Yoga

EliseGott
EliseGott Posts: 13 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Is yoga helpful at all for losing weight?? I want to start doing it but I'm curious to know of it'll help me lose weight? Thanks in advance x

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  • iLoveMyPitbull1225
    iLoveMyPitbull1225 Posts: 1,690 Member
    Eating at a caloric deficit will help you lose weight. Yoga, while a wonderful practice for flexibility, stress relief and a host of other benefits, will not directly help you lose weight. Exercise is for fitness, and diet (i.e. your deficit) is for weight loss. Exercise of any form can contribute to the caloric deficit, however, I don't believe that yoga burns a great deal of calories.
  • yoginimary
    yoginimary Posts: 6,788 Member
    Yoga can help you be more mindful, which can extend to what you are eating. I know fellow yoga practitioners that lost quite a bit of weight when they started yoga. While I still eat too much, I eat a lot better than I did before I started yoga.
  • EliseGott
    EliseGott Posts: 13 Member
    Thank you too both of you, that's really helpful :)

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