Many friends who want to lose weight, especially women, think that yoga, compared with running and jumping, seems to be just a change of posture on the mat, and they can lose weight without sweating or being too tired! So they chose to practice yoga. In fact, if you feel relaxed, then you have done nothing.

So can yoga make you thin? This problem should be traced back to the source. ...

1. Types of yoga

There are many schools of traditional yoga in India, most of which are unheard of by the public. Among them, those yoga classes that we are familiar with as mass fitness basically belong to the finer classification of hatha yoga, such as mobile yoga, Iyengar, Ashtanga, Yin yoga and so on.

2. What does yoga practice?

Judging from the ten standards of physical fitness, yoga, as a popular mass sport, is not a way of practice. What can I practice?

The training of muscle endurance is very effective, so what is muscle endurance?

Muscle endurance refers to the ability of human body to work continuously for a long time, that is, the ability to resist fatigue. In yoga, auxiliary tools are rarely used to train muscle endurance, and our bodies are good tools. There is a lot of static training in yoga poses, and it takes some time to maintain stability, which will train our muscle endurance.

For example:

Magic chair style

Flat plate type

In addition, yoga is also very helpful for flexibility training.

Flexibility refers to the range of motion of human joints and the elasticity and extensibility of joint ligaments, tendons, muscles, skin and other tissues, that is, the range of motion of joints and joint systems. In the training of yoga, most movements will involve flexibility training, and most of them are the whole body flexibility training of hip joint, so yoga is a good exercise to train human flexibility.

For example:

Down dog style

Forward flexion in sitting position

At the same time, it can train your balance.

Balance is the ability to help you maintain a certain posture or not fall down during exercise. Yoga practice can help us to improve the balance of our bodies, especially by practicing balanced poses. Balance training is not only to make you stand on one leg, effective balance also depends on flexibility, strength of main trunk muscles and good muscle coordination.

For example:

Tree type

And physical coordination.

Coordination refers to the ability to integrate body movement with all aspects of the body when completing an action or movement. Coordination training in yoga not only refers to the coordination between various parts of the body, but also refers to the coordination of breathing and body movements. Breathing training is a very special training method in yoga.

3. Can yoga lose weight?

Having said so much about the uses of yoga, is it helpful to lose weight? I can't say no, I can only say that I can help very little (simple training).

Let's go back to the top ten standards of physical fitness. What sports abilities are directly related to weight loss and shaping?

Cardiopulmonary: or cardiopulmonary endurance, refers to a person's ability to continue physical activity. Regular aerobic exercise can effectively improve cardiopulmonary endurance. People who have no sports foundation need to improve their heart and lungs in the early stage of exercise.

Body composition: This is more related to weight loss, which refers to the fat, muscles, bones and internal organs in the body. Losing weight and shaping is nothing more than reducing fat and increasing muscle.

Muscle strength and muscle endurance: put these two together, muscle strength is the ability of muscle groups to burst into maximum strength, and muscle endurance is the ability to do it for how long and how many times. Simply put, you can lift all kinds of dumbbells and do how many groups at a time. Resistance training can effectively train muscle strength and endurance, and muscle growth is very important to lose weight and shape.

Yoga training is only about muscle endurance, and it is almost impossible to lose weight simply by yoga. But I just said that yoga can help you lose weight, mainly because yoga is a perfect system, including not only exercise posture, but also diet and psychological adjustment.

For example, many people who practice yoga are vegetarian, light and even fasting. Yoga advocates inner balance and the balance between people and the outside world, which are very beneficial to lose weight.

Moreover, people who practice yoga for a long time generally have better living habits, such as going to bed early and getting up early, eating healthily and not drinking too much, so it is these living habits that practice yoga for a long time and help you lose weight.

4. What are the benefits of yoga for women's training?

① Breathing training

Abdominal breathing is a major feature of yoga. This way of breathing can increase the ascending and descending amplitude of the diaphragm, so that the chest can be expanded to the maximum extent, so that the lower space of the chest will become larger, which is conducive to the expansion and contraction of the lower part of the lung, so that the alveoli of the lung can be fully expanded and contracted, and more oxygen will enter the lung. This can strengthen our respiratory function, increase our vital capacity and improve our aerobic metabolism.

② Body shape and posture

Stretching in yoga is mainly aimed at muscles and fascia. For sedentary, wearing high heels, running and other people's muscle tension, muscle agglomeration, can play a very good role in relaxing. The next time you sit for a long time, your back aches and your calf muscles are tense after running. You can use the stretching posture in yoga to relax.

Besides, yoga can also bring you great help in mastering your body. Many yoga masters are experts in using the body. If you want to be a "soft girl", then yoga is very suitable for you.

Finally, let's talk about a question that everyone will always ask: Can high-temperature yoga lose weight?

Many girls go to the gym and ask, is there high temperature yoga? I feel that high temperature yoga can lose a few pounds, which is very effective. If you think that losing weight only reduces the number on the weighing scale, then high-temperature yoga is still effective.

However, you should know that high-temperature yoga can only make you sweat more. This is dehydration, and only the water in your body is lost, not the fat on your body. Come back after drinking a bottle of water. Therefore, high-temperature yoga can only be said to be a temporary solution rather than a permanent cure. If you want to lose weight, you should combine aerobic and anaerobic training.