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The Lulu Lemon Paradox: Is It Possible To Lose Weight From Yoga?
Does the amount of shapely buttocks that roam the streets in luxury yoga pants indicate that yoga is a recommended activity for weight loss?
How many calories are burned in yoga practice and which yoga poses are most effective for weight loss?
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Friday, 06 August 2021, 07:37
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Judging by the amount of shapely buttocks that roam the country in outrageously expensive yoga pants (Lulu Lemon Camp and Ella Yoga Camp, do not quarrel now. This is not the time or the place) one might think that yoga is the most sculptural and effective weight loss activity ever.
There is no doubt that yoga has many health benefits, it improves flexibility, range of motion, balance, lengthens muscles and also relaxes and works on the body-mind connection.
There are many different types of yoga - some focus more on the meditative and mindfulness aspects while others work more on strength and endurance.
But yoga in general, is not exactly the first exercise that jumps to mind when you think of a sport that helps with weight loss (assuming this is your goal in general. There are various reasons to do exercise).
So how effective can yoga be for weight loss?
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Yoga is an activity that consists of a set of physical, mental and spiritual exercises that aim to help practitioners focus on breathing and strengthen their connection to their body.
When it is routinely practiced, the trainees burn calories during the exercise.
There are different types of yoga, and each has its own benefits.
Some are calmer and more focused on improving breathing, relaxation and stress reduction, while others are physical and adopted more and probably these are the types that will benefit more, if your goal is to lose weight:
Vinyasa Yoga (Power Yoga)
Yoga Vinyasa trainees go through a sequence of different positions and combine Body movement with breathing.
This is a dynamic yoga that is suitable for practitioners who like movement and a faster and more varied practice.
In relation to more "relaxed" types of yoga, Vinyasa provides aerobic training and burns more calories.
So it is more suitable for trainees that weight loss is part of their agenda.
Bring a towel.
Sweating in a Bikram Yoga class (Photo: ShutterStock)
Bikram Yoga (Hot Yoga) In
Bikram Yoga the practitioners perform the same 26 yoga poses in a fixed order, one after the other, while combining breaths according to their movement.
And here comes the twist: Bikram Yoga is designed to be performed in special rooms with a constant temperature of 38 degrees Celsius and 40 percent humidity.
In addition, Bikram training usually lasts 90 minutes.
During this time and thanks also to the environmental conditions of heat and humidity the caloric burn increases.
Trainees can burn 300 to 500 calories per Bikram workout.
So for those who want to lose weight, Bikram Yoga is a great choice.
It is also especially suitable for those who like repetitive exercises that allow the trainee to see and experience the improvement from workout to workout clearly.
Yoga and weight loss - what do the studies say?
A study conducted in 2013 showed that regular yoga practice can affect weight already after a few weeks.
The study, published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, found that a 10-day yoga training program led to weight loss and a reduction in the risk of heart disease in overweight men.
Men in the study had a BMI of 26 or higher and during the 10 days of the study fallen 1.9 kg on average.
Another study, also that year, examined the effect of yoga and restorative women with excess weight, and found that those who persisted in their training programs Yoga 48 weeks decreased More weight over a six-month period, compared to women who participated in a training program that included stretching exercises (not related to yoga). The research group that practiced yoga lost 34 cc of subcutaneous fat, compared to 6 cc of subcutaneous fat lost. In the control group (the tension).
You can burn calories in yoga, but running or walking will burn more.
Yoga practice (Photo: ShutterStock)
What do the coaches say?
"Yoga burns calories, so whoever does yoga may see some effect on weight as well. But this is not necessarily the first activity I would recommend to someone whose main goal is weight loss. It's not a magic solution to it," says fitness trainer David Chesworth. certified.
Although yoga does not burn calories as much as other aerobic activities such as running or even walking, it helps build endurance and strength, two factors that help and support weight loss.
Routine yoga practice also helps reduce stress, which may help people make better and healthier choices.
Improving attention to the body may, for example, sharpen and refine people's response to signs of hunger and satiety and improve their eating habits.
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Yoga poses are recommended for weight loss
If you want to start practicing yoga and have not done it before, it is recommended to start professionally in group or private classes for beginners.
This way you will learn the basic poses, breathing exercises and also a little bit of the spiritual philosophy behind yoga.
If you are already active in another type of sport, but want to add some yoga exercises to your training routine, there are some poses that will be more effective than others for burning calories and losing weight:
Warrior 2
Works on endurance and strengthening of the leg muscles.
Warrior 2 (Photo: ShutterStock)
Start by standing apart.
Turn the right foot 90 degrees to the right, and the left turn slightly to the left, about 10-15 degrees.
Turn your gaze to your right forearm so that your eyes and right foot are aligned in the same direction.
Stretch and lengthen the arms and bend the right knee so that it is in line with the foot.
This position strengthens and improves the endurance of the muscles of the legs and thighs.
boat
Works on the abdomen and thighs.
Boat Position (Photo: ShutterStock)
Sit on a mattress and straighten your legs forward.
Bend your knees and detach your feet from the mattress so that your calves are parallel to the floor.
Reach out so that they are also parallel to the floor.
Hold the pose for 30 seconds.
This position strengthens the abdominal muscles and the intestines.
Planck
All core muscles are mobilized.
Planck (Photo: ShutterStock)
Start by standing six and send your feet back - toes stuck in the ground and heels in the air.
Push your palms into the mattress / ground, as if you are about to lie down.
Gather the core muscles and hold the pose statically for 30 seconds.
This position strengthens the core muscles and helps burn belly fat.
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