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Wrapping Up

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Chapter 5: Burning Calories Chapter 6: Calorie Count

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Chapter 3: The Poses

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Chapter 2: The Breathing

Chapter 4: Take A Look At Hot Yoga

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Foreword

Chapter 1: Yoga Basics

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Table Of Contents

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Foreword

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We need to give more importance to our health and the treatment of

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diseases. A big number of medicines treat only the symptoms of the

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disease, and not the base cause. As a matter of fact, the cause of a lot

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Yoga Fire

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therapy comes to our aid... Get all the info you need here.

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of chronic ailments are still being researched. It’s here that Yoga

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Burn calories with the best yoga techniques today!

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Synopsis

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Yoga Basics

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Chapter 1:

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yoga started. We may consider it of the union taking place between

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poses.

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the body, mind and spirit. Yoga is the exercise of physical postures or

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Yoga implies "union" in Sanskrit, the language of ancient India where

Many individuals believe that yoga is simply stretching. However

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flexibleness.

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equilibrium in the body by formulating both strength and

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while stretching is surely involved, yoga is truly about producing

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Commonly, a yoga class at a gymnasium will be more centered on

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The Basics

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might dig more into the spiritual side.

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the strictly physical advantages of yoga, while one at a yoga center

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be a gateway into a spiritual exploration, while other people simply

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enjoy a wonderful low-impact workout that makes them feel

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A few individuals discover that the physical practice of yoga gets to

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Yoga has a lot of advantages, it betters the flexibility of the body,

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that accommodates your style.

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Whatever your disposition, you'll be able to discover a yoga class

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one’s strength grows and it is a great way of dealing with tension.

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Stretching out your body in new ways will assist it to become more

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flexible, bestowing greater range of motility to muscles and joints.

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novel ways bettering both your physical strength and muscle tone.

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Yoga poses call for you to support the weight of your own body in

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Physical activity is great for relieving tension, and this is especially

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true of yoga. Because of the concentration demanded, your daily

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you're doing yoga.

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hassles, both large and small, appear to melt away during the time

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Every limb relates to a facet of accomplishing a healthy and

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fulfilling life, and each builds on the one before it. You might be

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Yoga is separated into 8 sections known as the 8 "limbs" of yoga.

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performance of yoga postures.

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surprised to hear that only one of the limbs affects the

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The Breathing

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need to learn proper breathing techniques.

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of the most important parts of life’s results of being alive, there is a

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Breathing is the basis of life, without it, death is inevitable. As it is one

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Yoga promotes this proper breathing as vital to bring oxygen to the

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blood and to the brain as do science. These breathing techniques

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covering both the mind and body.

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bring about the highest form of purification and self discipline

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The primary intention of practicing yoga breathing is to prepare the

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phase.

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individual to be prepared both in body and mind for the meditation

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properly. Most people breathe in very shallow breaths, which does

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not carry enough oxygen to the entire body which in turn causes

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Generally, most people don’t know the importance of breathing

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Yoga breathing is the art of taking deep breaths to fill up almost the

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entire lung and then to exhale slowly, while all the time concentrating

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 Sit on the mat crossed leg but pulled towards the chest

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 Keep the back straight and hold the arms in a relaxed and

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 Use a comfortable yoga mat

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 Choosing a quiet and dimly lit area or naturally lit area

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times until totally relaxed

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 Inhale deeply while focusing on the breath taken. Do this a few

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not just the chest. Focus on ensuring this

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 Once the level is reached alternate between cheat breathing and

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abdominal breathing

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 Concentrate on trying to breath from the abdominal area and

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breathe deeply and exhale. Alternate this with the other nostril too.

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ring and pinky finger sticking out, press on one nostril and

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 Touching the index and middle fingers to the thumb with the

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The Poses

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healing and enhancement of the general health of the individual. By

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strengthening each body part including abdominal muscles and the

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Each yoga pose represents a different aspect to be addressed in the

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area around and near the spinal cord better health is assured.

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Each yoga pose teaches the body to bear its own weight in that area

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also helps to enhance the inner self power and self assurance.

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rather than rely on other muscles to share or take on the weight. It

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The mountain pose is one of the easiest and most commonly used set

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Poses

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of poses. It is purported to be so easy that it can be learnt straight from books, thought this is not the recommended way to start yoga.

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The bird of paradise pose contributes to the strengthening of the leg

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muscles. It also improves the balance by ensuring the focus stays on

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This pose works as a good remedy to self healing and relaxation.

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the intended muscles and not dependant on any others. It also helps

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to improve balancing while loosening the groins and hamstrings.

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the spinal area. Besides the main aim of strengthening the spine, it

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opens the chest and improves spinal flexibility, and stimulates the

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The bridge pose takes a little getting used to but it works wonders for

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The cobra pose is another pose that focuses on the spinal area. It

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increases the flexibility of the spine and it great for relieving back

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The dolphin pose is similar to the dog pose and is used to enhance the

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blood flow and is particularly useful for those with wrist problems

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commonly associated with pianist, computer users and writers.

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difficult and requires a lot of practice but once achieved it contributes

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to strengthening the arms and the ability to arm balance.

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The dragon fly pose or also known as the humming bird pose is quite

There are many more poses and it’s never ending if one wants to

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explore further. However, in order to be effective it is recommended

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that only a few poses should be picked and used at any given time

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Like its title this form of yoga is predominantly practiced in hot and

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Apparently, there are other effects that can occur with this

particular feature incorporated into the sessions of yoga. It is

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Heat It Up

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interesting to note that though yoga is a very gentle and slow

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Therefore, when the hot yoga style is practiced there is also the aim

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in mind to really sweat out the unwanted negative elements of the

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feeling rejuvenated but also a little sweaty.

