With the fitness centric world that we are living in today, we have a majority of the world just rushing in on diets, trying those intense workouts and then going to their jobs. Unfortunately, this causes a lot of stress since your body is already tired when you leave for work. We aren’t saying that a workout is bad by any means, we certainly encourage doing yoga at the start of your day, and then having a workout after your job. There are some yoga poses which are really beneficial and help a lot in weight loss. Here are some of them:
1. Rocking Boat: Stressing on your abs and back, performing rocking boat is a great way to get your tummy in good shape. To perform it, simply start by sitting with your knees bent, hand on your thighs and feet on the floor. Keeping your torso straight and your head aligned, slowly lean back by around 45 degrees, and raising feet in the manner that your body resembles a wide ‘V’.
2. Chair: For making a chair yoga position, just stand with your toes forward and feet together, keeping your arms at the sides. Next, breathe in and raise your arms overhead, making your palms face each other. Exhale and sit back about 45 degrees, keeping your abs tight to support your back and give it some amount of strain to increase your core strength.
3. Bow Pose: Otherwise known as dhanurasana, bow pose is exactly what the name suggests: you have to position yourself similar to a bow by lying down on the floor with your belly touching on the ground, lift your legs and thighs up, and try to catch your legs with your hands. Hold this position for 10-15 seconds, depending on your current stamina, release, breathe in and out, and go for it again.
4. Vakrasana: We save the best for the last, which is why we haven’t mentioned vakrasana until now. For those of you who are wondering how to perform vakrasana and what makes it so good is that it doesn’t put as much pressure on your body compared to something like the other poses that we just mentioned. All you have to do is sit in a cross legged position, keep your right hand on your left knee and twist your body in the left direction, and staying straight for the whole time. Pretty easy, right?
