Yoga for Weight Management

Yoga can be an incredible way to achieve and maintain the body weight.

Yoga for Weight Management, YogaYoga is a great way to lose weight if practised regularly using the right form. If one adopts the practice as a part of everyday routine, one can actually feel the difference - mentally, physically as well spiritually.

With the growing trend of people getting more cautious of their expanding waistlines and increased instances of metabolic disorders there has been a sudden upsurge in people prioritising their health and resorting to diet plans and fitness regimes. It is important to understand the various factors that contribute in weight gain. Apart from faulty dietary habits, one should identify that weight gain also stems from inefficient functioning of various bodily functions.

Yoga Asanas for Weight Management
Yoga has some of the most basic breathing practices at its base which aims at cleansing, balancing and rejuvenating our inner organs and their functions. Various breathing exercises and basic asanas help in increasing metabolic and heart rates. Once a person is healed from within, the focus then shifts towards the outer body. The following are few simple yoga asanas to help get started:


•Setu Bandhasana (Bridge Pose)
•Bhekasana (Frog Pose)
Dhanurasana (Bow Pose)
Salabhasana (Locust Pose)
Naukasana (Boat Pose)
Pawan Muktasana (Wind-Releasing Pose)
Ardha Matsyendrasana (Half-Fish Pose)
Vakrasana (Half Spinal Twist Pose)
Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose)
Padahastasana (Standing Forward Bend Pose)
Trikonasana (Triangle Pose)
Paschimottanasana (Seated Forward Bend)
Shirshasana (Headstand)
•Sarvangasana (Shoulder stand)
Halasana (Plough Pose)
•Virabhadrasana (Warrior Pose)
•Utthita Hasta Padangustasana (Extended Hand-To-Big-Toe Pose)
Garudasana (Eagle Pose)
•Purvottanasana (Upward Plank)
Vasisthasana (Side Plank Pose)
Ardha Chandrasana (Half Moon Pose)
Utkatasana (Chair Pose)
•Tittibhasana (Firefly Pose)
•Ardha Chakrasana (Half Wheel Pose)
Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward Facing Dog Pose)
Surya Namaskar

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