Yoga for Weight Loss

Posted on December 17, 2007 in Latest News

Tired of trying (in vain) one fad diet after the other? People around the globe who are obese do their best to look trim and toned. For some, certain diets work, for the less fortunate ones, they still are obliged to remain afraid of rich food. Yoga puts an end to all these woes. Besides inducing weight loss, yoga brings with it all round mental and physical well-being.
Yoga exercises are far from tiring, unlike the usual body work-outs; on the contrary, it is a wonderful relaxing technique, since it focuses on meditation and breathing, which keep you going the whole day.

Asanas:

The positions and postures of yoga are useful in reducing the fasts of various parts of the body. Forward bending, twisting, backward bending reduces the fat coats near abdomen, butts and thighs. Tree pose, hero pose, swinging lotus pose are helpful for burning fats for arms and legs. 

 Dhanurasana Method:

 Release the legs and lower them to the ground. Rest your head down and place the arms on your sides and relax a while and repeat the exercise two or three times. 

 Sun Salutations:  24 sun salutations a day, at a speed of 4 rounds in a minute, can provide benefits altogether of both asanas and exercises. Regular exercise of sun salutations is beneficial for lungs and enchanting mantras have a relaxing effect on mind.

 Pranayama: it is a technique to control vital energy of life and act as a vehicle for energy management. Kapalbhati, Bhasrika and fast breathing leaves excellent effects on obese people. These improve lungs tendencies and help burning fats. 

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