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moving art form, the individual can complete the session not only

body. None of those who use this style find the excessive

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Hot yoga is a set series of yoga poses specifically designed to be

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carried out in a hot or heated room. In most cases, the temperature

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perspiration an unpleasant byproduct, in fact most welcome it.

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– 100 degrees.

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of the environment where the hot yoga is done is kept at about 95

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quite high, coupled with the yoga exercises, the body is able to

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harness and emit a different level of warmth which in turn is

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By mere virtue of the temperature alone the level of perspiration is

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purported to make the individual’s body more supple and flexible.

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The body’s ability to burn fat is heightened

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The following are some of the benefits derived from the hot yoga

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structures of the body are enhanced.

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The fluidity of the joints, muscles, ligaments and other supporting

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Tissues and muscles are more effectively oxygenated because the

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capillaries better dilate with the heated surroundings.

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sweating.

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The metabolism rate speeds up

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Peripheral circulation improves due to the enhancement of

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This of course burns calories as well.

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elimination of toxics through the skin.

detoxicification

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Chapter 5:

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There is a total-body routine that's a mind and body booster and will

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series 4 or 5 times but no more than an hour.

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upper- and lower-body work added for a calorie burning twist. Do the

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help you burn calories The exercises includes challenging core and

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How it works: begin and finish each set of yoga exercises in your

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general routine with the following extras. Each time you do this

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elevated while toning your whole body.

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series, you'll add a challenging variant to keep your pulse rate

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Mountain Pose

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weight evenly administered through your soles, arms at sides. Take in

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a deep breath and lift your hands overhead, palms facing one another

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Stand tall with feet in alignment and together, shoulders at ease,

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From the mountain pose, breathe out, swinging your arms sideways

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as you swan dive forward, bending at hips, till fingertips or palms

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Standing Forward Bend

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with arms straight. Reach up towards the sky with your fingertips.

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touch the ground on either side of your feet; keep your fingers in line

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with your toes. (If your hamstrings or back are feeling over stretched,

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Forward Bend, Flat Back

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the backs of your legs towards the sky.

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bend your knees.) Think of pulling the crown of your head down and

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From the standing forward bend, keep your feet together and place fingertips on the ground near the outer edges of your feet, in line with

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back flat. Look forward, stretching your tailbone away from the top of

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your toes. Breathe in as you lift your trunk halfway up, keeping your

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Downward Dog

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or can't touch the ground, bend your knees and position your hands

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your head. If you feel over stretched in your hamstrings or lower back

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flat on the ground shoulder-width apart, and jump backwards with

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both feet back, landing lightly in downward dog. Spread your fingers

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From forward bend with flat back, bend your knees, place your palms

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and make certain your feet are hip-width apart and parallel. Stretch

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Reverse this series back to the beginning

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the ground.

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your tailbone up and away from your hands and your heels towards

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Bring your legs towards your hands and straighten your legs,

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returning to the forward bend with flat back. Drop your head and

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return to the standing forward bend, then to the mountain pose,

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series.

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sweeping the arms out to the sides and overhead to finish the main

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15 minutes.

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you've incorporated all the moves. Every full sequence will take about

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Every time you finish this workout, add on a fresh challenge series till

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Calorie Count

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Chapter 6:

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The total of calories you burn in a common yoga session may deviate

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luck would have it, most gyms provide an exciting regalia of yoga

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classes that will better your fitness and add assortment to your

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widely, depending on what form of yoga you decide to practice. As

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routine. Here are a few of the most popular forms, and the median

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amount of calories you might burn during a sixty-minute class:

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Hatha Yoga

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Hatha yoga is the most known form of yoga for Westerners, and the

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sort commonly taught in beginner-level courses. Hatha yoga accents

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hundred seventy-five calories per hour, or the same total of calories

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you would burn by walking two miles in 60 minutes.

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breath control and flowing poses. You are able to expect to burn one

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Ashtanga yoga is a bit more intense than Hatha yoga, however still

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has a series of six poses that increase in difficultness. A common

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Ashtanga class will burn three hundred calories in 60 minutes, or the

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Power Yoga

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same as walking four miles in 1 hour.

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places accent on breath control and flowing poses. The common class

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promptly between postures to increase your pulse rate. Because of

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this, many classes commonly last thirty to forty-five minutes, instead

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Power yoga is a Westernized sort of Ashtanga yoga, which moves

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minute Ashtanga class.

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of sixty. The calories burned are more or less the same as a full sixty

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produce one dynamic class. The accent is placed on flowing from one

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posture to the next, especially during the add ons. Vinyasa classes

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Vinyasa yoga is commonly combined with the Ashtanga form to

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jogging at a slow pace for sixty minutes.

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Bikram yoga, a.k.a. "hot yoga," is performed in a room heated up to

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105 degrees and with a humidity of 40%. This assures that you will

sweat a lot as you do the twenty-six postures in a common class. One

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Bikram or Hot Yoga

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commonly burn 445 calories per 60 minutes, or the same total as

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A lot of practitioners who utilize yoga as their principal form of cardio

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same as swimming the butterfly for 60 minutes.

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session of bikram yoga burns 630 calories per 60 minutes, or the

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times a week, for a ninety minute session. If you wish to burn calories

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while doing yoga, go for the more intense classes and work at

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"growing" or stretching into every pose perpetually throughout the