Calories Burned In Yoga

On an average, yoga burns approximately 200 calories per hour, however, the amount of calories burnt and the level of workout achieved really depends on the type of yoga you choose to practice. It is also important to deepen yoga practice and involve yourself further in practice to go beyond simple yoga asanas in order to burn more calories. Every form of yoga has its own set of asanas and postures that bring about relaxing, muscle strengthening effects in practice.  However, depending upon your choice you can decide which type of yoga will be beneficial for you.

• Hatha Yoga: Hatha Yoga is a gentle form of yoga and is the most common type that concentrates on simple basic asanas. These asanas must be tandem with the correct breathing technique for the right effect. The amount of calories burnt while practicing Hatha Yoga is approximately 175 calories per hour.
• Ashtanga Yoga: Ashtanga Yoga refers to a connotation of the eight limbs or the eight forms of spiritual practices as described in the Yoga Sutra or the yoga text.  ‘Ashtanga yoga’ is a set of six series and each series increases in difficulty in practice. Ashtanga yoga is also referred to as Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. The amount of calories burnt in practicing Ashtanga Yoga is approximately 300 calories per hour.
• Power Yoga: Power yoga is a modern form of yoga that has seen the acceptance of a wide audience in the west. In the traditional manner, power yoga is an extension of Ashtanga Vinyasa that consists of intense yoga poses by moving in a rapid motion from one pose to another. The benefits of power yoga are immense and calories burnt are also higher than that in Hatha yoga. Approximately 300 calories per hour are burnt when practicing power yoga.
• Vinyasa Yoga: Vinyasa yoga is an energizing form of yoga that links one yoga pose to another and creates a kind of fluidity in traditional yoga postures. The ‘Vinyasa flow’ is especially apparent when practicing Surya Namaskar. The calories burnt during Vinyasa yoga is approximately 445 per hour.
• Bikram Yoga and Hot Yoga: Bikram Yoga and Hot Yoga usually require a heated room to practice the art. The specially prepared environment with approximately 105°F (40.5°C) and 40 percent humidity is right to practice this particular form of yoga. Bikram Yoga and Hot yoga burn the highest amount of calories that is approximately 630 calories per hour.