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Are You Overweight & Want To Start Yoga? Try These Amazing Beginners'Tips

Read this article to know about things that beginners of yoga who are overweight need to keep in mind.

By Lekhaka

Various styles and fads have come and gone with physical fitness and exercises that make it very easy to be skeptical about any new developments in this field. Due to the proven advantages of both physical and emotional health yoga continues to be able to survive and become a favourite.

Today here in this article we shall talk about certain tips that beginners who are overweight can follow in order to start doing yoga in a smooth way.

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Also Read: 5 Yoga Poses For Beginners

Yoga not only helps you to lose weight, it also helps you to tone your muscles and makes your body flexible. It also helps to calm down your mind and treat many diseases of the body and the mind.

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1. Do Not Exert Yourself:
Yoga is great for losing weight. So if you are a beginner who wants to lose weight, then keep these things in mind. Take it easy. If you are not able to perform certain poses, do not over exert yourself. Do how much you can and relax. With a little bit of practice, you will also become very flexible. Remember that your body is very different from the others.

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2. Comfortable With Yoga Teacher:
See to it that you are comfortable with your yoga teacher. You should be very comfortable to communicate with your yoga teacher and discuss the problems that you are facing while performing the poses. You should not be conscious about your weight in front of him.

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3. Make Use Of Yoga Props:
It is possible that because of your weight you might not be able to do the yoga poses without support. Here is when props come handy. These come in the form of blocks or straps. Make sure to use these if required.

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4. Try Easy Yoga Asanas:
Try slow and easy yoga styles in the beginning. Consult your teacher regarding this. Do not go for difficult yoga poses in order to burn fat right in the beginning. Your main focus in the beginning should be to make your body flexible through easy yoga poses.

Story first published: Tuesday, January 17, 2017, 15:58 [IST]
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