Spokane Yoga for Weight Loss: Is It A Good Idea?

Yoga is gaining popularity around the nation and in Spokane, WA. It’s very posh to have a yoga mat tucked under your arm, with your gym bag slung over your shoulder as you casually quip “I’m off to my yoga class.” But is Spokane yoga your best bet for weight loss?

Well to answer that we need to find look at what it takes to lose weight. To lose weight you need to raise your heart rate to about 65% of it maximum heart rate threshold (To find out how to figure your maximum heart rate threshold read my blog, What is Your Fat Burning Heart Rate?)

So the answer is yes you can lose weight by doing yoga if it elevates your heart rate sufficiently. Which brings us to the next question, which yoga raised the heart rate enough to bring about weight loss?

If you have ever Gooogled yoga you have found out that there are several types of yoga with a seemingly endless number of yoga classes available in Spokane. But the question remains, which types are best for weight loss.

The Top 3 Types of Spokane Yoga for Weight Loss

Of all the different types of Spokane yoga these three are the best for Spokane weight loss.

• Ashtanga Yoga is a very intense and vigorous yoga. It is very physically demanding because it is comprised of a series of poses performed in a particular order in a particular rhythm. Since you are moving constantly from one pose to the next your heart rate remains in its target range for fat burning. So Ashtanga yoga is a good type of yoga for those wanting to lose weight.
• Power Yoga is a more intense, fitness focused version of vinyasa-style yoga that is breath based movement. Power yoga is very much like Ashtanga yoga except it doesn’t follow a set series of poses. Power yoga poses are performed in various order thus allowing classes to be different from class to class. Power yoga appeals to people who are practicing yoga from more of a fitness than a spiritual point of view.
• Bikram and Hot Yoga is also a vigorus vinyasa-style of yoga performed in a 95 to 100 degree room. Birkram Yoga is a term reserved for teachers who have studied the Birkram style of hot yoga. Birkram Yoga is a type of Hot yoga that is similar to Ashtanga yoga and consists of a series of 26 poses. Hot yoga is very intense and physically demanding. As you’d probably guess it makes you sweat profusely but the heat helps loosen the muscles for deeper stretching of the muscles allowing greater flexibility.

Only you can determine what your wellness goals are. Typically yoga is a spiritual based holistic approach to wellness, encompassing mind, body and spirit. Therefore most styles of yoga are aimed at strengthening all three aspects of the person or specific aspects of the person breath and movement but not rigorous activity.

Real Weight Loss Answers

If you are practicing a slower paced type of yoga and want to lose weight then you should look at other ways of training for weight loss. I would suggest consulting a professional personal trainer like Zach Hunt of Physzique Personal Fitness in Liberty Lake, WA.

In his semi private workout sessions, Zach incorporates a combination various activities including, yoga and pilates poses, weights, cardio and resistance training for a total body workout that gets results fast.

Personally I’ll keep Spokane yoga for relaxation and flexibility but for weight loss I’m sticking with Zach.

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