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How yoga can help you lose weight and tone your body and mind

3 May, 2021 by Pasha O
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There are many benefits to yoga. Yoga can help you lose weight, tone your body, and improve overall health. In this blog post, we will take a closer look at how yoga can help you lose weight and tone your body. So, if you’re interested in learning more about how yoga can help you lose weight and tone your body, keep reading.

People often think of yoga as a way to stretch and relax, but it can also be a great workout. In fact, one study found that people who practised yoga for 12 weeks lost an average of 5 pounds and saw improvements in several health markers, such as blood pressure and waist-to-hip ratio. Yoga can help you in several ways:

1. It burns calories. A typical yoga class can burn up to 350 calories.

2. It builds muscle. Yoga poses use your body weight to create resistance, which can help build muscle.

3. It increases flexibility. Yoga is all about stretching and lengthening your muscles, which can improve flexibility.

4. It improves balance. Yoga poses require you to use your core muscles to stay balanced, which can improve balance overall.

There are many benefits to practising yoga. In addition to the physical benefits of increased flexibility, strength, and balance, yoga also provides psychological benefits and has been shown to be beneficial for mental health. It can help to improve symptoms of depression and can be helpful for people with PTSD or addiction.

Yoga has also been shown to improve sleep quality, increase energy levels, decrease stress and anxiety levels, improve cardiovascular health and boost cognitive function.

There are plenty of other reasons to add yoga to your routine. Why not get started today!

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