Losing Belly Fat with Yoga : Urdhava Prasarita Padasana

Most people are lean and thin when they are in college and whatever they eat somehow does not seem to show up as fat. Gradually they step in to their mid twenties and start working in some jobs. The metabolism rate starts decreasing a little bit.

By the arrival of mid thirties, they start getting settled in terms of career and work and stability comes to their life. Most of the day is spent in office doing sitting jobs. Most people are married at this stage and they do not have strong ambition to look good though they would prefer to look good and slim. At this time gradually they start noticing the fat layer building up on the belly area. Initially they ignore it, but later with passage of time the fat cover larger area and eventually it starts creating health problems. At this stage is becomes very difficult to remove this fat anymore and people resign themselves live with this fat.

Apart from the perspective of how you look, which is not that good with the belly fat, when the stomach is too much out of shape you are likely to suffer from many health risk including back pain, heart disease and getting tired easily.

Loosing belly fat is challenging for most people and a difficult task. Most people find it extremely difficult to shed of the extra weight. Standing yoga poses are extremely effective for loosing belly fat. Urdhava Prasarita Padasana (Upward Facing Feet Pose) can help you to work on the abdominal fat and reduce it. You can try this pose as a part of your practice and see the benefits.

Steps for Practicing Urdhava Prasarita Padasana

1. Lie on the mat on your back.


2. With inhalation move the feet near the hip touching the floor.


3. Now push the lower back towards the hip with exhalation.


4. Stay in this position for few seconds with normal breathing and then with inhalation gradually start raising the legs.


5. Make sure that the legs are perpendicular to the ground and hip should not be raised.


6. If keeping the feet in perpendicular position is not possible then take it to more comfortable level.


7. Stay in this position for 15 to 30 seconds with normal breathing.


8. With exhalation gradually bring down the feet back to ground.

Benefits of Urdhava Prasarita Padasana

1. Reduces Belly Fat


2. Increases the hamstring strength.


3. Massages the abdominal area and work on all internal abdominal organs and improves digestion.


4. Strengthens the lower back muscles.

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