Tell me about yoga that really helps to loose weight - personal experiences
By apsara60
@apsara60 (6610)
Israel
July 20, 2008 3:51am CST
Hi friends, there is so much about yoga in the air today, but I just want to know if any of you have really lost weight by yoga and which is the simplest yoga exercise that helps us to loose weight and remain fit. I just read about power yoga, which says that just pulling your stomach inside and walking helps a lot to loose weight. Do any of you have any personal experience with power yoga. Do share your valuable information. Thanks.
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6 responses
@touchnshine (2821)
• India
20 Jul 08
Hi Apsara
How are you my friend
Nice to see that you are concerned to keep yourself healthy .. Me myself never ever cared to take care of my health may be the main reason is I am slim so I really don't think that I need to do something about it. But I know that yoga is very good for every person whether slim or fat. But what to do about laziness
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@apsara60 (6610)
• Israel
20 Jul 08
Hi my sweety tweety, nice to see you after such a long time.......believe me dear, I am also lazy and besides that I just talk, never practice....... and that is why I was asking so much about this power yoga, which seems to me easy and handy....., Have a nice day dear and thanks for joining.
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@touchnshine (2821)
• India
20 Jul 08
He he he apsara ..
so you are also lazy like me ..
Hey it's really nice to talk to you after such a long time
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@cupid74 (11388)
• Pakistan
21 Jul 08
Hi APsara
its nice to see u moving a bit on Mylot, i am not much into Yoga, but all i know its not only Aerobics which help u loose weight, its change in lifestyle, i mean modifying ur living habbits, eating habbits, sleeping times. Exercise and ur will power, sure it will help u out, i am not saying that Stop eating and Do agreesive exercise, but just modify it as per ur life style
Hope all will be Ok
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@apsara60 (6610)
• Israel
21 Jul 08
I agree with you cupid, when I was in India I had big house and I did practice aerobics in the afternoons, but now here I am a working women, I have a small house so no place , no time and no privacy.........all I can do is walking, but now a days my legs pain a lot.....so I have started to ignore walking too......well I am not very fat.....but I don't want to be and that is why I am looking for something easy and useful.
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@balasri (26537)
• India
20 Jul 08
A sage once taught me a Yoga which has been very very useful in slimming down.
First you have to turn your head from left to right and then right to left
Then you have to raise your left hand in Abhaya Mudra and wave that too left to right
when you are about to be served the second helping.
(Help! Someone is chasing me to kill me!)[em]lol
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@apsara60 (6610)
• Israel
20 Jul 08
Hi Bala dear, so nice to see you after such a long time.....so this
sage is the hidden secret behind your great personality........ Bala are you sure this simple exercise that you have mentioned in your discussion can really help us to slim down. I will surely try this, seems to be easy. Is this picture uploaded by you the Abhaya Mudra....Thanks for your valuable information.
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@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
20 Jul 08
The exercise you have mentioned in the discussion, does help control weight, I won't say this way you can loose weight. I have been doing it for quite some time and I found that I could control my girth. Deep breathing along with pulling your stomach deep inside and outside does help. Else, while standing straight, one can bend forward and try to touch her/her feet, without bending her/his knees, this will also help control stomach muscles. This one needs to be done regularly and once you start doing it comfortably, duration can gradally be increased. Give it a try. Best of Luck!
Have a great day!
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@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
21 Jul 08
Give it a try (the first one) for few days, if possible, without any break, in between, I hope it will help you.
Second one, you may try as per your convenience, you need not come down totally to touch your fee, as much as you can bend, comfortably, you may try.
Best of luck!
Have a great day!
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@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
20 Jul 08
Hi apsara,
I have seen also a lot of people indulging themselves into this type of exercise and very satisfied...I have not tried that! But what I have heard is that it is more of stretching and self relaxation...
I guess also that they have different types now! Wish someone here who have tried will give you a concrete answer of your inquiry!
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@apsara60 (6610)
• Israel
20 Jul 08
Hi checapricorn, nice to see you after long time...you know what friend you and me are same stars and our and thinking is very much same.......I always felt you are very much similar to me.....so lets wait and see what people have to say about yoga....., Thanks a lot for your reply.
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@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
20 Jul 08
Hi,
I even thought you took a vacation away! ANyway, I am happy to see you again too! Happy posting!
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@Foxfire1875 (2010)
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9 Aug 08
By pulling your stomach in will make you look slimmer but doesn't actually make you lose weight. Walking alone will help you lose weight as any exercise will.
Power yoga is the intensive style, where you move from pose to pose and don't hold it at all, usually in a hot room so that your muscles are loose. This type will help you lose weight as it is an aerobic type of exercise. Traditional yoga won't help you lose weight but like holding your stomach in will make you look slimmer.
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@apsara60 (6610)
• Israel
10 Aug 08
Hi Foxfire, You mean if we keep on pulling our stomach in and out, finally our stomach will start getting flatter....please let me know as I am seriously doing about 50 in,outs, every morning ....and I do feel pain in stomach muscles. Do you think what I am doing is also power yoga.....Thanks for your reply and help.
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@Foxfire1875 (2010)
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11 Aug 08
It will flatten your stomach as you are using your stomach muscles, which will become more toned and not flabby any more.
I don't think it is power yoga as that is the constant moving from pose to pose style like ashtanga.