Yoga asanas you should try today to lose weight

By: ET Online Feb 9, 2023

Utkatasana or chair pose

Engages your legs, upper back, lower back, shoulders, hamstrings, hips, glutes, and feet and increases core strength. Image Source: iStock

Sethu Bandha Sarvangasana or bridge pose

This asana has multiple benefits and is great for glutes, thyroid as well as weight loss. Image Source: iStock

Sarvangasana or shoulder stand pose

While this pose is known for boosting metabolism and balancing thyroid levels, it also has other benefits like increasing your strength and improving digestion. Image Source: iStock

Virabhadrasana 2 or warrior 2

Engages your thighs, hips and belly region, which helps in losing weight. Image Source: iStock

Dhanurasana or bow pose

The bow pose helps you to shed the excess fat from the arms and legs and also stimulates digestion. Image Source: iStock

Adho Mukha Svanasana or downward dog pose

It tones your whole body, especially your arms, thighs, hamstring and back, while also improving blood circulation. Image Source: iStock

Parivrtta Utkatasana or twisted chair pose

Known as the Yoga version of squats, this pose also tones the abdominal muscles, and works the quads and glutes. Image Source: iStock

Surya Namaskara or sun salutation pose

Apart from just warming up the body, Surya Namaskara tones muscles and arms, trims waist, stimulates the digestive system, and balances the metabolism. Image Source: iStock

Bhujangasana or cobra pose

The cobra pose works on the abdominal region and makes you lose belly fat. It is also beneficial for those with asthma. Image Source: iStock

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