The Best Yoga Poses for Treating Obesity

The Obesity does not result from overeating and laziness alone, but it is a serious consequence of modern living. The ever-dynamic physical, social, and technological environment in which we live tends to encourage obesity-promoting behaviors and discourage physically active conduct. The Urban design and modern environment dissuade appropriate eating through the influence of accessibility to the wide availability of processed foods that are relentlessly marketed. Due to the multiple factors, our body goes out of rhythm with our surroundings, and the obesity epidemic slowly takes over.

Why Is Being OverWeight Hazardous?

Being obese may make you prone to many diverse health issues right from developing hypertension, high cholesterol to heart diseases. It is well-known that diabetes is dangerous and is believed to cause more than 70 types of diseases.

How To Treat Obesity and Gain Natural Health?

Regular exercise along with a healthy diet goes a long way in shedding excess weight and getting the ideal body mass index. The science of yoga is an excellent way to achieve this. The gentle yoga techniques potently affect the vital organs of the body as well as the mind of a practitioner and effectively help in rebuilding health naturally and graciously. The yoga poses foster a better body-mind connection, physical activity, personality, self-image, and acceptance.

Here are the five best yoga poses for obesity and enhancement of the overall health. Have a look at the instructions:

1. Boat Pose (Navasana): Sit erect on the floor with straight legs and arms. With an exhalation,  press your palms on the floor and bend your knees. Lift the feet from the floor and angle the thighs at approximately 45 degrees to the floor. Slowly unbend your knees and raise the toes higher. Extend the arms alongside and keep them parallel to the ground. Breathe slowly. Hold this pose for 20-30 seconds.

2. Wind Relieving Pose (Pawanmuktasana): Lie on your back on a yoga mat. Stretch your arms and legs straight on the ground. Upon exhalation, bend both your knees and hold them tightly with your hands. Keeping the left in place, release the right leg back to the ground. Now, again fold the right knee, draw the thighs into the stomach and clasp it with your hands while extending the left leg along the floor. Hold each knee for the same length of time. Repeat the movements 10-20 times in a row.

3. Standing Forward Fold Pose (Uttanasana): Stand on the floor with an upright body. Upon exhalation, bend forward at the hips. Keep your legs long and bring your arms down and rest the palms on the back of the ankles. Press the heels firmly into a yoga mat. Fold deeper into the pose with each inhalation. Stay in this pose for a period of 30 seconds.

4. Mill Churning Pose ( Chakki Chalanasana): Sit tall on a yoga mat. Widen your legs as much as possible. Extend your arms in front at shoulder-height and interlace your fingers. Take a deep breath and move your body in an imaginary circle. Go forward and right with the inhalation and backward and left upon exhalation. Feel the stretch in your arms, abdominal muscles, and groin as you perform this. Perform 5- 10 rounds in one direction and repeat the same on the other side.

5. Extended Triangle Pose (Utthita Trikonasana):  Begin in a mountain pose. Exhale, spread your legs 2-3 inches apart and keep your arms by your side. Extend the right foot out to 90-degree angle and left foot in. Position the right knee with the right ankle. Breathe out, rotate your torso in front of the right leg and bring your right hand to rest on the floor beside the right foot. Outstretch the left arm upwards. Gaze softly at the left hand. Hold this pose for 30 seconds.

6. Camel Pose (Ustrasana): Kneel on a yoga mat. Rest your palms on the back of the posterior. Arch your back and slightly tilt your head backward. Deepen the pose by grabbing your heels with the hands. Hold this pose for anywhere between 30-60 seconds.

Along with the mentioned yoga poses for obesity practice pranayama dedicatedly to efficiently eradicate the problem and to live a heightened quality of life.