HOW TO LOOSE BELLY FAT WITH THESE SUPER EASY YOGA ASANAS

"Yoga means addition. Addition of energy, strength and beauty to body, mind and soul."

.....Amit Ray....

Namaste!!!

Is the belly fat standing in your way and stopping you from wearing your favourite dresses and sexy outfits???

Come let's together bid grand goodbye to the stubborn belly fat. Let's reduce those extra inches and get back the sexy curves.

Are you ready for the challenge?  

let's take out one of our favourate outfits that ain't fitting us by a few cm at the belly region.

Now buckle up your shoes and get to the yoga mat.

Remember there are no such shortcuts like magical drinks to dissolve your belly fat overnight.

You can only reduce it by regular exercise or yoga supplimented with healthy diet. So you need to be ready to say a bye to your favourate street foods too if you are a regular connoisseur of such food and if you really want to shred your extra pounds.

Healthy diet doesn't mean you have to do some deiting ,fasting and all. No. Not at all.

Healthy diet means "Eat for fat loss". Yes. If you want to loose fat then never ever starve yourself. Eat healthy and do not skip breakfast. You can eat everything but in moderation.

Practicing these yoga asanas mentioned below may help you to shed all that extra fat from your abdominal area.

Hie there! I am Priyanka V. And like every week here I bring you another selected sets of asanas which are great to burn your belly fat.

So why late.. let's quickly look at the yoga asanas you are waiting for to get rid of the abdominal fat.

1) KUMBHAKASANA (PLANK POSE):

KUMBHAKASANA (PLANK POSE)

If you want to tone your core you don't need any other pose apart from plank.

Yes. It not only helps to tone our abs but also tones the whole body.

It is the foundational pose that improves strength and stability of the core and help to maintain good posture .

So challenge your core with this posture every week if possible every day and build sexy abs as desired.

HOW TO DO KUMBHAKASANA (PLANK POSE):

a) Get down on your forearms and move into plank pose.

b) Make sure that your shoulders are directly over your hands and you are on your toes in the back.

C) Keep your back fairly straight.

d) Hold the posture for 30 to 60 seconds.

e) Slowly release and repeat thrice.

BENEFITS OF KUMBHAKASANA (PLANK POSE):

a) It helps in building up strong core muscles.

b) It is an excellent Abs killer workout .

c) Increases metabolism level.

d) It is one of the best belly fat burning excercise which helps in burning the fat accumulated around your abdomen area and giving you a tighter tummy.

e) Strengthens your spine, abdominal muscles, your shoulder, chest, neck and your glutes.

2) UTTANASANA (STANDING FORWARD BEND):

UTTANASANA (STANDING FORWARD BEND)

This is known as posture of intense stretching.

It is a powerful, rejuvenating posture that calms the mind and all the muscles.

All the abdominal  muscles get vigorously contracted  which helps to shed off extra fat accumulated near your belly area.

HOW TO DO UTTANASANA (STANDING FORWARD BEND):

a) Stand straight on your mat. 

b) Inhale and lift your hands upwards completely.

C) Now keeping your back straight,  exhale and start bending forward towards the feet.

d) Put your head down and hold your legs with your hands, let your head fall freely. ( In the beginning the hands may not touch the ground but the position will be attained after some practice.)

e) Hold position for 60 seconds and Slowly release.

BENEFITS OF UTTANASANA (STANDING FORWARD BEND):

a)This is a powerful abdominal exercise. It cures  abdominal diseases, strengthens the chest and improves the flexibility of the spine.

b) It also helps to relieve headache and insomnia.

c) Strengthens the core muscles. 

d) Strengthens the thigh muscles,Stimulates the liver and kidneys.

e) Helps to Relieve menopause symptoms.

f) Relieves stress and anxiety.

3) NAVASANA (BOAT POSE):

NAVASANA (BOAT POSE)

Classic asana for strengthening your core and building beautiful sexy abs.

The name comes from the Sanskrit words "Nava" meaning Boat and "Asana" meaning pose.

Boat pose is mainly a Hip flexion and spinal extension asana. If the arms are reaching forward, shoulder flexion is added.

HOW TO DO NAVASANA (BOAT POSE):

a) Sit on the floor with your legs straight in front of you.

b) Now slowly roll your shoulders back, lean back slowly, suck your tummy in,

c) Exhale and lift your legs all the way up and try to get your thighs at 45 degree angle to the floor.

d) Slowly try to stretch your arms straight alongside the legs.

e) Hold the pose till 5 to 10 breath count.

f) Release  the pose slowly.

g) This is going to create a vibration on your lower back mainly your abdominal, that is because you are working on your abs.

h) Repeat.

