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Read how to measure weight and take healthy steps for reducing fats. Obesity is excess of your calories stored in adipose tissues as fats. BMI is used for calculating body mass in relation to stronger muscles.

By Marie Jerard, E-RYT 200, RYT 500 Most people, in the general public, recognize the health benefits of Yoga. Injury prevention, stress reduction and weight management are just a few of the worthy side effects of a regular yoga practice. Due to the lure of lower health care costs, and fewer workers calling in sick, many corporate executives are instituting Yoga training into work-sponsored employee health programs. Many Yoga teachers are taking advantage of this dependable source of income. What are the pros and cons of teaching Yoga at a corporation?

By Kathryn Boland Many people set New Year's Resolutions with optimism and a good plan in place. Some of the most common are to lose weight, quit smoking or drinking alcohol, or even to improve one's relationships with loved ones and/or friends. Unfortunately, however, come February, several of these individuals find themselves struggling to keep with their resolutions - and their best intentions are left behind, to return to business as usual, not long after.

By Amruta Kulkarni, CYT 500 More than twenty years ago, I was attending a yoga teacher training and the guru who organized it stated that there was too much emphasis on anatomy in typical instructor intensives. Yoga instructors see a wide range of students over the course of the week. Many of these students arrive either mildly or heavily out of shape, hoping their yoga practice will aid them in sloughing off extra weight while reshaping their lifestyle into something healthier. We also see a lot of students who are in amazing shape. These students lead generally active lives and practice yoga as part of their emotional or spiritual health. With some of these students, I suffer from body envy; their well-sculpted shoulders are strong and flexible. But I also find many of them struggle with shoulder pain, and they practice yoga in hopes of easing the effects of old injuries.

By Rachel Holmes Teaching Yoga to seniors is a skill that requires constant study. A chair yoga teacher training course is an eye opener, but to go out into the world teaching students is an awakening. As a result of its promise for low impact activity that both strengthens the body and makes it more flexible, yoga is becoming ever more popular among seniors. In fact, most people past middle age acknowledge how important to their health a regular activity is, and medical research demonstrates the necessity for body weight strength exercises that build muscle and can help reverse bone loss, as well.

What is all this hype about a gluten free diet? Why do some people lose their weight after switching to a gluten free diet? What are the health benefits of avoiding grains? Read on to find out what doctors and nutritionists have to say about a gluten free diet plan.

You must have heard of a gluten free diet on the TV or from a friend. There is a lot of hype in the press about gluten free diets for people who have been diagnosed with Celiac's disease. At the same time, there are those who wish to go gluten free because of the health benefits involved.

By Kathryn Boland Yoga Rx: What does it mean and where is it going? Have you noticed that yoga is coming more into our Western culture's medical "mainstream"? Do you wonder where you might factor in, as a yoga instructor, in this trend? My father practiced for several decades as an orthopedic surgeon specializing in hands and shoulders. While in my 200 hour CYT training, I forwarded him an article about keeping the wrists safe in weight-bearing yoga postures. The article also explained how the same postures, in an overall balanced asana practice, can help to alleviate many hand and arm medical complications.

By Faye Martins Yoga is a discipline that can quickly become a passion for people of any age. As a practice that promotes physical and mental health, more and more people are choosing to attend yoga classes to build strength, increase flexibility, lose weight, tone the muscles or to get rid of stress. Unfortunately, many of the class lesson plans are not designed for beginners who are trying the discipline out for the first time. If you are in the process of targeting beginners for your class, here are some very valuable design tips for instructors designing a yoga lesson plan catering to students who have no yoga experience.

By Azahar Aguilar Unrealistic yoga claims. As teachers, you've all been there before. Either to overhear others or to hear the words come out of your own mouth, "Yoga is like a natural sleeping pill, an anti-anxiety medication, a weight-loss goldmine, prevents heart attacks, and will make you live past 100 years-old with the face of a 20 year-old. It's true! My sister's best friend's brother's neighbor is 101 and swears by it."

By Gopi Rao Yoga needs few accessories. It implements your own weight instead of dumbbells. No machines are necessary. When you are travelling, it is easy to wrap up your mat with a yoga belt and throw it in the car or tie it to your carry-on bag. Your phone will always be there to provide the soothing music you may want to incorporate into your routine.

By Faye Martins Body shaping is not an exact art. Athletic bodies come in all shapes and sizes. Those who lift weights have bulky chests and arms; runners have lean legs, but often lack in upper body strength. Swimmers have broad shoulders, and dancers have thick muscled thighs.

Kandharasana, also known as the Shoulder pose is a powerful yoga posture that benefits the upper torso region in various ways. Kandarasana corrects the spinal defects, massages the abdominal organs and improves digestion.

The Ardha Halasana or Half Plough Pose beneficial for building six pack abs as well as curing stomach disorder. Learn and practice Ardha Halasana @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HutChT4Zu2U You may also refer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkeXtEV_0ks for developing a complete plan for flat abs.

For the people who seek yoga for beginners and find it difficult to perform a full plough pose, Ardha Halasana is the perfect pose. Easier than the halasana, this half plough pose helps cure indigestion, constipation and several other stomach disorders.

Yoga asanas not only have the power strengthen your body, but also soothe your mind from all the stress and thinking. Halasana or the plough pose is a unique pose that rejuvenates your mind and body by improving the overall system.

If unchecked or untreated, thyroid problems can lead to a string of complications. Most common is weight gain. Then, one may develop cardiac problems, like strokes and heart attacks, or mental health issues like intense depression. Some studies have also shown that low level of thyroid hormones decrease a woman's chances of becoming a mother.

Diet pills are consumed by many people due to the obsessive pursuit of thinness. Some diet pills use natural ingredients and homeopathic elixirs, while others rely on caffeine and other over-the-counter stimulants.

However, it can be difficult to stick with the Atkins diet plan. This is because the temptation to eat carbohydrates and sweets is so great. Friends and relatives can become diet saboteurs, preventing you from achieving the results you're looking for. In this case, the best defense is a good offense.

Teen Obesity is one the main problems faced by the teens. Today's teens face not only the challenge of acquiring an education, learning to interact with their peers, and surviving their parents, but they must also escape the national epidemic of obesity.

The Atkins diet tips are similar to other low carb diets in that it splits the diet into phases, which the dieter will adhere to as they progress through the diet.

But a commitment to better eating is only the start. You also need to figure out how and what to change. Here are four suggestions that can put you on the right path of a diet plan.