Yoga and Weight Loss

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I'm a huge fan of yoga and am finding it to be a powerful tool in the battle of the bulge when you add in weight training.

Can Bikram Yoga Help Me Lose Weight?
Yoga.com Staff 9/28/2002

A minimum of 10 classes per month is recommended to get the benefits of Bikram yoga, among which is weight normalization. As a beginner, it takes three classes for your body to learn the proper approach to the postures, and ten classes for your body to begin to work with postures.You will realize optimization of all your body systems. Digestion and respiration, as well as endocrine, lymphatic and elimination systems will begin to work together. Your appetite will normalize and your unhealthy cravings will diminish. All of these results will help to normalize your weight if you devote yourself to regular practice.

Will I get a good workout? Bikram hatha yoga is a complete cardiovascular, aerobic, strength, flexibility and fat-burning workout. Bikram hatha yoga is the form of choice for more professional athletes, celebrities, models and medical professionals than any other style of yoga.


Bikram yoga students agree that it helps them look and feel great, lose weight and reduce stress. Physically, it is the perfect blend of strength, flexibility and balance. Mentally, it trains the mind in five key ways: to have faith in one's self, gain self control, increase determination, improve concentration and build patience.
 
Certain yogasanas are specifically aimed to stimulate the lethargic thyroid gland in order to increase the hormonal secretion. Thus, yoga acts upon metabolism of our body --increases metabolic activity and helps in reducing weight.



Unlike weight loss programs that offer paid-help in reducing x-amount of weight, yoga for weight loss is still the safest choice.

Yoga is a known stress buster, but it's also one of the most effective workouts for fighting stubborn fat stores,
 
Should you have good balance for doing yoga? I've never really tried it, but it seems very challenging.

Unfortunately my balance is terrible. I can hardly ride a bike :(
 
When you're doing yoga or any other physical activity, you just have to practice within your current limits. Yoga can be a great way to improve your balance, but to be safe, you have to start with the basics and avoid the temptation to do what others in the class might be doing - they may have been practicing for a very long time! The instructor should give different levels of difficulty or adaptations for those that are beginners, have poor flexibility, or poor balance. Don't let "bad" balance stop you from doing things, just start slow!
 
katy29 said:
Should you have good balance for doing yoga? I've never really tried it, but it seems very challenging.

Unfortunately my balance is terrible. I can hardly ride a bike :(
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Yoga, as we all know has tremendous physical and mental benefits. Start with the basics and would slowly experience an improvement on your balance.
 
Yoga posses help you to lose weight and great way to tone your body. Yoga postures work not only on the body but also on the mind.
 
The best way to use yoga for weight loss is we should add yoga to aerobic activities like swimming, cycling, jogging etc. that burns more calories.
 
The most obvious physical benefits of yoga practice include loosening of muscles that have been tightened by inactivity, tension, and stress.

Yoga really give us many rewarding benefits..
 
Yoga is good for weight loss because you burn more calories compared to other types of yoga or in order to loose weight you have to either eat less or burn more calories.
 
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