Have you longed forever to wear your favorite game shirt but dread to do so because of the fatty cushions at the sides of your belly?
Well, the good news is that you aren’t alone in this.
And the bad news is that you need to get rid of those love handles as fast as possible.
Honestly, the extra fatty cushion at the sides of the belly isn’t the most pleasant thing to host.
And now, you can call it love handles or muffin tops or by whatever name you may like, the fact remains that they needed to be tightened.
The problem with belly fat at the sides or love handles is that it’s one of the hardest types of fat to get rid of and require regular exercise with a highly controlled diet to shed.
Now according to studies, the visceral fat or what we generally refer to as belly fat has various health concerns ranging from metabolic syndrome to liver, cancer, heart disease, and even diabetes.
To top it off, a large percentage of visceral fat tends to make you feel sluggish.
And the most interesting part about love handles is the fact that they aren’t restricted to fat or obese people, rather even the otherwise slim and skinny people may also host a large percentage of visceral fat on their bellies.
However, nothing is impossible, right?
Yes, just like you need to work hard to achieve any other life achievement, you can also work hard towards getting rid of your stubborn fat deposits a.k.a love handles.
And one way to fight it off is to start practicing yoga.
Yoga is one of the most simulating health activity that tones your body as well as calm your mind. There are in fact dedicated yoga classes to lose love handles or visceral fats from your body and reclaim your self-esteem and confidence.
Apart from directly impacting the stubborn visceral fat deposits inside your love handles yoga also tend to encourage an overall healthy lifestyle; that’s so crucial to your overall health.
Remember, the essence of yoga lies in inspiring you to adopt a healthier lifestyle; a lifestyle that gives you control over your body and mind and once you are able to reclaim your body and mind, you can bet to lose the stubborn love handles.
Now, to give out a lethal blow to your love handles, you can go with Power Yoga what also incorporates cardio and transform your body into a fat burning machine… literally!
Below we will be looking at some highly useful yoga poses that will keep pushing your belly to the core by working on your abs to make them sweat and finally shredding the damn love handles…
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Best Yoga Poses For Love Handles
01. Bird Dog Pose.
Benefits: A great back pain reliever while improving your balance. Strengthen the spine and core muscles and increase the range of motion in shoulders and hips. Great exercise for those who want to jump higher and swim faster. This pose is also great to tone your lower abs and gluteal muscles.
Directions:
Tips: Keep breathing and focus on your thighs and biceps muscles to keep your limbs lifted. Look forward instead look down to avoid extra tension in lower back.
02. Upward Dog Pose.
Benefits: A great pose to challenge you for lifting and opening your chest. Which results in improving our posture and enhancing lung capacity. Also strengthen the spine, arms wrists and shoulder muscles for visible improvisation in athletic performance.
Directions:
Tips: If you are feeling too much pressure in your hand, shift your weight towards legs by elevating your hands on a yoga block or chair. If you are having difficulty in lifting your legs in the air, tuck your toes inside. Engage your abdominal muscles to release excessive pressure in the lower back.
03. High Plank Pose.
Benefits: Strengthen your wrist shoulders and core muscles. Tone your abdomen. Improve your posture and reduce back pains. Improve your balance which results in better movement and coordination. Along with other enormous benefits, this is a foundational pose for beginners to train them for advance hand balancing poses.
Directions:
Tips: If you start to feel your core failing and your lower back begins to arch, take your knees down. You risk injury to your lower back by continuing plank with an arched back. If holding a plank for a longer period is difficult, rest your both knees and alternate knees time to time.
04. Half Moon Pose.
Benefits: Strengthens your ankles, legs gluts, and spine muscles. Helps your relive from stress and depression and makes your focus better. Increase balance, core stability while deepening inner hamstring flexibility.
Directions:
Tips: Keep your back leg engage and straight not just let it float above the ground. Always start with your hand to increase the balance of the pose. Do not lock your planted knee to allow yourself to do micro adjustments. For modification place a block under your planted hand to help with balance.
05. Spine Twist Pose.
Benefits: Lengthen and encourages the mobility of the spine for twisting motions in various sports. Stretches shoulder, chest, back and hips muscles to relax and re-energize the body. Helps you relieve from stress and anxiety. Increase the blood flow to abdominal organs which results in detoxification of the body and toned waistline.
Directions:
Tips: If your knees don’t touch the ground, don’t worry about it. Just focus on getting the gentle twisting stretch throughout your spine. The focus of this pose should be on stretch.
06. Side Plank Pose.
Benefits: Strengthen the core stability and concentration. Tone your thighs which result in a significant decrease in your waistline. Develop core endurance along with balance and coordination which results in enhanced performance in endurance sports such as running cycling etc. Want to get rid of your love handles? This single pose is enough.
Directions:
Tips: Keep your toes flexed toward your shin, and make sure to prevent your chest from splaying out and arching your back. If you find this pose too hard to attempt, lower your forearm to the floor, and do side-plank on your elbow.
07. Side Angle Pose.
Benefits: Stretches and relieves stiffness in neck, shoulders and back muscles. Provides a deep stretch to the groins and hamstrings for better hip flexibility and strength. Strengthen core muscles for better upper body control tone your abs and side muscles.
Directions:
Tips: Keep your upper body lifted. Use the leading arm to further open the hips and pressing the knee further outside. For an easier version rest your front elbow over front knee.
08. Triangle Pose.
Benefits: A great stretching pose which relieves stress strengthens legs and core muscles. Simulate the function of abdominal organs results in better digestion. Reduce the risk of hamstring injuries, increase the range of motion of your legs to improve kicking power and increased speed.
Directions:
Tips: Squeeze your legs toward one another to prevent your leg muscles from relaxing. Do not lock out your front knee. For modification, place a block on either side of the front leg, and place your hand on top of the block.
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