reductions in weight. Further, studies
conducted on children over a 12-week period showed an average loss of 2
kilograms or 4.5 pounds, and was also coupled with an increase in overall
health and self-esteem.
Top poses (asanas) for weight loss are:-
• Half
Crescent Moon Pose (Ardha Chandrasana)
• Tree Pose
(Vrksasana)
• Boat Pose
(Naukasana)
• Chair
Pose (Utkatasana)
• Bow Pose
(Dhanurasana)
• Wind
Relieving Pose (Pawanmuktasana)
• Cobra
Pose ( Bhujangasana)
• Triangle
Pose (Trikonasana)
• Plank
Pose
All this data are the results of scientific experiments and
not only compare favorably with other methods of weight loss, but show yoga to
be better.
