5 super slimming yoga options for you

Astanga Yoga uses a faster rhythm to improve physical endurance, Ainga focuses on improving body posture, and Kundalini uses hymn and breathing to find spiritual fulcrum.

According to your requirements, take a look at which of the following yoga courses is most connected to your soul?

Hatha Yoga

Suitable for the crowd: Beginners who want to practice basic yoga movements.

Physical and mental benefits: Hatha yoga is the most popular yoga routine. It is pure and unpretentious. The movements cover standing and sitting posture, and are combined with breathing to strengthen the echo between the mind and the body.

Self-study exercises:

The posture of the tree. Stand with your hands folded, paying attention to standing your feet firmly. Slowly lift your right foot to the inside of your thigh, or lift it up as far as possible along the inside of your leg. Extend your hands to the top of your head, keep your palms together, and try to keep the inside of your right leg flush with your pelvis. Hold position for 5-15 seconds.

Exercise goals: Legs and straddle, balance.

Kundalini Yoga

Suitable for the crowd: People who want to relieve stress and awaken their inner energy.

Physical and mental benefits: "The word kundalini really means energy," said Rosana Arroyo, director of the Universal Power Yoga Therapy Center in New York. This kind of yoga uses breathing, postures and hymns to activate the mental system and certain body organs to achieve clarity and achieve inner peace and peace." Kundalini yoga classes include sitting, breathing exercises and singing carols such as sat nam, which means "reality is my nature."

Self-study exercises:

Sat kriya means meditation and breathing. Kneel down with arms straight upward and elbows close to ears. Cross your fingers with both hands and point your index finger upward. Inhale, pressing your navel towards your spine, and then inhale. Repeat for 3 minutes.

Exercise goals: shoulders, arms, spirit.

Birkram Yoga

Suitable for the crowd: Yoga practitioners who want to improve their flexibility in a particularly challenging way.

Physical and mental benefits: Berklum's study environment is indoor at 38 degrees. Jonathan Burbank, director of the Berklum Yoga Center in Boston, USA, said that a hotter environment warms muscles and makes it easier for practitioners to complete the movements." This yoga includes 26-hour exercises. Each exercise takes 10-60 seconds and needs to be repeated several times in the same order.

Self-study exercises:

Crescent pose. Take a hot bath first to warm up your muscles. Then stand on your feet, stretch your arms upward, and put your palms together. Stretch your body upward as you can as far as possible as your arms press against your ears. Focus on a point in front of you, slowly bend to the right, while squeezing the straddle to the left, paying attention to always face forward and keeping your arms straight. Hold this position for 1 minute, then change to the other side and repeat.

Exercise purpose: Cross-section, shoulders.

IYENGAR

Suitable for the crowd: People with active personalities and want to increase their flexibility (especially those who have been physically injured and are recovering).

Physical and mental benefits: "Ainga yoga is characterized by its focus on correct body posture and emphasis on detail," said Leslie Peters, director of the BKS Ainga Yoga Institute in Los Angeles, USA. Practice requires the help of some tools, such as belts, squares and blankets. With them, you can get the movements done while emphasizing accuracy. Some postures sometimes need to be held for a minute or more to coordinate and correct bones and muscles.

Self-study exercises:

Triangle pose. Stretch your arms to your sides and put your palms down. Step apart with your feet and align your feet with your fingers. Turn your right foot outward 90 and turn your left foot to the right 45. Stretch your body to the right and lower your right hand to your ankles (or use a square).

Exercise purpose: back, cross-section, legs.

Ashtanga Yoga

For the crowd: Long distance running and cycling enthusiasts, and others who want to improve balance and flexibility.

Physical and mental benefits: Astanga yoga, often called power yoga, emphasizes endurance and strength. Beryl Birch, director of the Hard and Soft Astanga Yoga Institute in New York, USA, said: "Astanga Yoga is a difficult exercise that improves concentration and self-control. It is very popular among athletes."

Self-study exercises:

Plate pose. Start in a push-up position with your hands under and aligned with your shoulders, and your elbows close to your sides. Keep your body in a straight line from head to toe.

(Internship Editor: Liang Yalin)