7 Yoga Poses To Burn Calories

If you have not tried yoga for weight loss, you need to jump on the bandwagon because it is one of the most effective ways to burn calories. Try these 7 yoga poses that challenge multiple muscle groups at once, helping you burn more calories and lose weight.

Chaturanga Dandasana (plank)

This pose involves holding your body in a straight line, from head to toe. It builds core strength, engages the shoulders, arms, and legs, and helps increase your metabolism. Plus, it raises heart rate and burns more calories.

Virabhadrasana I (Warrior 1 pose)

This pose strengthens the lower body and improves balance. It strengthens and tones the arms, legs, lower back, and core muscles. By improving metabolism and muscle growth, it can help you with weight loss.

Navasana (Boat pose)

Excellent for burning more calories, this pose can help to improve digestion and promote weight loss. When you hold the pose for 10-20 seconds, it challenges the muscles around the hips, thighs, and waist and tones your abdomen.

Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward dog pose)

This pose stretches the entire body and elevates your heart rate. It engages the core, legs, and arms, helping you burn more calories by engaging your full body and increasing blood circulation.

Urdhva Dhanurasana (Wheel Pose)

This backbend pose opens up the chest and strengthens the entire body. It engages core muscles and helps reduce fat, especially around the abdomen. Make sure you carefully perform this pose, as it can lead to injury if not performed properly. 

Utkatasana (Chair pose) 

It mimics the sitting pose and targets the thighs, glutes, and core. It is a powerful way to increase heart rate and metabolism. Holding a chair pose challenges the core and lower body muscles, which will help you burn more calories and gain muscles.

Natarajasana (Lord of dance pose)

This pose can help improve your balance and posture but it requires stability and flexibility to perform it. Holding Natarajasana engages multiple muscle groups, increasing metabolism, which can help burn more calories.