Are you one of yoga lovers? Well, if so, you must know that it is a wonderful way to gain some flexibility, get rid of daily stress, enhance your mental and psychological activity and have a healthier lifestyle. But, have you ever thought that it could help you lose some weight? Strange isn’t it? Actually this strange relationship between yoga and losing weight has been discussed by many studies.
To be honest, yoga alone is not enough to raise your heart rate as much as other exercises like running or swimming. This means that yoga alone would not burn enough calories. So, if your first target is to lose weight, it is highly recommended combining yoga with some other exercise you prefer. The question now is how does yoga help with loosing weight and here is the answer.
One of the most common reasons of over-eating is stress. Obesity has become common due to our stressful lifestyles nowadays. The more stressful conditions you have, the more unhealthy lifestyle you probably live in. Yoga helps you get rid of your stress and anxiety. It helps you get more relaxed and more resistant to life difficulties. So it protects you indirectly from over eating.
Being over-weight means having high levels of toxicity. Yoga works on body detoxification by stimulating internal detoxification organs like the liver and the kidneys that might have been lazy due to overweight. This would not only help you lose weight but also improve your health.
Bad emotions would be a source of negative energy that makes you feel heavy. It gets you more lazy and hopeless. Yoga would be an incredible way to get rid of this negativity. It will help you lift all this heaviness off your shoulders. When you feel burnt out, do some yoga. It helps break the known usual cycle of : being sad, eat more, gain weight, being sad … and so on.
So, it seems that yes, yoga can help you lose weight. Yoga has the power to enhance your mental, psychological and also physical well-being. It gives you the chance to live less stressed and more relaxed life. Regular yoga exercises even could help you improve the connection between your body, your mind and your soul.
Last Updated on July 27, 2021
