Weight loss by yoga

[faheem alam]

Yoga is referred as a low-impact physical exercise, and is used for therapeutic purposes and weight loss. Yoga has been studied as an intervention for many conditions, including back pain, stress, and depression. Yoga step refers as the asanas or postures. Many people think that yoga is just stretching. But while stretching is certainly involved, yoga is really about creating balance in the body through developing both strength and flexibility. This is done through the performance of poses or postures, each of which has specific physical benefits. The poses can be done quickly in succession, creating heat in the body through movement or more slowly to increase stamina and perfect the alignment of the pose.

Doing yoga regularly have many benefits, including making you feel better about your body as you become stronger and more flexible, toning your muscles, reducing stress, and improving your mental and physical well-being. Yoga play important role in weight loss, the person who has 150-pound will burn 150 calories in an hour of doing regular yoga, compared to 311 calories for an hour of walking at 3 mph.

 

 

 

 

Benefits of Yoga

 

• Regular practice of Yoga and controlled life style reduces obesity.
  
• Yoga is suitable for people in any age group.
  
• Yoga has considered all aspects of health (physical, emotional and mental)
  
• Yoga makes human being body flexible, efficient and slim.
  
• Burns calories
  
• Yoga increases stamina, strength, flexibility and tones our body and core.
  
• Yoga helps achieve control over mind and behavior (one can easily control food habits and change life style to reduce the obesity.)
  
• Yoga has different effect on obesity, which is permanent in nature than other techniques for obesity reduction. Weight loss is permanent but one needs to practice few important techniques regularly.
  
• Increases metabolism.
  
• Alleviates stress and tension and improves focus or concentration on work. Increases flexibility and strength in glutes and other inactive muscles.