Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is more important now than ever. COVID has changed our lives completely and changed our perspective of how we live our lives. Yoga being a new favorite form of workout has gained a lot of popularity worldwide especially during the lockdown. Many of us know the basic benefits of yoga but there are numerous benefits and weight loss is one of them. Yes, you heard that right!
Some asanas can actually help you lose weight without getting engaged in heavy workouts.
1) Triangle pose (Trikonasana)
- Increases stability. Trikonasana activates your core muscles, which aids in balance and stability.
- Stretches and lengthens the spine. This pose can reduce stiffness in the spine and back, resulting in increased flexibility.
- Opens the hips and shoulders.
- Stimulates your organs.
- Reduces stress.
2) Warrior II pose (Virbhadrasana)
- Stretches the chest and lungs, shoulders and neck, belly, groins (psoas)
- Strengthens the shoulders and arms, and the muscles of the back.
- Strengthens and stretches the thighs, calves, and ankles.
3) Upwards Dog
- Opens the chest.
- Stimulates the abdominal muscles.
- Strengthens back muscles.
- Stretches wrists and tones arm muscles.
- Lengthens the spine.
4) Chair pose
- Strengthen the supporting muscles of the major joints, such as the shoulders, hips, knees, and ankles.
- Develop core strength.
- Strengthen the quads and gluteals.
- Help protect the knee joint by building stability.
- Build heat in the body.
- Open shoulders and chest.
- Improve breathing.
5) Boat pose
- Strengthens abdominals, hip flexors, and spine.
- Stimulates kidneys, prostate, thyroid, and intestines.
- Relieves stress.
- Improves digestion.
6) Bow pose (Dhanurasana)
- Stretches the entire front of the body, ankles, thighs and groins, abdomen and chest, and throat, and deep hip flexors (psoas)
- Strengthens the back muscles.
- Improves posture.
- Stimulates the organs of the abdomen and neck.
7) Bridge pose (Setu bandha Sarvangasana)
- Stretches the chest, neck, spine, and hips.
- Strengthens the back, buttocks, and hamstrings.
- Improves circulation of blood.
- Helps alleviate stress and mild depression.
- Calms the brain and central nervous system.
- Stimulates the lungs, thyroid glands, and abdominal organs.
- Improves digestion.