14 Easy Yoga Positions That’ll Help You Lose Weight Quickly

Yoga, the complete exercise.

Yoga is seen globally as a physical fitness solution but in India its much more than that. It’s a tool for spiritual awakening through expanding your mind by physically balancing yourself. Yoga is an all-encompassing health capsule of sorts. It also includes weight related solutions.

If you want to lose weight and get fit easily without the strenuous gymming, yoga is the best answer for you.

1. Chakrasan (Bridge)

How to do it: Lie straight and pull your legs upwards bent at the knees. Keeps your feet flat on the ground. Now, try lifting yourself up while holding your ankles while keeping your head on the ground.

What it’ll do: It’ll work your back and abdomen primarily.

 

2. Ardhakatichakrasan (Half wheel)

How to do it: It might not seem easy to do, but try standing straight and bending towards the side and with the help of support of your palm stretch your other hand and leg towards the sky.

What it’ll do: It’ll work all the muscles on your side and limbs.

 

3. Veerbhadrasan (Warrior)

How to do it: Keep a large gap between your legs and stretch your limbs sideways. Face sideways and open the palm of the side you face upwards.

What it’ll do: It’ll work on your things and your sides.

 

4. Utkatasan (Chair)

How to do it: Stand upright and keep some gap between your feet and sit with your butt out like sitting on a chair and your hands outstretched for balance. Make sure your knees and feet are in one line.

What it’ll do: It’ll work the insides of your thighs, calves, abdomen and back.

 

5. Vrkasan (Tree)

How to do it: There are two versions, one is the folding of your hands near your chest and one is stretching them skywards. Stand on one leg with the other one place on your thigh.

What it’ll do: It’ll stretch and exercise all the muscles in your body.

 

6. Ardha Matsyendrasan (Half Spined twist)

How to do it: Sit straight with your legs outstretched in front of you, lift one of them and place your foot beside the knee of the outstretched leg. Put the opposite hand of the leg that is up the other leg and place it behind your knee with the other hand on the floor for balance.

What it’ll do: It’ll make your back stronger, exercising your back muscles as well your abs and thighs.

 

7. Trikonasan (Triangle)

How to do it: Spread your legs as far as possible, keeping them straight. Try to place your palm flat on the floor while bending towards the side opposite to your upward stretched arm.

What it’ll do: It’ll work on your side muscles and your thighs.

 

8. Purvottasan (Upward plank)

How to do it: Spread your legs in front of you to the maximum extreme as possible, put both your hands at the back and try to lift yourself up as much as you can.

What it’ll do: It’ll strengthen your forelimbs and over all over balance.

 

9. Bhekasan (Frog)

How to do it: It is similar to the reverse Naukasan but in this one you just stretch your feet towards your butt.

What it’ll do: It’ll exercise your calves and back.

 

10. Naukasan (Boat)

How to do it: It means to pose like a boat. Outstretch both your limbs forward and stay that way for some time. There is a reverse variation to this to where you can hold both your feet while lying on the floor on your stomach.

What it’ll do: It’ll strengthen your stomach muscles and leg muscles.

 

11. Vasisthasan (Sage pose)

How to do it: It might be a difficult manoeuvre but if you can do a side plank then this shouldn’t be too difficult.

What it’ll do: It’ll work your abs as well the strength of your limb muscles.

 

12. Adhomukha Svasan (Downward facing dog)

How to do it: Keep nominal distance between your feet and bend forward while breathing in so that both your palms are flat on the floor. Make sure your feet are also flat on the ground.

What it’ll do: It’ll stretch your limbs and help you exercise your abs.

 

13. Ardhanchandrasan (Half moon)

How to do it: Keep your feet close together and while taking your breath in bend towards one side with your hand upstretched. Breathing in and out is instrumental in the process of doing an asana. It’s necessary to pay attention to it.

What it’ll do: It’ll exercise your side muscles and help you stretch all your limbs, while relaxing you at the same time.

 

14. Viparitakarani (Legs up the wall)

How to do it: Sit with your legs up the wall with a cushion under your back for support for starters. You can go ahead to advanced stages without the wall when you get enough practice.

What it’ll do: It’ll work on your lower back and the strength of your spine.

 

15. Surya Namaskar (Prayer to the Sun)

How to do it: It’s a combination of twelve asanas which is like a short workout which takes care of almost everything.

What it’ll do: It’ll keep you healthier in an all inclusive way and work on all of your body instead of concentrating on one part of it.

Now say bye-bye to all your fat! 🙂

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