5 Power Yoga Poses To Lose Weight

It’s holiday season, and with New Year around the corner, you would want to look your best, don’t you?

More than 30% of the World’s population in 2016 is either overweight or obese (1), and it’s time to hop into a healthier and more beautiful 2017, by losing that unwanted fat!

Being overweight has many physical and psychological side-effects. I have pulled my hair in agony looking at every extra inch that I gain over time. Not only did I feel that I looked unattractive, but I also developed damaging self-worth issues. Thus, I began my dissection of the weight gain dilemma.

* Basic Squats

It is always advised to begin any yoga exercise with your basic Surya Namaskar. This helps you warm up and get used to the cardiovascular exercises that you are going to perform.

The Utkatasana or simple squats help you tone your thigh muscles. Just squatting down half way and getting up is what this exercise is all about. It is important to follow and maintain technique of inhaling and exhaling while going down and coming up.

* Downward Dog to Half Plank Variation

This Power yoga pose is another demanding pose which requires your core strength. Raising your leg high up to the ceiling and getting it forward makes you tighten your abdominal muscles.

* Downward Dog to Small Dog

This again is similar to the one mentioned above. In the Downward Dog position, you do small bends along with your inhaling and exhaling. This exercise again works well on your leg muscles and abdominal area.

* Small Dog to Plank

This pose strengthens your core and also makes your shoulder muscles strong at the same time. This is an excellent way to tone your body and lose weight. This exercise is excellent for those aiming at weight loss.

* Standing to Leg Raise

Inhaling and lifting both your legs one at a time up towards the ceiling is a great exercise for weight loss and toning the problem areas, especially in the mid-section. This exercise works on your knees, thighs and engages the entire lower body.