10 Yoga Poses for Weight Loss

1. Plank

Holding a plank may be one of the best ways to strengthen your core. It may not look like much, but drop into plank and it won’t take long to feel it in your abs. Subtle adjustments can increase the intensity even more.

Energetically draw your heels and the top of your head in opposite directions and keep your chest moving forward between your arms. Do this daily for develop rock-hard abs.

2. Downward Dog Pose

How It Works

The Adho Mukha Svanasana is a weight-bearing pose. You need to position the upper body on your hands. It is an excellent way to tone your arms and biceps.

Precautions

Do not do this asana if you suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome.

3. 3-LEGGED DOG TO TIGER CURL

With a huge emphasis on the core and total-body mobility, this dynamic movement is a total-body burner. If you really want to heat up the body, this is a great movement. You want to tuck your belly button into your spine as much as possible and really try to get your knee to your nose.

4.  Warrior II

Like a powerful warrior, you too can tone the muscles in your thighs and shoulders with Warrior II. To get the most out of the posture, try to bend your front knee so your thigh is parallel to the floor. The longer you can hold this position, the tighter your quads will get.

The secret is to calm the mind and just breathe. Remind yourself, you are a warrior! Now, mighty warrior, switch sides.

5. Dolphin Pose

How It Works

Your arms become the base for balancing the entire upper body while you try to stay afloat. This asana helps strengthen and tone the biceps, triceps, and arms.

Precautions

It is a simple asana that can be done by everyone. However, you need to be careful if you have neck or shoulder injuries.

6.  WARRIOR III

Balance, focus, and lengthen that spine! Make sure that your gaze is downward to keep that spinal alignment. Get your biceps up by your ears. From the side your body should be shaped like a “T”.

7. Shoulder Stand

From improving digestion to therapy for the thyroid and even increasing strength, shoulder stand does it all.

This inversion works to balance thyroid levels which boosts metabolism, improves the respiratory system, strengthens the upper body, legs and abs, and helps you sleep better. Add this to your practice daily and you’ll feel like a whole new person.

8. Seated Twist Pose

How It Works

The asana involves a deep twist and is an intermediary level pose that anyone can easily master with practice. It improves the natural flexibility of your upper body, improves digestion, and increases shoulders’ flexibility.

Precautions

Be careful if you have issues with the knees, hips, or spine.

9. REVOLVING CRESCENT LUNGE

As with all twisting poses, revolving crescent lunge is great for spine mobility and promoting healthy digestion. Be sure that your core is activated and you’re not just putting all of your weight on your quad. Additionally, keep that back leg active, really pressing the back of the knee up towards the sky.

10. CHAIR

The legs, back, and core are really activated full force in this pose. It’s not easy to pretend you’re sitting on a chair when there isn’t a chair behind you. Try to sit back and as low as possible and really reach those fingertips up towards the sky, while simultaneously relaxing your shoulders. If this is not possible with your arms, you can always bend your elbows and come into cactus arms instead.

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