A lot of beginners ask if there’s a connection between specialized yoga breathing and weight-loss. The answer being – of course there is! With a wide variety of yoga techniques, it’s pretty hard not to lose weight. But your level of weight-loss is heavily dependant upon the technique you choose, and what your needs and desired outcome are. For example, you might like to try power yoga (a specialized grouping of poses that are linked without any pauses between them) or hot yoga (performing yoga in a heated room to encourage extra calories burn) to lose more weight.
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The study of a group of high school students over three months by Dr. Anand Shetty of Hampton University established the effectiveness of Pranayama in weight loss. Often we get so consumed with weight loss programs that we forget the most basic and important thing to do: breathe. Proper breathing can help us feel more calm and relaxed, invite in positive energy and exercise much more efficiently. The group studied by Dr Shetty were divided; one group practised pranayama: breathing techniques and yoga three to four times a week for forty minutes where they practised deep and quiet breathing. An average of six pounds was lost on an average and BMIs decreased by six percent of the students in this group. 30 minutes of pranayama and yoga which can be easily incorporated during leisure along with family members, for three to four times a week is recommended by Dr Shetty for losing weight and healthy living.
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Power Yoga or dynamic yoga, as the name suggests is strenuous and fast paced exercise emphasizing mainly on improving flexibility and strength of your body. The trend of power Yoga emerged during mid 1990s; it was started by two American yoga instructors who were trained in Ashtanga Yoga by an Indian master. Later the yoga was reinvented by them and made into a fitness tool, in the form of this technique which we call power yoga. Power Yoga is different from other forms of yoga as it can be used for heavy workouts, stress is given on fitness and it does not include fixed poses (poses may differ according to instructor). Overall power yoga is suited to you if you enjoy exercises, need minimum meditation and chanting and can be followed even when you are already fit. Ashtanga yoga is the core of power yoga.
Power yoga is effective in healing disorders like constipation, acid stomach, bronchitis, hypertension, obesity, sinus, insomnia, asthma, cancer, heart and menstrual disorders.
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Given the current state of extensive work without any recourse or rest, it is obvious that the body will have to bear the pain and burden of abdominal fat in the long run. Although, there are various methods for weight loss, it is always better to follow natural weight loss therapies as they have maximum impact on the long run. One of the best ways to lose abdominal fat is through proper yoga exercises which not only help you lose fat but also enable you to retain greater concentration and focus in the long run.
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