Yoga - For Weight Loss By Barbara Tomasik

Practicing yoga is great! Not only do you become happier, healthier and calmer but you can also lose weight and keep your body in shape.

Below are given the most helpful yoga poses to help you achieve your weight-loss goal.

Everyone dreams about the flat tummy and this is the most common area where the fat is located. Luckily, with a regular yoga practice and specific yoga poses you will achieve your target.

Some of the yoga poses for your abdominal muscles are: sun salutation, abdominal lift, wind releasing pose, child's pose, spinal twist, cobra pose, boat pose.
Practice them every day for at least thirty minutes.

Our legs and arms also need to be toned up with yoga regime. So, if you want to work more on your legs and arms there are different poses to master like: sun salutation, hero pose, bridge pose, tree pose, chair pose, triangle pose, downward facing dog and butterfly pose.

If you are seeking to tighten your chest muscles you will need to perform poses like: sun salutation, spinal twist, triangle pose, hero pose, wheel pose, four limbed staff pose, downward facing dog pose and upward facing dog pose.

With regular yoga practice you need to look into your diet, what you eat and when you eat. There are some helpful hints to live a healthier and slimmer life. The most important thing you must remember is that - You Are What You Eat.

So, if you stop eating junk food and swap it with a healthy, low-in fat food you will find yourself shedding pounds. But remember that everything in excess, even the good food, is bad for you.

The next thing you must learn is the portion control. Eat smaller portion with each meal rather than eating twice a day and overeating. Eat only when you are hungry and you find yourself having more energy throughout the day.

In conjunction you may add in a steam-room or take a hot bath with lavender oil to help you reduce stress accumulated throughout the day. Stress is one of the major factors in the battle against excess weight.

Water is a wonderful tonic for your body and mind! Drink plenty of still water during each day and your skin will look younger, and your body will be washed out of the toxins, leaving you feeling refreshed and full of energy.

You will stay hydrated and you will get the important minerals and nutrients that you can get from water. Good luck!

Ms Barbara is a Certified Yoga trainer and also a Teacher in Physical Education. She is a member of REPs as Advance Instructor level 3.

She have been learning, practicing and teaching many styles of yoga for around 10 years. Her classes vary in dynamics and strength, depending on the level of students. Some classes may be very gentle and meditative, while other very powerful and strong.

For more information about the author check
http://www.yoga-london.org.uk

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