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Yoga Therapy Or Poses For Gaining Weight

Although yoga has generally been used as an effective means for shedding weight, it has also proved helpful for those who wish to gain weight.

Yoga will not just help you gain weight; it will do so in a healthy way. The exercises will tone up and strengthen your muscles. The exercises will stimulate the digestive system and increase your appetite. Besides, the asanas will help to get rid of toxins in the body, enhancing optimum absorption of all nutrients on the food.

Being underweight could be attributed to certain ailments and diseases, which prevent proper digestion and absorption. These ailments may also cause lethargy and general feelings of illness. Yoga and Pranayama are also effective in tackling these problems. Once the root cause is tackled, the body will become healthy again, and thus be able to gain weight normally.

Yoga postures:

The postures which are generally used to treat under-weight problems are slow and easy to perform, leading to total relaxation of the body and mind.

• Corpse Pose (Shavasana) – This asana or pose may be practiced by itself or in between your other poses, whenever you are feeling tired. You can also do this at the end of doing all the other poses, whereby you will feel totally relaxed and rejuvenated. This is done by lying supine on the floor, with your hands loosely at your side and your eyes closed. Breathe slowly and evenly.
• The Headstand (Shirsasana) - This is an inverted pose, where you stand on your head. This causes a reverse flow of blood, which helps to relieve all the tension in the lower body. Headstand requires and increases muscle power, which in turn boosts appetite.
• The Fish Pose (Matsyasana) – this has been found effective in increasing digestion by improving secretion of enzymes in the intestinal tract, which in turn allows essential nutrients in the food to be absorbed better.
• The Wind Relieving Pose (Pavanmuktasana) –this pose causes stretching of the upper body and pressure to be applied on the abdomen, thus helping to relieve formation of gases, flatulence and constipation. The result is increase in hunger.
• The Thunder Pose (Vajrasana) – this pose helps to tone the body and make it more muscular. It is easy to perform and helps to boost appetite.
• Lotus Pose (Padmasana) – this also relaxes the mind and body and makes them healthy and strong.

Pranayama:

You can also start with some pranayama techniques like Bellows (Bhastrika), Bee (Bhramari), Alternate Nostril Breathing (Anuloma-Viloma) and Breath of Fire (Kapalabhati).

Diet:

These exercises will increase your hunger. Make sure that you eat the right types of foods.

• Eat fresh food and include plenty of fruits and vegetables, which are full of nutrients.
• Avoid too much processed or junk foods.
• Observe regular food timings
• Eat in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere, taking care to chew your food well and feel the taste and texture of the food you eat. This will ensure better absorption of the food and its nutrients, leading to a healthier body.

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