Yoga for weight loss
People often associate yoga with relaxation, restoration, and recovery but rarely with weight loss. The process of losing weight is synonymous with suffering and pain because who can imagine weight loss as a halfway pleasant situation? It can be, and yoga is this very way. Cardio and weight-bearing exercises target only particular aspects of weight loss, depending on the workout routine. Yoga not only helps you burn calories and tone your muscles but also increases circulation, promotes hormonal balance, and activates digestion. These are key components for facilitating Yoga for weight loss in a more holistic and long-lasting manner. The essential difference between the two methods is that yoga is focused on a shift in consciousness to a healthier way of eating and living, which leads to permanent weight control and is thus a more sustainable solution.
I used to be a gym rat. The more I worked out, the more I bulked up. I soon realized that the reason for this was that I was eating so much. Working out made my appetite go through the roof, and I was overeating during every meal. Yoga controls your appetite because it harmonizes various body functions, so you will only feel as hungry as the amount of food you need to consume.
In this blog, we will see different poses that could help in weight loss with step-by-step procedures to perform them and pictures for demonstration. Follow these to lose weight sustainably.
1. Sheetkari Pranayama
Instructions:
1.Sit in a comfortable, relaxed posture
2. Close the eyes and press the teeth lightly together
3. Open the lips exposing your teeth. The tongue may be kept flat or folded against the palate
4. Inhale slowly and deeply through the teeth
5. After one deep inhalation, close the mouth
6. Exhale slowly through the nose in a controlled manner
7. This is one round. Repeat
2. Sheetali Pranayama
Instructions:
1. Sit in a comfortable, relaxed posture
2. Close the eyes and relax the body
3. Extend the tongue outside the mouth as far as possible without strain. Roll the sides of the tongue to form a tube. Inhale slowly and deeply through the tongue
4. Close the mouth and exhale deeply the
rough the nose. The length of the breath should produce a gushing sound
