Weight loss with Yoga

Obesity can have a severe impact on people’s health, increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes, endometrial, breast, and colon cancers, and heart and liver disease. Excess body weight also increases the risk of osteoarthritis of weight bearing joints such as knee. In the last 30 years worldwide obesity has more than doubled.

Physical activity and exercise help burn fat and can assist in weight loss along with healthy eating habit. 150-250 minutes per week of moderate intensity physical activity provides modest weight loss.>250 minutes per week provide clinically significant weight loss ( American College of Sports Medicine position stand, 2009).The Cochrane review has Physiotherapy in Edgware demonstrated a large body of evidence for the use of exercise as a weight loss intervention, particularly when combined with dietary change (Shaw KA et al, 2009).

A growing body of research evidence supports the belief that yoga benefits physical and mental health (Thomas & Ross, 2007). Prevalence of Practice of yoga is increasing in the Western world however there is less coverage of yoga in the Western biomedical literature. Yoga could be a practical alternative for many people who may not be able to participate in the aerobic type of

exercise programme or for those who feel threatened by aerobic exercises.

Moreover, most leisure centres operating exercise on referral schemes as well as private gyms also offer yoga classes, however the effect on yoga on weight loss is not known and hence it may not be a popular option for overweight and obese pilates harrow people for that purpose.

it's not clear just how yoga might help people keep off the pounds, at least from a scientific standpoint. The effects are subtle, and related to yoga's mind- body aspects.

“Mindfulness “-- the ability to observe what is happening internally in a non- reactive fashion is the keyword. That is what helps change the relationship of mind to body, and acupuncture in Harrow eventually to food and eating."

Yoga makes you more susceptible to influence for change - so if you are thinking you want to change your lifestyle, you want to change the way you think about food, you want to get over destructive eating patterns, yoga will help give you the spiritual connection to your body that can help you make those changes.

The weight loss programme at The Sherwood Clinic in Harrow, Middlesex is carefully planned. It includes both aerobic exercise as well as specific yoga routines. This is combined with a detailed dietetic assessment and regular follow ups. To find out more contact the reception at Sherwood on 0208 8690000.