Yoga and weight loss
When the ancient yoga fitness technique becomes "fire" in modern cities, people seem to find the best way to balance body and mind in their busy lives: its stretching, its breathing and its meditation can make people feel happy and carefree.
In the United States, where yoga developed earlier, according to professional surveys, yoga practice can effectively help burn excess calories in the body and eliminate obesity.
The correct posture to lose weight
Yoga achieves the goal of losing weight through the head, body and mind. Yoga practice can adjust the endocrine system of the human body while losing weight. Even beginners can easily understand the pertinence and effectiveness of yoga weight loss methods. The practice method of yoga posture fully embodies its pertinence. Yoga posture practice includes posture, breathing and meditation. This is not a simple stretching exercise. When practicing a specific yoga posture, people need to focus on the place where the body is pulled and squeezed, that is, the yoga posture acts on a certain part of the body, and then feel this part through breathing and meditation, and even imagine that this part is achieving the effect of slimming.
Various stretching movements in yoga poses, such as the Yamanashi pose with arms raised, are simple, but they can lengthen the muscles on both sides of the body, accelerate their blood circulation, and burn fat.
The action of leaning forward and leaning back can accelerate the blood circulation of the whole body and stimulate the front and rear parts of the body where fat is easy to accumulate, such as waist, buttocks and legs.
Torsion posture can also effectively reduce local body fat, help eliminate fat accumulated around internal organs, and maintain its normal function.
The posture of body inversion is also the best choice and favorite posture for practitioners to eliminate excess body fat.
Weight loss consciousness
Many studies show that people's consciousness can accelerate the burning of calories in the body and effectively strengthen the function and effect of losing weight. Breathing exercises in yoga practice can best reflect the uniqueness of yoga weight loss: every kind of yoga breathing can act on the internal organs of the body completely through the diaphragm: imagine the body as a balloon, and when inhaling, the diaphragm sinks and massages the internal organs of the abdomen; When exhaling, the diaphragm moves up and massages the chest viscera, which can strengthen the function of the whole visceral system, while the actions of breathing and inhaling can make the abdominal muscles get a good exercise. Many practitioners can eliminate excess fat in the waist and abdomen through breathing exercises. Of course, to achieve a safe and effective practice effect, we must find an experienced yoga teacher to learn the correct yoga breathing method. Because incorrect breathing methods will cause stress to the body, affect the weight loss effect and even have side effects.
Yoga with obvious weight loss effect
With the development of modern yoga, there are more and more forms of yoga, which are more suitable for the lifestyle and requirements of modern people. You can choose the form of yoga practice according to your own requirements and physical condition. For example, Bikram yoga and strength yoga, which are very popular now, developed from Hatha system and Astanga system, can also achieve good weight loss effect.
Bikram yoga is practiced in the classroom, where the temperature is between 37 and 43 degrees. Practitioners will sweat a lot and do yoga breathing during the practice. Its detoxification and weight loss effect is an important factor to attract many practitioners.
Strength yoga and a series of scientific Vinyasa exercises are the best ways to lose weight and shape good body lines after losing weight. Therefore, yoga is a fitness technology that can not only lose weight but also "sculpt" body lines. Among many yoga practice methods, you can choose the practice form according to your physical condition and consult your coach.
The uniqueness of yoga to lose weight
Many people think that obesity is caused by eating too much, so dieting to lose weight often fails to achieve satisfactory results. In fact, mental stress and endocrine system disorders can also lead to obesity. One of the biggest physiological functions of yoga is that it can regulate the endocrine system of human body through practice. When the endocrine system of the human body is balanced, the mental stress will also be reduced, and the phenomenon of overeating caused by this reason will also disappear.
Yoga advocates healthy and natural living habits and eating light and healthy vegetarian food, but it is not mandatory. You don't need to implement it deliberately. You will find that as you practice yoga for longer and longer, your diet structure will change slowly, and you will become more and more interested in the pleasant food advocated by yoga. This kind of food is low in fat, low in calories, delicious and light, which often makes people relax. It can reduce the intake of high-calorie and high-fat foods and gradually achieve the goal of losing weight.
