Can yoga help you lose weight you say? Well believe it or not it is one of the best and natural ways for weight loss.
We all want to look good and stay healthy, but at what cost?
In their desire to lose weight fast, many people choose unhealthy ways to achieve their goals such as speed dieting.
By doing this, you are only hurting yourself and your body, and the weight you lose will soon come back.
If you really want to do something good for yourself, lose weight in a healthy and controlled way, and generally feel better, you should try doing yoga.
It changes the way you think
Every change has to start from within in order to take root. Such is the case with yoga and weight loss too.
By doing yoga you slow down your everyday hectic rhythm and learn to listen to your body.
Once you slow down, you become calmer as well: you notice the taste and smell of your food, you pay attention to your muscles and breathing, you feel less stressed so you naturally sleep better, and wake up feeling refreshed.
All this results in happier thoughts and faster metabolism, and excess fat will simply start melting.
You can adjust easily
Once you get started, you will notice how easy it is to relax and do the most basic exercises.
You need room to move, and peace and quiet (or some gentle music playing).
There are many yoga poses you can do, depending on how proficient you are, and you can always do it at home if you are too busy to get to class.
If you are not sure whether you are doing it right, there are online yoga courses which will give you a great start.
In case you don’t have enough space to do a certain pose, you can always do basic breathing exercises or stretch your neck muscles. Don’t push yourself too much, listen to your body and work your way to the more complex poses slowly.
It’s exercise
Even the gentlest yoga a couple of times a week will do wonders for your body and help you lose serious weight. After all, it is exercise, and your body will love it.
Some yoga poses are incredibly difficult to achieve, and they burn a lot of calories: Warrior poses, Rocking boat, and Willow will make you feel fresh and tone your body wonderfully.
In addition, you can try practicing Bikram yoga: dozens of poses and a couple of breathing exercises in a heated room will make you feel dizzy but also sweat out plenty of toxins from your system.
It encourages you to change your habits
You can do yoga without making any other changes in your life, but after a while you will begin to notice that you lack the energy, or that certain types of food simply do not feel as good as they did before.
You will start eating healthier food which will make you feel energized, but which will also contribute to weight loss.
In addition, your organism will receive a greater quantity of energy if you practice yoga before bed; furthermore, it will calm you down and make it easier for you to sleep.
No more sleepless nights, because you will start listening to your body – when you are really exhausted, you should go to sleep instead of drinking coffee and eating snacks all night long.
So can yoga help you lose weight? It surely can. But that’s not all.
Yoga is not so much about exercise and weight loss, as it is about inner peace and tranquility.
By choosing to do yoga you will soon discover that teachings of your instructors are applicable to many aspects in your life. Your days are going to radiate with happiness, and you will look forward to every new day.
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