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Experienced Yoga Practitioner’s Gain Less Weight

Posted by Victoria Weinblatt, MSEd, RYT-200, CMT | weight loss, weight maintenance |

Yogis Gain Less Weight

Cardiovascular Benefits of 4 Rounds of Surya Namaskar

Posted by Victoria Weinblatt, MSEd, RYT-200, CMT | cardiovascular, surya namaskar |

After 4 rounds of Surya Namaskar, the participants achieved 80% of their age-predicted maximum heart rate (HRmax). This number is high enough to induce cardiovascular benefits.

Surya Namaskar Weight Loss

Posted by Victoria Weinblatt, MSEd, RYT-200, CMT | surya namaskar |

Surya Namaskar is a cardiovascular exercise, which is why Surya Namaskar weight loss works even though you perform slow controlled body movements. To complete one round, you cycle through the asanas leading with your right foot and then the left.

How to Burn Calories with Hatha Yoga

Posted by Victoria Weinblatt, MSEd, RYT-200, CMT | burn calories |

A caloric deficit is an important part of a comprehensive weight loss program and you can burn calories with Hatha yoga. To make calorie counting easier, let’s look at the importance of the relationship between how many calories there are in 1 pound of fat and how many calories Hatha Yoga burns per hour.

Hatha Yoga Poses for Weight Loss, Burn Over 2.5 Calories per Minute

Posted by Victoria Weinblatt, MSEd, RYT-200, CMT | burn calories, hatha yoga, weight maintenance |

Are you doing yoga for weight loss? These Hatha yoga poses burn more than 2.5 calories per minute,...

3 Hatha Yoga Poses that Burn the Most Calories

Posted by Victoria Weinblatt, MSEd, RYT-200, CMT | burn calories, burn fat, weight maintenance |

Over 3 calories per minute, but less than 4 calories per minute, is about the maximum number of...

5 Amazing Health Benefits of Surya Namaskar

Posted by Victoria Weinblatt, MSEd, RYT-200, CMT | surya namaskar |

Surya Namaskar, or Sun Salutation, is an ideal exercise to keep yourself at an optimum level of fitness, according to researchers from the Department of Physiology at M.R. Medical College (MRMC) in India. The yoga poses of surya namaskar offer benefits both collectively and individually.

Surya Namaskar Mantras in English and Hindi

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Here are the Surya Namaskar mantras in English and Hindi. The Hindi isn’t in Sanskrit. Instead, it’s the Hindi pronunciation with English letters spelling it out for you. You probably already know Surya Namaskar, or sun salutation, is a Hatha yoga series performed at the beginning of many classes…

Yoga to Burn Calories: Surya Namaskar

Posted by Victoria Weinblatt, MSEd, RYT-200, CMT | surya namaskar, weight loss |

If you want to do Hatha yoga to burn calories and lose weight, you should start each yoga session with surya namaskar, aka sun salutation. This asana sequence burns more calories than other yoga asanas because it is a cardiovascular exercise. After the first round of Surya Namaskar, your heartbeat increases to…

How to Do Surya Namaskar to Lose Weight

Posted by Victoria Weinblatt, MSEd, RYT-200, CMT | surya namaskar |

Learn how to lose weight without changing your diet by simply completing 12 rounds of Surya Namaskar per day, six days per week. (Of course, eating healthier food will improve your results.) Sun Salutation is suitable for yoga beginners, but some should avoid this series or consult their medical professional first.

Cardiovascular Benefits of Surya Namaskar, Sun Salutation

Posted by Victoria Weinblatt, MSEd, RYT-200, CMT | heart & lungs, surya namaskar |

You don’t have to do aerobics to significantly improve your cardiovascular health. You can achieve an average of 80 percent of HRmax while doing surya namaskar, sun salutation, which is high enough to offer cardiovascular benefits.

Why Are Most Yoga Teachers Thin and Healthy?

Posted by Victoria Weinblatt, MSEd, RYT-200, CMT | weight maintenance, wellness |

If you are a yoga beginner or a yoga expert, you are more likely to be in good health. More specifically, female yoga practitioners are significantly thinner and take substantially less medication than those women who don’t do yoga.