subject: Yoga For Weight Loss - Fact Or Fiction? [print this page] Is using yoga for weight loss possible? Losing weight is easy, in principle. All you have to do is to use more calories thanyou take in... period. What's so hard about that? In actuality, the balancing of both sidesof this equationis hard. The number of calories you take inis represented by your diet. My opinion isthat smart eatinggets you more than half way to successful weight loss, but this article examines whether or not yoga can assist you with the calorie burning side. Let's talk about burning calories.
How Are Calories Burned?
Most people don't think ofusing yoga for weight loss or calorie burning. When the average person thinks about burning calories in an effective way, it's typicallyaerobic activities such as the classes, running or cycling. These activities do the main thing necessary to blow through someserious calories, which is raise your heart rate. These are all activities thatare performed at a moderate intensity levelover a longer period of time. This explains why running at a moderate pace for a long distance is aerobic, but sprinting isn't. People know yoga can be practiced over a long period of time, but when people think about using yoga for weight loss, they're unsureif it qualifies as a moderate level of work?
Can Yoga Be Aerobic?
The short answer is absolutely! Unfortunately, there are only some styles of yoga that lend themselves toa high degree of calorie burning. Here's a short list:
1) Ashtanga (Power Yoga): As the nickname "Power Yoga" suggests, this is a more intense, faster pace of yoga.
2) Iyengar: A lot of stamina is required for this style, as poses are often held for an extended amount oftime.
3) Bikram (Hot Yoga): Sweat time! It's performed in a room temperature of around 100 degrees!
Yoga For Weight Loss Extra
Research has also suggested an additionalreason why yoga works well as apart of a weight loss program... a stronger link between mind and body. This research suggests that this better link allows yoga practitioners to understand better the feelings and reasons behind our eating habits, and what our bodies actual need versus desires. This helps practitioners to be more "mindful" in their eating. By being more mindful in your eating, it becomes much easier to eating only when you are actually hungry, versus based on emotions.
Therefore it is clear from both research and my own personal experiencethat you definitely can use yoga for weight loss. You just have to be sure you find a fittingprogram to follow, if you're reaching for more than just the right mental attitude!
by: Darvin J. Hooey
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