There are many reasons why you should practice yoga, but what if I told you that it could also help you lose weight? Believe it or not, yoga can be the ultimate exercise tool to help with both weight loss and muscle gain. With these 5 yoga poses, you’ll be on your way to slimming down in no time!
how yoga helps to lose weight
Anyone who has done yoga or pilates knows how challenging it can be. As with any exercise, doing yoga helps you lose weight by boosting your metabolism. One of its benefits is that it builds muscle mass, helping you burn calories faster throughout the day, even when you’re not working out.
This means you can eat a little more without gaining weight, and what goes up must come down! If you want to jump-start your weight loss journey in 2019, yoga may be just what you need!
While there are many different types of yoga available, Bikram yoga—named after its founder Bikram Choudhury—is one of the most popular styles. It is practiced in a room heated to over 100 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius), making it an excellent way to detoxify your body while losing weight fast. It also focuses on moving every part of your body at once: stretching, flexing, and twisting muscles all at once.
You will sweat profusely during class, which will help you shed excess water weight and get rid of toxins through sweating. And because it combines cardio exercises with strength training, yoga is an effective way to tone your muscles as well as slim down.
You will leave class feeling lighter than ever before! Whether you take a traditional Bikram class or opt for another type of yoga, make sure to find a teacher who can teach you proper alignment so that you don’t injure yourself while exercising.
A good instructor will also show
you how to modify poses if they become too difficult. When practicing yoga
regularly, you should see noticeable results within two weeks. Your clothes
should start fitting better and your energy levels should increase
dramatically. Continue reading How Yoga Helps You Lose Weight →
what are types of yoga for beginners
Whether you’re a beginner or more advanced in your practice, there are many types of yoga that can help you improve your health and lose weight.
Hot yoga, power yoga, Bikram—the list goes on and on. If you want to lose weight with yoga, it’s important to learn about different styles so you can find what works best for your body and personal fitness goals.
For example, if you’re looking to burn fat quickly, hot yoga might be just what you need; but if you want something more relaxing and less intense, restorative yoga might be a better fit.
The key is to start slow and
build up over time. Once you’ve mastered one style, try another! The more
variety you have in your practice, the better off you’ll be. (Plus, you never
know when you’ll stumble upon your next favorite type of yoga!)
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how old or young you are--yoga is an excellent way to become more physically
fit and reduce stress levels at home. (Third Sentence) In fact, if you're new
to yoga, a good place to start is with some basic stretches: sun salutations
will give your muscles a warm-up before getting into any complex poses.
Losing
weight
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The easiest way to lose weight is to create a calorie deficit—where you burn more calories than you consume. To do that, most of us need to work out and build muscle; yoga does both.
In fact, one study from Duke University found that people who practiced yoga regularly lost more weight than those who didn’t practice any form of exercise at all. And another study from Oregon Health & Science University found that women who practiced Hatha yoga three times per week lost more belly fat than those who didn’t practice any form of exercise at all.
So if you want to slim down
fast, start moving—and try some yoga while you’re at it. You don’t have to
become a yogi or give up your favorite Ashtanga flow sequence (unless you
really want to). But incorporating just a few simple poses into your workout
routine can make all the difference in helping you lose weight and keep it off.
Check out these five easy ways to incorporate yoga into your workouts today.
I like how they linked their sources and I think they made good points about why yoga helps with weight loss and staying fit. Also using you instead of I helped me sound less biased in my thoughts towards practicing yoga during workouts.
If I had more time I would've
included an example pose with pictures so it was easier for readers to
understand what I was talking about because sometimes words are hard to picture
as well as remember.
Helpful
habits
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It’s impossible to stay slim without maintaining a healthy lifestyle. However, it’s not as difficult as you might think. Here are some of our top tips for how to lose weight and maintain a healthy lifestyle:
Be proactive about your health: Research shows that there are psychological benefits to exercising regularly—primarily in terms of well-being and self-esteem. If you feel better about yourself when you work out, then it’s more likely that you will continue to do so. Make exercise part of your daily routine:
If something isn’t scheduled into your day, then it
won’t happen. Schedule exercise into your daily routine (e.g., first thing in
the morning or after work) so that it becomes an ingrained habit.
Staying focused on health
One of the reasons many people struggle to lose weight and maintain healthy lifestyles is that they don’t have a clearly defined purpose. Without a specific goal in mind, it’s easy to say yes to less-than-healthy foods and other temptations, especially if you aren’t feeling fit or vibrant.
For example, yoga has become wildly popular in recent years, but many practitioners use it as little more than an occasional weekend activity. If
your only reason for doing yoga is because you think it looks fun,
then chances are good that you won’t be able to stick with it long enough to
see results. However, if your reason for doing yoga is because you want to feel
stronger and healthier—and improve your posture—then chances are good that you
will be able to sustain a routine over time.
How
Yoga Helps
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Yoga helps to help with weight loss in a number of ways. First, yoga helps to calm your mind and body so that you can be more conscious of what you’re eating and how much exercise you’re getting.
Yoga also decreases stress and anxiety, which are huge triggers of overeating; if you’re not as stressed or anxious, you won’t need to turn to food as often. By helping you de-stress,
yoga also increases your metabolism. Finally, yoga helps improve flexibility and balance, making it easier to move around throughout your day without feeling tired or sluggish. All of these factors combine to make yoga an excellent way to lose weight!
If you’re ready
to get started on your journey toward losing weight through yoga, check out my
ebook The Ultimate Guide to Yoga for Beginners.
The
best type of yoga for beginners
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The most popular styles of yoga are Ashtanga, Bikram, Iyengar, and Vinyasa. However, if you’re a beginner it can be difficult to tell these apart. Ashtanga, Bikram, and Iyengar yoga focus more on a regimented routine of poses
while Vinyasa tends to focus on flowing sequences between poses with little or no break in between movements. If you’re looking for a type of yoga that focuses on physical fitness rather than spiritual enlightenment then Vinyasa is probably your best bet.
It’s also one of the best types of yoga for weight loss because it will help improve your cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, and strength. Even better, Vinyasa classes tend to flow at a faster pace which helps prevent boredom during your workout.
This style of
yoga is particularly good for those who have busy schedules since classes
usually last only an hour compared to other types of yoga which typically last
anywhere from 90 minutes up to 3 hours!
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