Melt that Fat with Yoga Fast

Let Yoga melt your fat Fast

Yoga offers a safe alternative to busting those not-so-cute dimples. Yoga experts suggest asanas to melt those fat pockets...

Ushtra Asana

Kneel down with your heels facing the ceiling, toes turned outward and arms hanging loosely by the sides. Breathe in. Raise arms gently to shoulder level, then higher, and finally backwards such that your palms touch the heel of the corresponding foot. Stretch your neck letting your head fall backwards. You will feel the stretch in your spine. Gently push the pelvic region forward, improving upon the curve of the spine. Breathe normally. Breathe in and return to the starting position. Repeat two to three times. Each time try to hold the stretch as long as you comfortably can.

Why it works

This asana stretches your entire upper body — the neck, chest and stomach. These places house the lymph glands such as the thymus, tonsils and the spleen. They are primarily responsible for filtering out bacteria and other waste from the blood. Inefficient lymph glands lead to inefficient drainage and collection of fat. Ushtra Asana mobilises the lymph glands, hence preventing cellulite. The increased blood circulation and faster cell rejuvenation within these regions helps bust existing cellulite, slowly but surely.

Virya-stambhan Asana

Stand with feet spread wide apart, toes pointing straight ahead. Turn the right leg at a 90 degree angle. Then bend the right knee. Hold your right wrist with your left hand behind your back, bend to your right and gently attempt to touch your big toe with the tip of your nose. However ensure that as you bend, your right knee or right thigh doesn't come in way of your right shoulder. Hold this position for up to 30 seconds. Inhale and slowly return to the start. Repeat the exercise with your left leg. Repeat the asana two to three times.

Why it works

This asana really stretches the inside of your thighs. Rising back from the bend strengthens the thighs, exercising them is similar to working with weights in a gym. This helps burn fats in the thighs. It also exercises the lymph nodes present in the groin area and improves the blood circulation in lower region, thereby busting cellulite pockets.

Purna Shalbh Asana

Lie on your stomach. Make a fist. Position it under your thigh, elbows straight. Breathe in. With the support of your folded fists, lift up both legs without bending them at the knees. Tighten the back of thighs and buttocks, holding on to the final pose for as long as possible. Relax the tightened thighs and buttocks. Breathe in. Now, holding your breath, gradually lower the legs to the ground. As your legs touch the ground, release your breath and breathe normal. Repeat two to three times, each time trying to hold on to the final pose for as long as possible.

Why it works

Lifting the legs and trying to hold them for a long time requires strength. As you try harder, the fuel required to get that energy is generated by burning up the fat in thighs and buttocks.

Paschimottan Asana

Sit down with your legs outstretched in the front, touching each other, your arms to your sides. Keep your spine erect and raise both your hands above your head, while the inside of your arms touch your ears. Exhale and pull the stomach in and bend forward, stretching your hands towards your toes. Now try to hold your toes with your fingers and subsequently with practice, try to touch your forehead to your knees. Hold this final pose for as long as possible, after which you inhale and gradually come back to the starting position.

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Yoga Advise Precautions While Doing Yogic Exercises

Yoga Advise Precautions While Doing Yogic Exercises

Its not that you get up early morning and start doing any form of yoga straightaway as it can lead to injury or harm.Here are some guidelines that you need to keep in mind and follow before you even start basic yogic exercises or any form of yoga:

1. Always begin your yogic practices with prayer to god and your guru with reverance and thanks.
2.You are advised to practice with empty sotmach & the best time to practice power yoga or hath yoga is early morning especially brahma muhurat from 4 to 6:30 am.
3. Empty your bladder and bowels before you start your yoga session.
4. Place of doing yoga should be well ventinated without humidity or extreme temepratures and no dust or polution too of any kind.
5.Please wear loose clothes preferably cotton  & keep it to minimum.
6. Practice yoga postures pranayama and meditation under the guidance of experienced yoga teacher or certified yoga instructer( Meera Call 9873139933 New Delhi India).
7.Do not practice when you are mentally disturbed or sick or injured.
8. Use 2 to 3 inches thick mat for doing yoga or meditation.
9.Women should avoid doing yoga when they are in menstrual period.
10 Pregnant women should do yoga under the guidance of yoga expert.
11.Old people should do only milder form of yoga postures and not difficult ones.
12.Try to practice shavasana after every yoga pose to regain energy and for relaxations.
13. Keep patience as mastering any yoga asana requires lof of effort and time.
14. Do not wear ornaments while doing yoga nor eat nor drink while yo are doing yoga or pranayama.
15. Warm up yogic exercises are important before you start actual yoga.
16. Do not perform kumbhak if you have breathing problems or pregnant.
17. Consult your yoga expert before you do yoga if you got any serious health problem, alergy, Undergone surgery, pain in the body.
18. Do at same place, time every day regularly.
19.Follow vegetarian diet when you do yoga.
20. Follow the principles of yama and niyama when you want to do yoga seriously.
21. Always do pranayama after you have done yoga exercises.
22. Do yoga with lot of Faith, respect, humbleness,in systematice way,with proper understanding and concentration.
23.Pranayam should always be done in fresh air and not in humid or dusty enviorment.
24. Practice yoga moderately according to capacity.
25. Say thanks to your gurus saints and god for guiding you and helping you in your development and giving you inspiration.

