Practicing any type of yoga will build strength, but some types may not raise your heart-rate enough to make them the only form of exercise you need to include in your weight loss regime. It depends on the type of yoga you select and how frequently you practice it.
In order to lose weight, you must eat healthily and burn calories by doing exercise that raises your heart rate on a regular basis. Some types of yoga, such as Iyengar, in which yoga poses are held for several minutes with a resting period between each pose, will build muscles and improve your posture, but will not give you the cardiovascular workout you need to lose weight.
If you plan to make yoga your primary form of exercise, you must do a vigorous 90-minute yoga class at least three times a week. Many people also choose to combine yoga with running, walking or other aerobic exercise in order to reach their weight loss goals.
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Hot Health--Losing Weight Means Eating More
Health is hot and getting to your ideal weight is even hotter. So how can you lose weight by eating more? It's simple, eat more often and smaller portion sizes.
That means snacks are a good thing! When you want to lose weight, starving is not the answer, as a matter of fact, if you do not eat often enough you can permanently slow your metabolism. That means your body will burn fat slower. But through portion control and frequent eating, you can boost your metabolism, satisfy your hunger and help your body lose weight.
But if you are eating 5 or 6 meals a day, you need to eat healthy. Fitness expert, explains how your plate should look. "You should have an inch around the outside of your plate and your food should be about an inch tall." He also adds, "You should have 1 meat, 1 vegetable and 1 carbohydrate." Your meat (chicken, meat or fish) should only be as big as your fist.
Depriving your body of food will not work and in the end your body will suffer. Fat diets and starving yourself will throw your body into what fitness experts call "starvation mode". That means you body will not digest all of your nutrients and instead will store them as fat. Your body will protect itself because it no longer knows when you will feed it again.
Also, to help you reach your weight goal add in an exercise routine. You can exercise for 30 minutes 3 to 5 times a week. If you add in exercise along with extra meals, you will be able to reach your weight goal in no time.
That means snacks are a good thing! When you want to lose weight, starving is not the answer, as a matter of fact, if you do not eat often enough you can permanently slow your metabolism. That means your body will burn fat slower. But through portion control and frequent eating, you can boost your metabolism, satisfy your hunger and help your body lose weight.
But if you are eating 5 or 6 meals a day, you need to eat healthy. Fitness expert, explains how your plate should look. "You should have an inch around the outside of your plate and your food should be about an inch tall." He also adds, "You should have 1 meat, 1 vegetable and 1 carbohydrate." Your meat (chicken, meat or fish) should only be as big as your fist.
Depriving your body of food will not work and in the end your body will suffer. Fat diets and starving yourself will throw your body into what fitness experts call "starvation mode". That means you body will not digest all of your nutrients and instead will store them as fat. Your body will protect itself because it no longer knows when you will feed it again.
Also, to help you reach your weight goal add in an exercise routine. You can exercise for 30 minutes 3 to 5 times a week. If you add in exercise along with extra meals, you will be able to reach your weight goal in no time.
