About Yoga: Will Yoga Help You Lose Weight or Not?

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Yoga Yoga Yoga Styles Beginners Poses & Workouts From Ann Pizer, your Guide to Yoga I've recently started to rethink my position on yoga and weight loss. For years, I've been quoting the research that shows yoga isn't the type of exercise that promotes weight loss. But I've also heard a lot of anecdotal evidence and had personal experiences that contradict these clinical results. So how to reconcile these opposing viewpoints? I think the key might be to stop think of yoga as the exercise part of your weight loss plan. Will Doing Yoga Help You Lose Weight? Doing yoga is a mood elevator. It promotes a sense of well-being by releasing tension and reducing stress. It lays the groundwork for a long-term healthy lifestyle, which in turn encourages a healthy weight. It also fosters a positive body image, so you feel better about yourself at any size. More.... Search Related Topics:  yoga for weight loss  ashtanga  power yoga Updated Ultimate Yoga Mat Comparison Chart! I just updated my comparison chart of 5 top yoga mats to include the Liforme alignment mat, which was created in the UK and is now available worldwide. See how it stacks up against Manduka, Jade, Gaiam, and Lululemon. Search Related Topics:  yoga equipment  props  yoga gifts 5 Yoga Poses to Improve Your Posture Your mom always told you to stand up straight. Here's how to make it happen. Search Related Topics:  yoga sequences  yoga advice  shoulder openers Rabbit Pose How to do rabbit pose, which is part of the Bikram yoga series. Search Related Topics:  intermediate poses  bikram  forward bends Related Searches Hatha Yoga Retreats Yoga Moves Yoga Asanas Yoga Journal Yoga Postures Featured Articles Lifestyle Yoga Breathing Exercises - Pranayama Yoga Philosophy and Meditation Advanced Yoga Yoga Glossary Blog   More from About.com Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! Want More From About.com Check out our social page tailored to your interest! This newsletter is written by: Ann Pizer Yoga Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Yoga newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads What is Vinyasa Yoga? 7 Tips for Getting Started With Yoga 10 Yoga Stretches You Should Do Every Day A Handy Comparison Chart of the 5 Best Yoga Mats Types of Yoga - The Essential Cheat Sheet   Follow me on: Advertisement