Yoga for Weight Loss
If you’re thinking about yoga for weight loss then you should know that it can help, just as any exercise can, however, it’s not the best choice. The reason being is that it doesn’t get your heart rate up enough to burn fat.
For yoga for weight loss to work you would need to combine it with running or some other form of aerobic exercise. This is what a many others do in order to lose weight and reap the benefits that yoga has to offer. Yoga is good for strengthening muscles, improving posture and increasing flexibility. Yoga is also great for relieving stress.
There are a couple of styles of Yoga that can get your heart rate up more than the others. One is Power Yoga. This type of Yoga will most likely appeal to people who are already quite fit, enjoy exercising, and want a minimal amount of chanting and meditation.
Then there’s Ashtanga Yoga it also has rigorous movements like Power Yoga except for it follows a set series of poses with an emphasis on flexibility and strength. Once again this is usually for those who are already in pretty good shape and can follow with no problems.
If you’re determined to use Yoga for weight loss you can do it. Granted it may take a while to get where you want to be, but once you’ve got it down you can do it from home or anywhere.
One of the best DVD’s on power yoga is Total Body Workout