In addition, fasting in yoga diet is different from dieting in general. Ordinary people can implement a simple and safe "one-day fasting method". You can choose one day in a week or a month and only drink water or juice. In this way, you can clean up the garbage in your body and achieve the goal of physical and mental health. But it is worth reminding that the fasting method of yoga can't achieve the ultimate goal of losing weight. It is just one method in the diet structure of yoga. Changing the diet structure can achieve the goal of losing weight and change people's lifestyle. A healthy lifestyle is bound to have a healthy body and mind.
Reference website: www.52yoga.net/info/1853-1.htm.
If you plan to teach yourself yoga, please read the following.
Who had better not do yoga?
Patients with hypertension and heart disease; People who have a bad rest at night and feel dizzy during the day; There are also women who can't do yoga during menstruation. Because yoga posture changes greatly, especially when people stand upside down and bend over, blood will flow backwards, which will easily lead to insufficient blood supply to the heart and brain, ischemia and shock.
Yoga originated in India and is very popular all over the world, but it is different from other sports. In terms of dressing, yoga practitioners should try to wear loose cotton clothes, do not wear trousers with belts, do not wear halter tops (you will catch cold during meditation and meditation), and walk barefoot. Women had better not wear bras and take off all accessories, such as bracelets, earrings, necklaces and watches.
Diet, do not eat fried food, try to eat less or no meat, do not drink coffee. Don't eat for 2 hours before practice.
In terms of environment, the most important thing to do yoga is to learn to breathe, and those gyms built in the basement without good ventilation should be resolutely abandoned. To choose a training room with relatively good air circulation, you can also do it at home. Open the window and let the breeze accompany you to finish the exercise.
Important intimate tips before practicing yoga
◆ Remind practitioners.
Yoga is a kind of whole body gland exercise, and anyone can learn it, regardless of age. In addition to practicing in the office, gym or home, there are several points that need special attention:
1. There are no special regulations on the diet of employees. You can fill half your stomach with food, a quarter with water and a quarter with empty stomach, that is, don't eat too much to avoid feeling heavy and lazy. Don't eat for an hour before and after practicing yoga, and try to avoid practicing for two hours after meals.
2. Warm-up is very important. Don't do difficult movements from the beginning, so as not to cause sports injuries. It is best to do some yoga warm-up exercises first, step by step, to avoid being scared.
3. Try to relax when practicing and allow your body to feel a little sore, but don't push yourself too hard or force yourself.
4. Don't laugh or talk when practicing, but concentrate on breathing. Keeping a regular deep breath helps the body relax.
5, it is best to practice every day, after completing a complete yoga movement, remember to lie down and have a good rest.
6. It is advisable to practice in a quiet and ventilated room. Indoor air should be fresh and oxygen can be inhaled freely. You can also practice outdoors, but the environment should be pleasant, such as the garden. Don't practice in windy, cold or unclean, smoky air. Don't practice near furniture, stove or any place that hinders practice, so as to avoid accidents, especially when doing handstand, don't practice under an electric fan.
Choose the yoga that suits you.
After thousands of years of development and evolution, yoga has spawned many different factions. At present, there are mainly Hada Yoga, Chongdao Yoga and Ananda Yoga in China, and there are some differences in postures and theories practiced by different factions.
At present, there are many kinds of yoga classrooms in China, some of which are taught by individuals without professional licenses. How to choose a coach is a headache.
You may wish to make a choice according to your own needs. Want to lose weight, treat diseases, exercise limb flexibility or reduce stress and make some friends through yoga? Or do you just want to seek inner peace?
Different yoga teaching focuses are different. I suggest you think clearly about the purpose of practicing yoga first, and then try the class yourself to experience the teacher's teaching methods and classroom environment. After practicing a few times, your body will know which yoga classroom is right for you.