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HEALTHY LIVING
Yoga Asanas For Weight
Loss
Call it as a weight
loss method
or strong and
flexible body
exercises or even
ways to have
peace of mind
and glowing
skin
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Yoga enables you to
see through things and
concentrate. Helps you to
take strong decisions by
prioritizing the work and lead
a disciplined life which most
of us miss. Yoga keeps your
internal organs healthy and
contributes to increasing the
immunity of your body. It helps
you cure diseases and fight it
better,
Many yoga asanas are
dedicated to the health
problems such as viral fever,
cold, migraine, sinus problems
etc. And guess what the best
part about it is? You can do it
anywhere and at any time, all
you need to know is the right
way to do it. Inculcating this
amazingly healthy routine into
your lives will have immediate
positive effects and you will
see it making a difference in
your outlook on life!
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Surya Namaskar (Sun
Salutation)
One of the best exercise for
your whole body. Doing this
yoga asana helps you to
lose weight and maintains
your body in a perfect shape.
The Surya Namaskar or Sun
Salutation helps to detoxify
your body. This weight loss,
yoga is very effective in the
morning, after many hours
of lack of movement, during
sleep.
The benefits of doing Surya
Namaskar, helps in toning
up the internal abdominal
organs by alternative
stretching and compression
cycles, that helps in better
bowel movement and
digestion.
It also helps to avoid fat
build-up and aids in weight
loss. Try to do at least two
rounds of this yoga asana
and feel the difference.
Steps for Surya Namaskar
1. Pranamasana
Stand straight and erect in
such a way that your face is
in the direction of the sun.
Make sure both the feet are
touching each other. Next,
bring your hands close to
your chest by touching palm
to palm, generally called a
Namaskar or Salutation.
Take a deep breath and
raise your hand in upward
direction.
2.Padahastasana
Bend forward, by breathing
out slowly. The position of
your hands, should be in
line with your feet and head
touching your knees.
3.Ashwa Sanchalanasana
Inhale slowly and extend the
right leg back and drop the
knee to the ground. Bend
the left knee. Make sure the
hands should be firm with
the ground.
4.Parvatasana
Exhale and bring the right
leg back to join the left leg.
Lift your buttocks upwards
forming triangle.
5.Ashtanga Namaskar
Exhale until your knees,
chest, feet and forehead
touches the ground. Hold
your breath.
Raise your head in an
upward direction, on inhaling
and bend in backward
direction as much you can.
6.Parvatasana
Now exhale slowly and make