This is a more advanced asana. The stomach exercise is similar in many ways to the Bhujangasan asana, but is more difficult. It starts from the same basic position - flat on your stomach - but now you also curl your legs upwards in addition to lifting your upper body. In a perfect example the soles of your feet come toward the back of your head forming a circle.
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Once you can, grab your ankles, pull with your hands, push using your legs till only your stomach touches the floor. Hold this for at least thirty seconds before releasing and returning to the starting position.
Paad-Pashchimottanasan
This asana is also more advanced. Start lying on your back, relaxed with your legs straight, arms extended over your head. Point your palms to the ceiling. Using only your stomach muscles sit up, keeping your back straight and hands overhead. Your legs stay fixed to the floor throughout. Lean forward so your head is between your arms and grab your toes with both hands. Hold for 2 minutes before releasing and slowly returning to your starting position using your stomach muscles to lower yourself to the floor.
Yoga like every other form of exercise or wellness routine will be more effective when combined with a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle.
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Lose Your Belly by Improving Your Posture
It sounds easy to say but your posture determines other people's perceptions of you. 'Don't slouch'. I must have heard it a thousand times as a kid but it wasn't until later in life that I realized just how important those words were. And what is important is not just standing up straight, but how each part of the body relates to others.
I'm sure that most people know the kid's song where the shoulder bone is connected to your back bone, but how many of us really take the message to heart? Of course we know that as far as the skeleton goes it's accurate; but that really isn't the point. A human body is a set of interrelated components and a change in one part of the body will affect others. So it makes sense that your posture will affect the way that your stomach appears, and the underlying strength in your muscles will naturally affect the way that you stand.
Stand up and sit up straight!
So the initial step to improving the way your stomach looks is to stand and sit straight. This stretches your back muscles and lengthens your stomach lines but it also has other effects. A decent posture will strengthen your back, strengthen your 'girdle' - the circle of muscles around your midriff - and improve your health. Just sitting and standing up straighter strengthens your abdominal muscles giving a firmer, more toned appearance. And lastly, a decent posture makes it more likely that the blood flow, to all parts of your body including your legs and back -
each of which are integral to many abdominal and stomach exercises - and can add years to your life.