Yoga For Weight Loss
CAN YOU LOOSE WEIGHT WITH YOGA?
We all know that active, intense styles of yoga help you burn the most calories. But it goes beyond that! Read until the end to be surprised!
Ashtanga, vinyasa, and power yoga are examples of more physical types of yoga. Vinyasa and power yoga are usually offered at hot yoga studios. These types of yoga keep you moving almost constantly, which helps you to burn calories.
Practicing yoga can also help you develop muscle tone and improve your metabolism.
While restorative yoga isn’t an especially physical type of yoga, it still may help in weight loss. One study found that restorative yoga was effective in helping overweight women to lose weight, including abdominal fat. These findings are especially promising for people whose body weight may make more vigorous forms of yoga difficult.
As we promised it goes beyond intense yoga!!
According to Vogue India, one of the crucial reasons why you'll find yoga being used in the same breath as weight loss is because of the role it plays in activating the thyroid gland, primary purpose of which is to regulate the metabolism by secreting the requisite hormone. Many cases of weigh gain often involve a condition called hyperthyroidism that refers to an imbalance in the endocrine system due to the improper functioning of the thyroid hormone. This is where yoga comes into the picture, as certain postures and inversions like the sarvangasana, or shoulder stand, and matsyasana, the fish pose, may help regulate the balance in the metabolism.
Additionally, if the body is too acidic. it protects itself by storing fat as insulation. The key to breaking this vicious cycle is to make the body alkaline, with poses such as paschimottanasana, or the seated forward bend, and janu sirsasana, the head-to-knee pose. The primary purpose of yoga is also to stoke the internal heat, or the agni sara, that helps burn the visceral fat accumulated in the body—low lunges, like anjaneyasana can be of help.
Read more at: https://www.vogue.in/content/yoga-for-weight-loss-tips-by-kareena-kapoor-khan-yoga-trainer
HOW OFTEN YOU SHOULD DO YOGA IN ODER TO LOOSE WEIGHT?
Practice yoga as often as possible in order to lose weight. You can do a more active, intense practice at least 3 to 5 times per week for at least 1 hour.
On the other days, balance out your practice with a more relaxing, gentle class. Hatha, yin, and restorative yoga classes are great options.
Read More at:https://www.healthline.com/health/yoga-for-weight-loss#frequency
