Can practicing yoga help you lose weight?

Yoga is a very suitable fitness method for female friends. Nowadays, many people have sub-health problems, and obesity is the most common one. Having a curvy figure is the dream of many female friends. So, can you lose weight by practicing yoga? What movements can effectively help you lose weight? Let's take a look at the relevant introduction in this article.

8 yoga poses to improve your back

1. Warrior III

Benefits: Strengthens the shoulders and back muscles

Stand on your yoga mat with your feet together. Shift your weight to your left leg and lift your right leg back, leaning your body forward until it is parallel to the ground and maintaining balance, with your arms extended parallel and forward. Tighten your abdomen, maintain correct posture and take 3-5 slow, deep breaths.

2. Half Moon Pose

Effect: Strengthen the back and sides of the body

Start in Downward Dog. Step your right foot forward between your hands and slowly raise your arms to Warrior 1 pose. Open your hips, arms, and chest into Warrior II pose. Place your left hand on your left hip and extend your right arm away from your right side.

Keeping your weight on your right foot, slowly lift your left foot. Place your right hand flat on the ground with your palm facing down. If your hamstrings are tight, you can bend your right knee slightly or use a yoga block to complete this move. Try to distribute your weight evenly between your right hand and foot. Begin by turning your head downwards and looking directly at the ground. Lift your left arm upward and stretch it out, turn your head upward, and look toward your left hand.

Maintain the correct posture and take 5 slow, deep breaths, then switch to the other side and complete the movement.

3. Side twilight style

Benefits: Strengthens the buttocks, quadriceps, and upper back muscles

Stand with your feet together. Inhale, slowly bend your knees and squat down, raising your hands overhead to Twilight pose. Bring your right elbow across the front of your body and place it on the outside of your left knee while exhaling. Put your hands together, press the outside of your thigh with your lower elbow and twist your chest outward as far as you can. Gently stretch your right hip back, trying to keep your knees parallel.

Maintain the correct posture and take 5 slow, deep breaths, push the ground with your feet and inhale, slowly lift your back, and return to the twilight pose. Bring your left elbow around the front of your body and place it on the outside of your right knee while exhaling. Again, maintain the correct posture and take 5 slow, deep breaths.

4. Side support

Effect: Strengthen the back and abdominal muscles, reshape the sides of the body and arm lines

Start in Downward Dog with your feet together and your big toes squeezed together. Bring your right hand to the left and toward the upper center of the yoga mat. Turn up 90 degrees so that your body faces to the right, with your right heel on the ground and your right foot slightly bent to help you maintain balance. Slowly raise your left arm and up. Maintain correct posture and breathe slowly for 5 counts.

The above is an introduction to whether practicing yoga can help you lose weight. It is recommended that female friends should pay attention to mastering scientific methods when losing weight. Losing weight is a long process. You should proceed step by step and not be too impatient. When practicing yoga, you must persist in doing so that you can achieve good results in self-cultivation.