Can practicing yoga reduce belly fat?

Nowadays, many office workers often have excess fat on their stomachs due to long periods of sitting and lack of exercise. This is very distressing for some friends who care a lot about their image, and now there are more and more ways to lose weight. Yoga is one of the most commonly practiced sports nowadays, but some friends still have some doubts and want to ask, can practicing yoga reduce belly fat?

Yoga belly slimming method 1:

Sit in lotus position or simple lotus position, keep your spine naturally straight, and put your hands together in front of your chest to start. Inhale and raise your palms together above your head, exhale and stretch your arms flat to the sides.

Inhale again, keep your hips above the ground, raise one arm high, and bend the other arm to lightly support the ground. Bend your body toward the side where your arm is supporting the ground. Look toward the base of your palms or through your upper arms toward the ceiling.

Yoga belly slimming method 2:

Sit with your spine naturally stretched, your feet and legs together and stretched forward, and your hands placed naturally on your sides or on your thighs.

Inhale, stretch your arms forward, put your hands together, pull your shoulders back, interlock your thumbs, and place your palms down. Raise your arms above your head, close to your ears. Lean back slightly to extend the entire spine upward.

Exhale, starting from the abdomen, move forward and downward to the upper thighs, grab the toes of both feet with both hands, and maintain smooth breathing. Focus on your abdomen. (If you feel difficulty in movement, you can bend your knees)

Inhale, starting from the back, lift up your entire upper body. Exhale and return to the starting position. Relax for 10 to 20 seconds.

Yoga move 1: Cobra pose

1. Lie on your stomach with your hands under your shoulders and your legs together.

2. Inhale, slowly straighten your arms, and stretch the entire front of your body upward, look upward, keep your pubic bone on the ground and stretch your feet backward. Maintain this position and breathe normally for 6 to 8 times. (Every time I do this exercise, I can hear the sound of the vertebrae above the coccyx being stretched, and it feels so good to stretch my whole body!)

3. Exhale, slowly bend your arms, let your waist, chest, and neck return to the ground in turn, and return to the prone position. Repeat this posture 3 to 5 times.

Yoga pose 2: Boat pose

1. Sit up straight with your back slightly tilted back. Bring your feet together, bend your knees and place your feet on the ground, and place your hands under your knees.

2. Inhale. Lift your calves until they are parallel to the ground, with your toes pointing upwards. Lean your upper body back at a 45-degree angle to the ground, and tighten your abdomen to focus on balancing your entire body. Advanced exercise: exhale, lock your heels, and stretch your feet out and straighten them at a 45-degree angle, with your torso and feet forming a "V" shape. Lift your arms and stretch them forward parallel to the ground. Gather strength in your torso and straighten your back and chest. Squeeze your feet together. Keep breathing naturally. Hold this position for 10 seconds or more.

Yoga action three, spinal twist

1. Sit on the ground, stretch your legs forward, and keep your back straight;

2. Bend your left leg, place your left foot on the outside of your right leg, and bend your right leg toward the left rear;

3. Place your left hand on the ground behind your body, and lock your left knee with your right elbow;

4. Exhale and try to turn your body to the left and back, thereby twisting your spine;

5. Turn to the limit.

The above is a detailed introduction on whether practicing yoga can reduce belly fat. Yoga itself is a gentle form of exercise. It is not as good as the profuse sweating caused by running and skipping rope, but it is also very effective for weight loss and is very suitable for today's office workers. So you can practice it after get off work and relieve your fatigue from a day's work.