BENEFITS OF NAVASANA (BOAT POSE):

a) Improves Digestion.

b) Strengthens abdominals, Hip flexors and Spine.

c) Tones your abs.

d) Relieves from stress.

e)Helps to develop core strength.

f) Reduce fat and strengthen lower body muscles.

4) URDHVA MUKHA SVANASANA (UPWARD FACING DOG):

URDHVA MUKHA SVANASANA (UPWARD FACING DOG)

Urdhva Mukha Svanasana often practised as part of a flowing sequence of poses, especially in Surya Namaskar  (Sun salutations). It is a strong and beautiful foundation for every poses.

This pose stimulates abdominal organs and provides  a good stretch to the belly muscles which helps to burn the unwanted fat accumulated near your belly area.

HOW TO DO URDHVA MUKHA SVANASANA (UPWARD FACING DOG): 

a) Lie down on your abdomen keeping your heels and toes together. Your hands next to your chest.

b) Now Bring your hands underneath your elbows, fingers pointing forward. Slowly squeeze your elbows together and draw your shoulders back.

c)Inhale and press down into your hands and feet, straighten your arms and start lifting your chest, knees and thighs up off the floor.

d) You can look straight ahead or look up towards the ceiling and hold the position for atleast 60 seconds.

e) Relax and repeat thrice.

BENEFITS OF URDHVA MUKHA SVANASANA (UPWARD FACING DOG):

a)It is a great chest opener which helps to improve your breathing pattern.

b) Stretches the front of your body, chest, your wrists, arms, shoulders, upper back and legs.

c) Helps in maintaining good posture.

d) Superb back bend that lengthens and strengthens the spine.

d) Great at toning your abs and obliques. 

5) USTRASANA  (CAMEL POSE)

USTRASANA  (CAMEL POSE)

Ustrasana has got a number of mental, emotional and physical healing benefits.

It relieves you of all the anxiety and gives you immense peace and calmness from within. The benefits are worth giving a try and cherish the experience. 

This asana opens up the entire front side of the body. And also helps to improve both core stability and strength, which will lead to a more toned stomach. 

It is the best asana for your skin and hairs. it provides blood flow to your scalp and face which helps your skin to glow and solves all your hair problems. 

HOW TO DO USTRASANA (CAMEL POSE):

a) Sit in the vajrasana(Diamond pose) .

b)Now slowly stand on your knees keeping the back straight, with your legs and feet hip width apart.

c) Keeping the Hands on the lower back, slowly  push the hips forward, lengthen your back and if you are comfortable here , then drop your head back.

d) Now slowly bring your hands to the heels, roll the shoulders behind and open the chest. breathe normally.

e) Hold the postion for atleast 60 seconds.

f) If you feel like releasing the posture. keep your hands on the lower back (supporting the lower back with your hands) first and then release comfortably.

BENEFITS OF USTRASANA (CAMEL POSE):

a) Helps to Improve digestion.

b) Opens the chest and shoulders & helps improving respiration.

c) Relieves from stress and anxiety.

d) Makes your skin glow by enhancing blood flow to your face.

e) Stretches thigh muscles which helps to decrease fat from the thigh region.

f) Stretches your back. And is therefore a great asana for back pain too.

g) Best tummy toning excercise.

6) SETU BANDHASANA (BRIDGE POSE):

SETU BANDHASANA (BRIDGE POSE)

Derived from the Sanskrit word 'Setu' meaning 'bridge' and 'Bandh' meaning 'lock'.

It is a classic backbend that helps to open the chest and stretches thigh muscles.

This pose brings flexibility to the spine, neck, arms, hip and shoulder joints.

This asana if practiced regularly can help get rid of belly fat.

HOW TO DO SETU BANDHASANA (BRIDGE POSE):

a) Lie down on your back.

b) Now put your feet on the ground near the butt.

c) Slowly raise your body ,hip region high off the floor as much as you can. (This helps to resolve the tensions in the upper Body.)

d) Hold it for 60 seconds and then slowly return back on the floor.

e) Rest for a while and then again Repeat the procedure. 

BENEFITS OF SETU BANDHASANA (BRIDGE POSE):

a) Improves the posture.

b) Stretch the hip flexors.

c) Alleviate back pain.

d) Keeps the brain and heart healthy.

e) Gives good stretch to muscles of gluteus, back, and hamstrings.

f) Tones your abdominal area. Effective pose that works on reducing belly fat.

Note: Avoid forward bending postures if you have severe back ache.

So let's challenge your core with these postures and reap the benefits out of it. 

Remember.. to get benefits regularity is the key. More sweat. More gain. Less fat.

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