What is Bikram Yoga or Hot Yoga?

  Stretching and balancing exercises are common in yoga. But how about sweating it out in a room at a temperature of 41 degrees Celsius?

Tortuous as it may sound, there is no dearth of celebrities who swear by the benefits of Bikram Yoga.

Bikram Yoga, also known as Hot Yoga, is a style developed by yoga guru Bikram Choudhury who holds a US copyright on his yoga that comprises 26 'asanas' or postures and two breathing exercises. Celebrities in the West like Madonna, Richard Nixon, Brooke Shields and Raquel Welch practise it.

Bikram Yoga can be learnt at fitness chain True Fitness, which opened its spacious 60,000-square-foot fitness club in Mumbai in 2008 - the only place in India where it is taught.

Born in Kolkata, Los Angeles-based Bikram opened his first US school in San Francisco in 1972.

What sets it apart from normal yoga is that it is done in a hot chamber which instructors pleasantly call "Torture Chamber" where one pays to undergo the heat and sweat.

According to Joseph Encinia, instructor of Bikram Yoga, the session aids in building a connection between the mind and body.

"It makes muscles more flexible. The sweat helps in detoxification and the yoga helps in blood circulation, muscle-toning and internal body healing," said Encinia in an interview.

"We are not trying to teach meditation here. We want people to focus and concentrate on 'asanas'. That is why Bikram Yoga instructors all over the world talk in a dialogue format, which is the method of teaching," he said.

"The dialogue helps in focussing because after attending a few classes you get used to them and focus more on poses and stretching," he added.

During the session, the practitioners have to get their water bottles and wear the bare minimum because one sweats a lot in the hot chamber.

Newcomers are advised to keep their mats near the door so that in case of dizziness or nausea, they can leave the class.

The warming up starts with breathing exercise. Then come the standing poses which are the most difficult ones in terms of balancing.

Such is the impact of these exercises that one can hear the thumping of the heart and see a rush of blood to the face, making it red with radiance.

Then there is a set of floor-exercises, which are popular because they are relaxing and are easier than the standing exercises.

The instructor tries to pep up the session with witty lines like, "Do you think you are having a heart attack? Don't worry, no one is so lucky to die in a Bikram Yoga class. It just shows that you are doing it the right way." Or else, "Keep your issues in tissues during the class."

At the end of the session, while you relax in 'shavaasan' or the dead posture, the minute the instructor opens the door, a whiff of cool air comes into contact with the sweaty body and an amazing calm seeps in, giving the mind and body a positive feel for the rest of the day.

Tip: Avoid eating two to three hours before the session and don't wear green clothes or carry green coloured items in the class as Bikram dislikes the colour. Also, make it a point to reach on time as late-comers are not allowed to enter the class.

Jillian Michaels

Jillian Michaels is the fitness expert that rose to fame on the NBC TV show The Biggest Loser.
She was the Red Team trainer until 2006, when she was replaced by Kim Lyons.
Jillian returned to the show in 2007 as the Black Team trainer.
She and Bob Harper are also the trainers on the Australian version of the show.

Jillian was overweight as a child, and her mother enrolled her in martial arts classes.
She took hold of that, got herself in shape and became determined to help others get in shape as well.
(She's been practicing Muay Thai and Akarui-Do for 17 years now)

Jillian's workout for her clients blends kickboxing, yoga, Pilates, plyometrics, and weight training together, giving them a total package.

Besides The Biggest Loser, Jillian hosts a Sunday talk radio show on Los Angeles' KFI (640 AM).

Jillian released a video game for the Nintendo Wii called Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2009 in October 2008.