Yoga and Weight Loss

To burn the calories needed to lose weight, we need to engage large groups of muscles and there is nothing better for that than working the muscles in the legs and those connected.  In addition, anything that supports our body weight, as you see Dee doing above, will give us that extra boost we want in our metabolism. For all the “fatties” out there, take heart.  This is one time you have the edge!  The heavier you are the more calories you will burn.  Check out our Calories Burned section for figures for your weight.

Many people want a quick fix and although slower is better, I recognize that people are going to go for it anyway so check out our Yoga Challenges which have a quick cardio burst at the start to rev up you metabolism.

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To lose 1lb a week, on an average day you should burn around 500 calories more than you eat. You cannot target specific areas, eg belly fat. You can tone muscle but fat/weight loss means overall body weight reduction. To burn this with Hatha Yoga will take around 2 hours 20 minutes ever day for a week. Ashtanga or Power Yoga would need around 1 hour 30 minutes daily. For most of this just isn’t practical. Hot Yoga or Bikram Yoga fare a bit better needing just over an hour but the best choice is Vinyasa Yoga or Yoga Flow at a little less than an hour.

Those figures are average for all weights. Calorie burn varies with many factors but weight makes a big difference so check below for calories burned by weight. The calories below are for an middle of the road yoga class. For more accuracy choose your yoga type here.

Calories Burned in 1 hour

  • Weight 100lb:333
  • Weight 120lb:400
  • Weight 125lb:417
  • Weight 150lb:500
  • Weight 175lb:583
  • Weight 200lb:667
  • Weight 250lb:833
  • Weight 300lb:1000

  • Calories Burned in 40 minutes

  • Weight 100lb:222
  • Weight 120lb:267
  • Weight 125lb:278
  • Weight 150lb:333
  • Weight 175lb:389
  • Weight 200lb:445
  • Weight 250lb:556
  • Weight 300lb:667

  • Calories Burned in 40 minutes

  • Weight 100lb:222
  • Weight 120lb:267
  • Weight 125lb:278
  • Weight 150lb:333
  • Weight 175lb:389
  • Weight 200lb:445
  • Weight 250lb:556
  • Weight 300lb:667

  • Calories Burned in 45 minutes

  • Weight 100lb:250
  • Weight 120lb:300
  • Weight 125lb:313
  • Weight 150lb:375
  • Weight 175lb:438
  • Weight 200lb:500
  • Weight 250lb:625
  • Weight 300lb:750

  • Calories Burned in 1 hour 30 mins

  • Weight 100lb:500
  • Weight 120lb:600
  • Weight 125lb:625
  • Weight 150lb:750
  • Weight 175lb:875
  • Weight 200lb:1000
  • Weight 250lb:1250
  • Weight 300lb:1500

  • Calories Burned in 2 hours

  • Weight 100lb:667
  • Weight 120lb:800
  • Weight 125lb:833
  • Weight 150lb:1000
  • Weight 175lb:1167
  • Weight 200lb:1334
  • Weight 250lb:1667
  • Weight 300lb:2000

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