Just a bit of caution in doing Yoga especially in the use of its mantra "Om". The whole thing is tied up to Buddhism and if one is not a Buddhist, one can fall into something that is an unknown territory. Basically Buddhism is a religion and the "Om" thing can be more than just a routine chant or counting thing similar to what we do in calisthenics. It can be a prayer to some entities and we might be drawn into something that is not within the realm of exercise. There is nothing wrong with yoga postures for as long as we do just the physical side of it and not indulge or go deeper into its spiritual sphere.
I’ve read several studies that mentioned yoga is great for heart health, but most medical professionals seem to agree that it isn’t exactly great for weight loss—at least not in a direct way.
The fact is that the average yoga routine can barely be considered an intensive exercise. Sure, there are some more extreme examples, but these are usually routines that aren’t exactly accessible to beginners.
However, yoga can indirectly influence weight loss in certain ways. Yoga can help with improving heart health, circulation, and reduce stress, and these are all key factors (particularly stress) which can drastically improve one's rate of weight loss.
I’m curious is to the people that do yoga. Does it help you lose weight? I have done yoga for a month and all it has done is stretching me out more than anything. I do love yoga don’t get me wrong but I’ve been wanting to lose some of my baby weight that I still have.
Just a bit of caution in doing Yoga especially in the use of its mantra "Om". The whole thing is tied up to Buddhism and if one is not a Buddhist, one can fall into something that is an unknown territory. Basically Buddhism is a religion and the "Om" thing can be more than just a routine chant or counting thing similar to what we do in calisthenics. It can be a prayer to some entities and we might be drawn into something that is not within the realm of exercise. There is nothing wrong with yoga postures for as long as we do just the physical side of it and not indulge or go deeper into its spiritual sphere.
True. Yoga is for the relaxation of the mind and I agree with you that it might also hep you from defeating temptations. However, as per what I've read somewhere, Yoga is not an exercise for extreme weight loss as it does only stretch your body. However, it will definitely trim down some of your fats but not to the point where you'll really become skinny because based from what I've seen from our family's previous boss' daughter, she only had a health looking body but there were still traces of fats like on the belly side but they didn't look unhealthy at all.I have read in another forum that yoga can be used to help you lose weight. I know that yoga is more of a mental discipline which reminds me of our college professor. He said that you can learn mind over matter techniques when you know yoga. And with OMAD, I guess yoga can be of help because you can condition your mind to ignore the cravings and that is the most important because in my experience, craving for food is what always defeated me in my diet program.
What kind of yoga? Do you just stretch (you know, the slow kind of yoga) or you do the HIT kind of yoga? I watched some videos on Youtube I find it quite hard. HIT yoga is quite similar to HIT cardio.Yes,it does,I try to do yoga at least twice in 3 days and it has been useful,don't be in a haste to see changes. You should doubt changes after 3-4 months don't just a month duration.