Can yoga help you lose weight?

Many people have tried different weight loss methods, some through high-intensity exercise, some through dieting, and some through taking weight loss products. These methods are not only difficult to stick to, but may also cause certain harm to the body. So what method can be used to lose weight healthily? Practicing yoga to lose weight is a sport that has been popular among young people recently. So can practicing yoga help you lose weight? Here are some tips on yoga for weight loss.

Yoga itself is a sport that requires muscle strength to perform. For thin women, thin muscles can easily be strained. Doctors instead recommend that women who are too thin should do some basic strength training before practicing yoga.

Losing weight mainly depends on consuming calories. The most effective way to lose weight is to scientifically control your diet and exercise effectively. Therefore, unless it is some special yoga exercises such as hot yoga, it is difficult to achieve the goal of weight loss in a short period of time by practicing yoga. Many people do not lose much weight after practicing yoga, but their body composition structure is better than before. This is the ultimate goal of yoga weight loss.

Many people are not suitable for practicing difficult movements

People with hypertension and heart disease: Not suitable for movements such as handstand and wheel pose.

When doing headstand and wheel pose, blood will flow backwards, which can easily cause insufficient blood supply to the heart and brain, ischemia, and lead to shock.

People with herniated disc and spondylolisthesis are not suitable for forward bending movements such as sun salutations and wide-angle poses.

Among the most basic yoga movements, Sun Salutation is one of them. Practitioners must bend their waist downward. People with spondylolisthesis may experience vertebral slippage again due to such movement. People with herniated disc may also suffer from more severe compression of the nerves in the lower limbs due to careless bending.

People with osteoporosis: The hoe movement is not suitable.

Some yoga poses require the use of limbs such as hands or feet to support the body weight, which can easily lead to fractures if you have osteoporosis. The hoe movement is a taboo for patients with osteoporosis.

In addition, if you experience joint pain or tendon inflammation every time you practice yoga, it may be that your body is not flexible enough and is not suitable for doing difficult yoga moves.

Through the above introduction, we have a certain understanding of whether practicing yoga can help lose weight. Practicing yoga is actually an exercise for self-cultivation and it also has very high physical requirements for those who want to try yoga, so we cannot practice yoga blindly. To lose weight, you need to combine it with some other aerobic exercises. The most important thing is to be able to stick to it.