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Yoga Asanas for Obesity

July 24, 2009


Yoga asanas for obesity

Obesity is the common problem but removing this problem from your life is very difficult. Those people, who have the extra weight on their body, are bothered more from obesity problem.

1. Pawanmukta asana (Wind liberating pose): It is the ideal asana for wind, gas and acidity problems.

Lie on your back and look upwards. Now, place your arms close to your body and palms touching the floor. Put your legs straight and toes touching each other. Inhale both the nostrils and hold your breath. Stretch out your toes and clasp right knee by both hands. Now, press your knee toward your stomach and hold for 5 seconds then touch your knee with your nose.

Exhale and release your legs to an original position simultaneously. Repeat this process with your left knee; you can also do this exercise with both knees together.

Perform 3 sets daily, it will tones up the large intestine and helps to lose fat in abdomen areas.

2. Chakra padasana: This asana is good for toning your abdominal muscle and remove obesity.

Lie on the floor and raise your right leg with straight knee. Now, rotate the entire leg ten times and make a circle as large as possible. Don’t touch your foot on the floor at any time during the rotation. Rotate 15 times in opposite direction. Repeat this process with the left leg.

Raise your both legs and rotate them 5 to 7 times in clockwise and anti-clockwise direction. Take rest in the base position and breathe normally through out the exercise.

3. Uttanpadasana (Raised leg pose): It is good for your abdomen and digestive system, and gives you relief from gas and indigestion.

Lie on your back and place your arms close to your body. Slowly inhale through both the nostrils. Now, hold your breath and stretch out your legs with straight position. Lift your legs and hold it for 10 seconds. Exhale and simultaneously get back to the starting position.

Perform 3 times initially, increase repetitions as your strength increase. Take 5 seconds gap after completed one set.


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