Yoga for Weight Loss: What You Need to Know to Succeed (part 1)
...contact with the floor: the two feet, two knees, two hands, chest and forehead.
7. inhale and bend back as much as possible bending the spine to the maximum.
8. Exhale and lift the body of the floor. Keep the feet and heels on the floor.
9. Inhale and bring the right foot along the level of the hands; left foot and knee should touch the ground. Look up, bending the spine slightly (same position as #4)
10. Exhale and bring the left leg forward. Keep the knees straight and bring the head down to the knees as in the third position.
11. Raise the arms overhead and bend backward inhaling. As in Position 2.
12. Exhale and drop the arms and relax.
You have now completed one round.
Perform as many rounds as possible in multiples of 3. Ideally you want to aim for 6 rounds minimum and up to a maximum of 30. It only takes about 5-10 minutes, depending on your speed and intensity and is best practiced with as little clothing as possible before an open air window first thing in the morning.
Okay, weve gone over the core pose or combination thereof when using Yoga for weight loss in this part of the series of this article. Ill go over SPECIFIC poses (asanas) that will target the trouble spots and some breathing exercises that would speed up burning up of calories. But my friends, note, when I say use yoga for weight loss; I mean ALL its limbs: the poses, the prescribed diet for practice and mind-set. If you were doing conventional exercise for weight loss, youd know to eat a healthier diet right? Well the same applies to yoga for weight loss as well friends.
See you in part 2 of this article.
...moreWorking women & Their Fitness Regime
... start with fresh fruits. As they contains glucose that gives us a whole lot of energy. A heavy breakfast means more energy is consumed to digest it. So a light breakfast is advised. A few dry fruits in the mid day are good in case of hunger.
Lunch can be a mixture of cereals, pulses, raw and cooked fresh vegetables. Bajra, sprouts, jawar, wheat flour is also good.
Snack can be sandwich without cheese and butter.
Dinner can be a proper meal. This has to be consumed 2 hours before going to bed.
Working women have a tougher task than men. They not only need to be working at home but in office too. So it is very necessary that they take good care of their health and follow a good fitness regime.
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