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There are different types of yoga, offering different health benefits, some are excellent for the mind, while others are great for toning the body. Vinyasa yoga or Vinyasa flow is one such form of yoga that is considered excellent to lose weight as it helps to burn tons of calories The number of calories burned while performing vinyasa flow depends on various factors. Your size, intensity, and familiarity with the practice also matter. An average person weighing about 70 kilos can burn approximately 590 calories by performing vinyasa flow for an hour. How does Vinyasa yoga help you lose weight? In this form of yoga, you have to move smoothly from one pose to the other, without taking any breaks in between. You have to focus on your breathing while changing the postures.
Unlike some forms of yoga, you do not have to perform some specific yoga poses in vinyasa flow. In the same way, any other form of cardio helps you, it burns a portion of the calories you consume in order to reach a deficit and lose a fraction of your weight over a period of time. Now all this may seem obvious to you so let's see how Vinyasa Yoga stacks up against traditional forms of cardio for weight loss!
Vinyasa Yoga vs. Traditional Cardio for Weight Loss
Below I prepared a short info-graphic so that you are able to compare the most common types of exercises and how they stack up against each other. The chart demonstrates how many calories you should expect to burn by performing 60 minutes of the activity.
As you can see Vinyasa Yoga clocks in the middle of the pack of traditional cardio exercises. To be exact, a regular person would burn 590 calories per hour performing Vinyasa Yoga!
This can have amazing effects on your body! For example, if you want to trim down fat throughout your body running may burn more calories but only works your legs. Vinyasa Yoga would work your entire body so you are more likely to train your abs per se and see results sooner. People usually just look at the number but don’t take the time to understand an exercise such as examples like this.
Also, we recommend you to do this Vinyasa Yoga Routine Tips for Weight Loss
There are many ways to upgrade your typical Vinyasa Yoga workouts in order to maximize the weight-loss potential, we've put together a shortlist of our favorite ones:
1) Hot Vinyasa Yoga: performing yoga in a hot environment (for example. a hot yoga studio) forces more sweat out of your system as your body tries to cool itself down. This helps burn more calories but make sure that your doctor has cleared you to participate in these exercises, they can be dangerous if proper measures are not taken like staying hydrated.
2) Extend the Routine: We recommend routines range from 45 – 60 minutes because 15 minutes a day doing it is not enough and you will not have any results for weight burn. the longer time you spend working the more weight loss effects you will notice.
3) Amp Up the Practice: Whether you practice alone or in a studio don’t be afraid to push your limits. Although it can seem intimidating if your yoga teacher tells you to hold a difficult pose for three breaths don’t be afraid to push it to five. This will not only allow you to burn more calories but it will help make you a better yogi faster Some of the Yoga asanas and yoga tips for weight loss are given below.
Plank Pose (Chaturanga Dandasana)
Lie face down.
Lift your body up onto straightened arms
Balance on your toes
Face forward or down
Hold for as long as you can, take a break, and then repeat a few more times. Try to extend the time in this pose each day.
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