5 Yoga practices for effective weight loss
Yoga can help burn stubborn fat!
According to a research conducted by the National Centre for Complementary and Integrated Heath, practicing Yoga addresses your physical and mental health holistically and helps combat stress, anxiety and other behavioural dysfunctions. Rooted deeply in the Indian philosophy, Yoga is finding resonance in many western countries today. With the recently started annual observance of the ‘International Yoga Day’, this form of exercise is slowly penetrating many households in India.
In the modern world, the importance of yoga finds spotlight for being the “easy” way to deal with problems as overweight, depression, mental unrest and other lifestyle perils.
While there are many benefits of yoga, in this blog we have penned down 5 yoga regimes for losing weight within 2 weeks.
- Ardha Chakrasana/ Half Wheel Pose
For firm chest, bust, abdomen and thighs
Rest the hands on your hips and breathe slowly. While you breathe, bend your upper body backwards. Place the hands on the hips or join palms behind your back in Namaskar position. Now carefully hang your head back, but ensure that you don’t strain the neck.
- Dhanurasana/ Bow Pose
For firm fatless belly and tight hips
Lie flat on the stomach and bend the knees. Now hold your ankles and pull your legs towards your head so that the back arches and the thighs are lifted off the floor. Lift your chest up and push backward, bending the body to resemble a bow.
- Trikonasana/Triangle Pose
Sheds fat from the belly, hips, thighs and waist
Stand and keep a distance of 3-4 feet between your legs. Now extend both your arms sideways and keep them at shoulder level. Inhale slowly and raise the left arm while bending the body towards the right and the right arm going downwards and its fingers pointed at your toes. Look upwards at the sky/ceiling and inhale deeply. Relax the body and hold the posture for a minute. Now do it on the other side.
- Eka Pada Uttanapadasana / Leg Raised Pose
Tones the lower abdomen
Lie on your back. Exhale and while inhaling, slowly raise one leg to a 90-degree angle from the floor. Maintain the posture while breathing normally. While exhaling slowly, lower the leg back to the ground. Now repeat with the other leg.
- Ardha Navasana/ Half Boat
Melts tummy fat
Sit on the mat and lift your feet off the ground. Bend your knees slightly and pull the thighs towards the torso while the lower legs remain parallel to the ground. Extend your arms forward, parallel to the ground.
Yoga has elements of
prana
or
life force
. Increased prana improves the quality of your blood, complexion and general health. By regularly doing these exercises, you will experience an immediate positive effect on your emotions and mind. Do these yoga exercises in sets of five every morning and evening for 30 minutes if your schedule permits. Consistency is the key to getting results in two weeks.
Precaution:
Please consult your doctor before performing any Yoga Asanas, in case you are suffering from any medical issues or have had a recent surgery. Also, there should be a gap of at least 2 hours after meals to perform yoga. Ideally performed on empty stomach conditions.
