Written By: Tania Tarafdar | Updated: October 3, 2016, 12:59 PM
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Yoga brings about mindfulness that will help your child maintain a disciplined lifestyle and make healthy lifestyle choices. Yoga will not only rev up metabolism but it will also help your child steer clear of emotional eating and overeating. So get them to practise these asanas recommended by yoga expert Pragya Bhatt to prevent obesity.
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Vinyasa flow is a series of yoga poses that one needs to move through quickly. The sequence increases the heart rate, tones the body and brings along mindfulness.
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Surya Namaskar or sun salutation has many benefits from boosting metabolism to toning body. Eighteen minutes of sun salutation done at a fast pace can be enough to give a good cardio workout and reap all its other benefits.
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Virabhadrasana or the warrior pose series can help tone muscles and enhance muscle growth and development. They also strengthen the lungs while working on the core muscles. One should aim to perform all the three poses in the series correctly.
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Kumbhakasana or plank pose is excellent to burn fat from the entire body. In this pose, one needs to use your upper body and core muscles simultaneously, making it especially great to strengthen the core muscles.
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Halasana or plough pose tones the muscles of buttocks and strengthens the shoulders. It stretches out the hamstrings and the muscles of the abdomen. Apart from concentrating on the core, this asana also tones the muscles of the thighs and arms.
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The happy baby pose isn’t just fun, but it’s very beneficial for the smooth running of the digestive system. It is a very relaxing pose that stretches the hamstrings while massaging the internal organs and the back.
