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Cobra pose
Cobra pose is a great posture to strengthen your abdominal muscles and reduce belly fat. This pose strengthens back, abdomen, upper body and makes the spine flexible as well.
How to do
– Lie down on your belly with your legs fully stretched out.
– Place the palms underneath your shoulders.
– Chin on the floor and toes touching the floor.
– Then, slowly raise your chest up bending backwards as much as possible, inhale while the process.
– Hold the cobra pose and your breath for 10 – 20 secs depending upon your ability.
-Slowly exhale and bring your body back to the starting position.
– Repeat this process for at least 5-7 times.
Bow pose
Bow pose is the best yoga posture for stronger abdominal core. For perfect results rock back and forth while holding the pose. This move gives your abdomen a full massage, activates the digestion system and also a great remedy for constipation.
How to Do
-Lay down on your belly in prone position.
– Bend the knees, reach out for your feet with your arms and hold them across the ankles.
– Lift your head and bend backward. Lift your legs as higher as you can.
– Hold this posture for 15-30 seconds. Breathe normally while holding the pose.
– Slowly bring back your body to the Start up position.
– Repeat this for at least 5 rounds.
Boat pose
This yoga pose is great to get flat stomach and for getting rid of waist fat. It is equally good for strengthening the back and leg muscles.
How to do
– Lie down on a mat in supine position legs together and stretched, arms to your sides facing down.
– Start raising your legs without bending at the knees, inhale while following the process.
– Stretch out your feet and your toes.
– Raise the legs as high as possible.
– Now raise both the arms keeping them straight, attempting to reach towards your toes.
– Attempt to bring your body as close to 45 degree angle.
– Breathe normally.
– Hold this pose at least 15 seconds.
– Gently exhale as you release.
– Repeat this for at least 5 rounds.
Plank
This is the simplest yet most effective pose in yoga to eliminate belly fat. Not only it reduces abdominal but tones your arms, shoulders, back, buttocks and thighs, as well.
How to do
– Begin on your hands and knees rest directly under the shoulders and knees under the hips.
– Tug your toes under and step the feet back one at a time, extending legs behind you.
– Inhale and look slightly ahead of your palms so that your neck is aligned with spine.
– Hold your abdominal muscles in.
– Your body should form a straight line from heels to the head. Make you’re your hands are flat and fingers are spread.
– Hold this posture for 15-30 sec or longer for better results.
– Release the pose by dropping the knees to the floor on exhalation.
– If you have back or shoulder injuries or have high blood pressure avoid doing this pose.
– Repeat this for at least 5 rounds.
Wind relieving pose
This yoga pose is practiced both during the hardest workouts for belly at gym or in yoga practice for it’ having the massage benefits and relieves the pain. It massages colon, regulates acid levels of stomach, cure constipation and improves metabolism. It also relieves lower back pain, firms the muscles of abdomen, thighs and hips.
How to do
– Lie down in supine position with arms either side of your body and feet stretched out, heels touching each other.
– Bend your knees and on exhalation, gradually bring the bent knees towards your chest, with thighs applying pressure on the abdomen.
– Hold the knees properly in place by clasping your hands underneath the thighs.
– Again on exhalation lift your head allowing your chin to touch your knees.
– Hold the position for 60 to 90 seconds, while breathing deeply.
– Exhale slowly, and release your knees. Bring your hands onto either side of your body, palms facing the ground.
– Repeat this for at least 5 rounds.
Repeat these poses every day or 3 – 4 days a week with a day off.
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