Yoga is an age old remedy not only for losing that extra fat within your body but also over tune your body. It flushes out harmful toxins from your body; make you look younger and your skin glow like a pearl.
TODAY, A major bunch of population is suffering from obesity and unwanted layers of fat in their body. Many solutions like pills, synthetic powders and herbal tea of different brands, exercises, aerobics and spa and fitness equipments are present too. However, lack of time in our fast paced life won't let us opt one solution or the other. Then should we let this fat lie underneath our skin and live with it?
Out of all, one effective and easy answer is yoga. So, how is yoga better then the rest? First of all, yoga is an age old remedy not only for losing that extra fat within your body but also over tune your body. It flushes out harmful toxins from your body; make you look younger and your skin glow like a pearl. It makes your body much more flexible and relieves you of stress and hypertension if any. It can be easily learnt and practiced at home. 90 minutes of rigorous yoga at most three times a week is enough to help you reduce weight. Yoga stimulates your mind, body and soul. And unlike, other weight loss techniques, it has no side effects at all. Now that you know so wide benefits of it, you would like to go further and know more about it and how to go about it.
There are various types of asanas and postures of yoga for curing different ailments such as allergies, insomnia, headaches, anxiety, depression, anger, anemia, asthma, common cold, bronchitis, stomach infections, impotence, diabetes, menopause, menstrual cramps, muscular dystrophy, nervous tension, obesity, osteoporosis, skin problems, constipation, gastro-intestinal disorders, vision problems, facial wrinkles, high blood pressure, hypertension, stress, thyroid problems, kidney stones, urinary tract disorders for women, migraines, vaginal infections and many more.
Most body fat is located between the skin and muscle. For weight loss, we would mainly concentrate on poses or asanas useful for reducing the fat on different parts of our body like chin, back, belly, abdomen, buttocks, hips and thighs.
Pranayama also called as yoga breathing exercise like the most popular one Kapalabhatti (skull cleansing), Ujjayi (ocean breathe) and Anuloma-Viloma (alternate nostril breathing). Balancing positions like- Garudasana (eagle pose) and Vrikshasana (tree pose).
Supine positions like- Matsyasana (fish pose), Single Leg and Double Leg Raises, Sethu Bandhasana (bridge formation pose), Purvottanasana (inclined plane), Chakrasana (wheel pose), Navasana (boat pose) and Halasana (plough pose).
Prostrate positions like- Shalabhasana (locust pose), Bhujangasana (cobra pose), Adho Mukha Svanasana (downward dog pose) and Dhanurasana (bow pose).
Sitting positions like- Simhasana (lion pose), Janu Sirshasana (forehead to single knee pose) chin, Marichyasana (pose dedicated to the sage Marichi), Paschimottanasana (forehead to both knees pose), Kati Uttanasana (sitting forward bend) and Ushtrasana (camel pose).
Standing positions like- Trikonasana (triangle pose), Tadasana (palm tree or mountain pose), Padahastasana (forehead to knee pose) and Padangusthasana (toe to hand pose).
Inverted positions like- Sarvangasana (shoulder stand), Sirshasana (corpse pose) and Viparita Karani (legs against the wall pose).
Kriyas meaning the cleansing techniques like Vaman Dhauti (cleansing stomach by vomit water on empty stomach), Jala Neti (cleansing nasal passages with water) and Sutra Neti (cleansing Nasal passa
Standing positions like- Trikonasana (triangle pose), Tadasana (palm tree or mountain pose), Padahastasana (forehead to knee pose) and Padangusthasana (toe to hand pose).
So, you have choices of asanas according to your specific needs. Implement them and live a healthy life.