Can yoga help me lose weight quickly?

Q: Due to long-term office work, I have a problem with my cervical vertebra. I heard from my colleagues that yoga practice can improve this occupational disease, so I really want to try it. But considering that I am a man and not very flexible, I am a little worried. I wonder if my situation is suitable for practice?

Answer: As the weather gets cooler, more people start to practice yoga. Regarding yoga, people who are unfamiliar with it usually have some misunderstandings, such as the kind of question raised by Mr. Li.

Many people think that a soft body is suitable for practicing yoga. Actually, it's not. Yoga emphasizes moderation and does not pursue the range of movements completed. As long as the practitioner does his best, he can receive the ideal results. Moreover, through long-term practice, people's flexibility can also be improved.

Since most of the people practicing yoga in China are women, people feel that yoga is a woman's patent. You should know that most of the original inventors and practitioners of yoga were men, and many well-known yoga masters were also men. In some countries in Europe and the United States, even men practice yoga more widely than women. There is a male practitioner in our club. Although his flexibility is lacking, after several months of exercise, his movements are becoming more and more standard, and the progress is very obvious.

From the perspective of weight loss, the effects of yoga may not be immediate, but it plays an important role in our physical and mental health. Office workers like Mr. Li may not have an urgent need to lose weight, but focus on fitness and stress reduction. Choosing yoga can play a role in regulating endocrine and relieving stress, especially for cervical spondylosis. A female member with very serious cervical problems improved her condition through yoga practice, and the "gurgling" sound between the cervical vertebrae was also reduced.

To have good results, it is important to persist in practicing. Each complete yoga practice can help you relieve fatigue, rejuvenate, and massage and relax your whole body from internal organs and glands to muscles, bones, and even brain. (Editor in charge: Teng Yun)