We all know that Yoga is an amazing practice to achieve spiritual enlightenment.
Do you know that Yoga is also a great physical exercise?
Experts say that Hatha Yoga or the physical aspect of yoga consists of specific body postures or alignment exercises that help a person to achieve physical fitness required to attain spiritual enlightenment. Although Yoga works on all the body parts, it specifically helps to reduce body fat and fighting obesity. As we all know that obesity is one of the most common issues that people experience these days. Due to the sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy diet, people are becoming fatter and suffering from a serious form of a physical ailment called obesity.
We are going to tell you about the top five Yoga Poses that can particularly help you to fight Obesity. They are:
1. Naukasana
Naukasana or boat pose helps you to reduce belly fat. It also helps you to tone the abdominal muscles and strengthen your lower back.
Procedure:
Lie down on your back. Keep your hands along your body. Take a few deep breaths. Now lift your body, chest, arms slowly and legs off the floor, while taking a deep breath. Next, you have to continue holding this position for a few seconds or for as long as you can. Continuously feel the pull on your chest, stomach, and back muscles. Slowly come back to the normal position. While breathing out, you have to relax the pose and come back to the original position. Repeat the asana for at least three times.
2. Pawan Muktasana
This pose is very useful for burning fat in your thighs, hips, and abdominal region.
Procedure:
Lie down on your back. Then lift your legs up and clasp your hands around your knees slowly. In this position, you have to bring your legs closer to the body. Hold this position for a few seconds. Now slowly release the pose and bring your head to the floor. Once you are done, straighten your legs and relax.
3. Bhujansana
This is also called the Cobra Pose. This pose is especially helpful toning and stretching your arms, shoulders, buttocks, thighs, back, and abdomen. Bhjangasana is an excellent asana for reducing belly fat. If you practice it regularly, it can help you to attain a flat belly.
Procedure:
Lie down on your tummy on the floor. Place your palms on the floor beside the shoulder. Then you have to inhale and simultaneously lift your body till the navel. Hold this posture for a few seconds and slowly come back to the original position. Repeat the posture thrice.
4. Paschimottan Asana
It is also considered to be an excellent pose for fighting belly fat. This pose helps in reducing belly fat and toning your abdominal area, pelvic region, thighs, hips, shoulders.
Procedure:
Sit on a flat surface, and stretch your legs in the front and straighten your legs. Inhale and take your arms above your head. Now exhale and bend your body forward and try to touch your knees with your forehead and continue to hold this posture for few seconds and keep breathing normally. Inhale and slowly come back to the normal position. Repeat the posture twice.
5. Veer Bhadrasana
This is also called Warrior pose. In addition to reducing body fat, this posture also helps in enhancing the body alignment and burn fat in the entire body.
Procedure:
Stand with your legs stretched at least a foot apart. Now, move your gaze to the right, and bend your right leg at 90 degrees. Now take a deep breath in, and lift both your arms at the shoulder level. Turn your head to the right and continue to hold this posture for few seconds or as long as you can. Inhale and come back to the original position. Repeat the posture at least twice.
These poses, if practiced on a regular basis, can really help you to reduce not just the belly fat, but also the fat from the entire body. Reducing belly fat is the toughest job in the world and demands a lot of effort from the person. But, it is not impossible either. With practice and patience, you can really achieve good results in a very short period of time.





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