Yoga & weight loss

Yoga is really the way to go to keep the body toned and pounds off.
Here is an interesting site here for those seeking instructional yoga
dvds and books, including hatha, kundalini, ashtanga, power and other
types of yoga:
http://www.laserscans.com/yoga.htm

Yoga is a good way to lose weight, but you really have to embrace the
whole system. The exercises themselves really act as a form of
isometric weight bearing exercise, i.e. you use your muscles to hold
your body in certain postures, and in doing so increase the muscle
strength, density etc. However, experienced yoga practioners do much
more than just perform the different postures. Really it should be a
better way of life. You should consider a change to your diet (which is
where most of the weight loss will actually come from) to practice
yoga. To gain the most benefits from yoga, you need to be able to
sustain the postures to allow you to breath correctly under relaxed
conditions. If you are over weight, this will be difficult to attain
for some postures, and therefore you may find that losing some weight
will benefit your yoga. Generally a reduced meat, if not vegetarian
diet, is good for yoga, and any other "energetic" art, i.e. tai chi,
qiqong etc.

It is always best to try to find an experience instructor to help your
on your path.
And do not simply trust the first instructor you meet - ask them about
their experiences, where / when they learnt, make sure they are not a
fraud before paying your hard earned cash in the hope of losing weight
through yoga!

Cheers

Jon.
http://www.tranquillizer.co.uk/yoga