Transform Your Body:

9 Essential Yoga Poses For Weight Loss

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Chaturanga Dandasana (Plank Pose):

This asana is a powerhouse for strong core muscles. This pose requires intense concentration on holding your abdominal muscles tight, thus making it one of the best asanas for core stability and strength.

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Virabhadrasana (Warrior Pose):

This pose is excellent for the leg and shoulder toning, that is accompanied by increasing balance and concentration. It stretches your legs, arms, and core, that level lines your belly and make more powerful quads.

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Trikonasana (Triangle Pose):

This triangle pose promotes excellent digestion, burns the belly and waist fat. It also circulates blood flow into all parts of your body to help in strengthening your thighs and the backs of your legs, improving your balance and concentration.

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Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward Dog Pose):

This asana tones all the muscles of the body, implicating your arms, thighs, hamstrings and back. As you sit in this pose and observe your breaths, you will be toning and strengthening your muscles, promoting focus and circulation.

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Sarvangasana (Shoulder Stand Pose):

This asana improves the thyroid's metabolic function and balances metabolic rate. Upper body, abdominal, and lower limbs are strengthened with this asana. It also helps improve the respiratory system and gives better sleep.

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Sethu Bandha Sarvangasana (Bridge Pose):

The Bridge pose strengthens muscle tone and digestion and balances hormones, also stimulating good function in the thyroid. It fortifies the back muscles and relieves pressure on the back.

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Parivrtta Utkatasana (Twisted Chair Pose):

Commonly spoken of as yoga's squat, this pose strongly tones the abdominal muscles, quads, and glutes. It further stimulates the lymphatic and digestive systems.

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Dhanurasana (Bow Pose):

The Bow pose works wonderfully for weight loss as it stretches and makes the back, thighs, and abdomen stronger, more efficient for burning calories, and it also enhances your flexibility.

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Surya Namaskara (Sun Salutation):

This one's a warm-up in more ways than one, stretching and toning all the major muscle groups, burning fat from the waistline, and at the same time improving digestion and boosting metabolic processes.

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