Power yoga is one of the types of yoga. It is basically uses vinayasa poses but in vigorous fitness based approach. Power yoga exercises are helpful in strengthen the whole body muscles, reduce fat, increase willpower and improves metabolism.

Power yoga is quite forceful and powerful aerobic regimen because you cannot stop between the poses and the whole practice happens in a smooth flow. Power yoga is very popular among sports enthusiasts because it helps in balancing the various muscle groups of body.

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Power yoga exercises are generally recommended 3 times a week with session of 45 minutes each. Here are the few power yoga exercises that you can practice to reduce weight.

Basic Power Yoga Exercises:

• Wind releasing pose: Helpful in reducing excess weight from stomach and abdominal region.
• Cobra pose: Benefits includes firming the buttocks and toning the abs.
• Bow Pose: Great activity to lose extra fat from legs and arms and helps in toning them.
• Side stretch pose: Burns calories and reduces extra fat from your sides.
• Warrior pose: Increases lung capacity and helpful in reducing fat and considered good exercise for abs, thighs and arms.
• Extended side angel pose: Very effective in burning side fat.
• Eagle Pose: Good for people whose target is to get thinner arms, legs and thighs.
• Pigeon Pose: It is also a good option for shedding extra fat from stomach.
• Cow face pose: It helps you to calm down and tone up your muscles while reducing the extra kilos from your body.
• Seated forward bending: It targets the belly fat and helps to tone up leg muscles and spine.

Few Tips for Power Yoga:

• Special attention should be taken if you are pregnant. Or if you have some injuries in history then speak to your doctor before joining the power yoga classes. Once joined tell your yoga instructor about your condition so that they can direct you to do right poses.
• The ideal time of practising power yoga is in early morning. Morning sessions are considered more beneficial then practising some other time in a day
• Wear comfortable, stretchable and sweat absorbent clothes while practising power yoga. Try to take
• advice from expert rather than doing it from DVD or books.
• Strict to follow the series of postures and concentrate on every posture
• Do not over wield while doing yoga. Try to follow the slow and steady mantra when you start doing Power yoga.

Benefits of Power Yoga:

• It is helpful to flush out the toxins from the body through sweat.
• Power yoga can cure problems like acidity.
• Power yoga also helps to reduce extra kilos from your body by burning calories and get fit. It also increases the stamina and resistant power of your body. This form of yoga is also known to deal with menstrual problems and hypertension.
• Power yoga postures can make your body muscles more flexible
• It boost up the blood circulation and improves the immune system
• Power yoga also helps in controlling thoughts and improve a person’s concentration.

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Power yoga is one of the best natural ways to reduce fat and tone up your body muscles. So start practising it but don’t forget to take an advice from expert.