Practice Point #46 - COVID & Weight Gain

I received a question from Laura in USA. Their question is...

How can we use our yoga practice to help shed those Covid Quarantine pounds?

Good question and I am sure you are not the only one thinking this.

The question is how much physical exercise did you do before COVID to keep a healthy weight?

If you walked or ran kilometers everyday to maintain a healthy weight being able to match this with your yoga practice is going to be a big challenge.

I am guessing it will require a huge number of surya namaskar to match that kind of cardio vascular effort.

Absolutely you will need to increase the vigor in your practice if you wish to shed kilo's but I am afraid to say that there are probably other factors involved, not just exercise.

Diet and what you are eating will need to change if your level of physical activity is not the same. You won't need to eat as much, so simply cutting down your portion size might help.

Lastly stress is a big player in weigh gain and loss. If some people when they are stressed they lose weight and for other they gain weight.

Maintain a practice of restorative postures to help keep your stress levels under control.

Good luck.