Of the many personal success factors that Americans care about, one that people most commonly fret over is the need to maintain a healthy weight. Not only can it be difficult to get to a decent body mass, but it may be just as hard to stay there. Fortunately, yoga and health benefits extend to weight loss.
A number of studies support the idea that your yoga routine can help you shed excess weight while moderating blood pressure and reducing blood sugar at the same time.
Don't believe it? Check out a report in the journal Health Promotion International, which states that internet-delivered exercise programs based on yoga and other mild exercises helped nearly 500 participants meet their weight loss goals.
Another study, this one conducted by University of Pittsburgh researcher Kelliann David, found that behavioral interventions that include yoga techniques can help people balance their calorie intake and their energy expenditure.
Even teens may benefit from yoga's health and benefits. A report published in the journal Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice described a yoga program that successfully helped more than a dozen adolescents shed weight and improve their self-esteem.
