Does yoga make you fat?

Will yoga make people fat? I was surprised to hear someone ask me this question recently. Indeed, yoga is an aerobic exercise and should be a way to lose weight. Why would someone ask me this question? After careful questioning, I found out that she practiced yoga to lose weight, but found that her weight was not decreasing but increasing. So, will yoga make people fat?

Many members initially practiced yoga, especially hot yoga, to shape their bodies and detoxify. During the process, most members do achieve this initial idea through persistence. However, there are still cases where weight increases instead of decreases, which can be analyzed mainly from the following aspects:

1. The weight gained is muscle.

As women age, their metabolism declines year by year. If they want to make their bodies more energetic, they must first increase the proportion of muscle. As we all know, for the same volume of muscle and fat, the weight of muscle is obviously much larger. This is why even though the weight has increased, the lines are smoother and the body is more beautiful. If you gain a little weight but your circumference is smaller, and people say you are more energetic and thinner, congratulations:)

2. The digestion and absorption capacity of the stomach and intestines is enhanced.

The body shaping effect of yoga is not like aerobic exercise, which focuses more on external muscles. Instead, it reshapes your body, mind and spirit from the inside out by regulating the body's endocrine system and glands. The digestive and absorptive capacity of the stomach and intestines is poor, the body lacks nutrition, and the blood circulation is weak, the body's immune system will naturally be affected. Therefore, pay more attention to things other than weight, and believe that body change is a process. Weight is not an important indicator for you to judge the benefits of yoga for your body. As you practice more, you will find that yoga will give you what you wanted before.

3. Irregular diet

To practice yoga, you must first understand some basic common sense. For example, you should not drink a lot of water or eat a lot of food at once right after practicing yoga, and it is best to choose alkaline foods that are beneficial to the body's recovery. Otherwise, it will not be conducive to the elimination of toxins in the body, and will burden the internal organs that have already been repaired by yoga. This is not only not conducive to body shaping, but also not good for health.

In addition, members must communicate more with the coach. If they feel any discomfort, they should tell the coach in time. Generally, the coach will provide corresponding guidance based on your physical fitness.

Finally, I would like to say that you should keep a calm mind when practicing yoga and don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Maybe you will get unexpected benefits without realizing it.

Will practicing yoga make people fat? I believe that you all already know the answer to this question after reading the above. Indeed, practicing yoga should not make people fat, but because of the above situations, it is possible that the body weight will increase instead of decrease in the early stage. However, as long as you persist, the body weight will slowly decrease.