10 Simple Yoga Poses to Burn Belly Fat

You develop belly fat when you consume a high-calorie diet, experience hormonal imbalance, or suffer insufficient sleep. Fortunately you can burn your belly fat by practicing some simple yoga poses. Yoga is a very effective way of burning belly fat without the need of expensive chemicals and medications.

Follow these 10 simple yoga poses to effectively burn belly fat.

1. Cobra pose (Bhujangasana)

This is a good pose of yoga that effectively helps burn belly fat without the need to use expensive medications.

Follow these steps:

• Lie down with your arms placed on your side.
• Breathe in air and move your palms to your shoulder then lifting your chest and head off the ground.
• Look upwards and hold the pose for at least 20-25 seconds.

2. Locust pose (Shalabhasana)

This pose helps to firm up your belly muscles thus burning belly fat

Follow these steps:

• Lie on your belly with your arms on your side.
• Breathe in air and then lift your legs.
• Stretch your abdominal muscles and stay in that pose for between 10 to 15 seconds.

3. Boat pose (Navasana)

Follow these steps:

• Sit down on a flat surface with your legs stretched to begin the pose.
• You then pull your knees up as you tighten your thigh muscles.
• Lift your feet slowly off the ground making a kind of V-shape with your body.
• Ensure you keep your backbone straightened your arms just at your shoulder level.
• Remain in this pose for between 10-12 seconds.

4. Camel pose (Ustrasana)

Use the camel pose for the best results of burning belly fat as it gives the muscles in your abdominal cavity the best stretch.

Steps to follow:

• Start this pose by kneeling down and slowly bend your torso backwards.
• Hold your ankles with your hands.
• Hold in this pose for 10 to 15 seconds.

5. Seated forward bend (Paschimottasana)

This pose involves stretching the belly and also toning the muscles thus burning fats in your belly and abdomen.

Follow these steps:

• Sit straight and have your legs stretched.
• Inhale as you raise your arms in a slow manner.
• Breathe out leaning forward to touch your toes with your hands. Ensure you do this without bending your knees.
• Maintain this pose for 30 seconds.

6. Warm-up pose (Tadasana)

This popular yoga pose helps enhance blood circulation and prepares the body to ready for other poses.

Do the following:

• Stand firm on your feet and raise your heels high up.
• Have your hands stretched to the front and bring your palms closer to each other. Breathe in air and then stretch you spin and raise your folded arms above your head stretching as much as you can.

7. Plank -Kumbhakasana

This is yet another easy yoga pose for burning belly fat without much ado.

In this pose, do the following:

• Lie flat on your belly with your palms near your face. Bend your feet in a manner that your toes are pushing the ground.
• Raise your body by pushing your hands off the floor but keep your legs straight and your wrists just directly under your shoulders.

8. Downward Facing Dog – Adho Mukha Svanasana

It is one of the simplest yoga poses for burning belly fat.

Do the following:

• Kneel down having your knees directly under your hips and your hands placed on your shoulder.
• Put your palms apart and turn your toes under.
• Exhale but keep your knees slightly bent slowly lifting them up from the ground

9. Wind relieving pose

Also known as wind relieving pose, this pose is very effective at relieving belly fat and general weight reduction.

To achieve it, do the following:

• Lie on your backside then fold your knees as you pull them towards your abdomen.
• Lift your head gently as you bring your chin closer to your knees.
• Remain in this pose for between 10 to 15 seconds.

10. Bridge pose (Setu Bandha Sarvangasana)

The last yoga pose for belly fat burning in this list is the bridge pose.

To achieve this pose do the following:

• Lie on your back with your arms on your side and sole of your feet on the ground.
• Lift your body gently off the ground but leaving the soles of your feet on the ground.
• Rely on your arms to balance your body.
• Hold in this pose for 10 seconds and then lower yourself.