Practicing yoga can help you improve your body posture, and some yoga poses for weight loss will help you stay fit and lose the extra pounds. If you are one of those people who sit at their desk for 8 hours/day, then you’d surely enjoy stretching your back and doing some yoga.
Yoga helps you to observe the movement of your body. You may not even feel you are working out because the poses are so relaxing. This type of exercising can increase insulin sensitivity and decrease the levels of stress hormone. Therefore, insulin sensitivity sends a signal to the body to burn calories as a source of energy instead of storing them. In what follows, we provided some yoga poses for weight loss.
Crescent lunge
For this pose, you will need to stand up and distance your legs at a hip-width length. Your arms should be at your sides. Breath in and sweep your arms outward, above your head. Exhale and bend over, trying to touch the floor with both hands. If you find it difficult to do it, you can bend your knees.
Inhale and put both of your hands on the floor. Then, as you exhale, step your left foot into a lunge, bending your knee at a 90-degree angle. During this, your left leg should be straight, pushing backward out of your left heel.
Inhale again, lifting your arms overhead. Lift your ribs and pull your stomach into your belly. Hold this pose for as long as you can, gazing forward. Step your left foot back to meet the right one and return to standing. Repeat the same lunge on the left side.
High plank to low plank
You need to start in a push-up position for this pose, having your legs and arms straight to support your body. Furthermore, you need to make sure that your leg muscles are engaged. Try to push out from your heels. Place your hands under your shoulders and hold this position. Breath normally and try to hold for as long as possible.
However, if it seems too difficult, lower your knees. Make sure that your body is straight and your abs do not sag toward the ground when you drop your knees. From high plank, inhale and exhale and then lower your chest toward the floor. Your elbows should be bent at a 90-degree angle. Squeeze them against your sides, hovering above the ground.
Boat pose
Sit on a yoga mat, bending the knees in front of you. Place your hands behind the thighs. Keep your torso straight and keep your head and neck in line with the upper part of the body. Lean back to form a 45-degree angle. Raise your feet such that your calves become parallel to the floor, pointing your toes.
Bridge pose
For this yoga position, you need to lie on your back, your arms by your sides and your palms should face the ground. Separate your knees hips-width distance apart and bent them. Furthermore, you need to make sure that your heels are as close as possible to your butt in order to reach and touch them with your fingertips.
Summing up
All the yoga poses for weight loss can help you work your tights, hips, back, and abs. Make sure you follow the instructions to perform these poses correctly. Also, you need to hold these positions for a few minutes to make sure that your muscles are engaged.
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