6 Easy Yoga Poses for Toning Your Butt

Yoga is presented as a way to “burn fat without” really “sweating!” But is it true? I’m here to tell you who …

YESIIIIIII, it’s TRUE!

Yoga has many benefits, including weight loss and body transformation!

Besides the physical side that helps you burn calories, the main reason why yoga can help you lose weight comes from the mental side.

We all know that stress leads to poor nutrition. Yoga helps to significantly reduce stress, which not only helps us make better decisions but also lowers our cortisol levels.

Cortisol is the stress hormone that causes weight gain. Reducing your cortisol levels will help you lose weight naturally. 

Regarding the physical aspect … I would like to remind you that you will only get the fruit of your efforts.

Anyone can follow the movements of yoga without really making an effort. But it is when we decide to do it seriously that we finally discover the true power of this practice both on the body but also on the mind.

If you decide to challenge yourself physically and mentally, you will burn more calories and lose more weight.

Below we are giving a brief description of yoga poses for toning your bum:

1 The Twisted Chair Pose (Parivritta Utkatasana)

Twisted chair yoga poses for toning buttocks, call it the yoga version of a squat – but just a little more intense. Parivritta Utkatasana, or the posture of the twisted chair, works on the thighs, glutes, and abdominals to name a few.

The twist also helps the digestive system and the lymphatic system. Combine it all in one position and you will have a great way to lose weight.

2 The Warrior III Pose (virabhadrasana)

Warrior III yoga poses for more toned buttocks, the warrior III posture is the way to go. In addition to toning your glutes, it is also a great way to strengthen your back, legs, and arms.

To get the most out of this position, tighten your abs well. This will not only help you improve your balance but also help you get a flat stomach.

3 The chair pose (Utkatasana)

 The chair is a yoga posture perfect for steel glutes! Bend your knees, feet parallel, and stretch your arms well towards the ceiling. Glue both hands together and look towards your hands. If you have fragile shoulders, keep your arms parallel without joining them.

Tuck in the belly and bring the tailbone forward so as not to arch. Descend more and more to accentuate the position and hold for a few seconds, about 3 long breaths.

4 Yoga squat or the garland position (Malasana)

This posture is called in Sanskrit “malasana”. It allows us to work well with the opening of the hips and thighs, and if we control the muscles of buttocks, it is even more beneficial for the body.

Crouch down with your feet flat. If you can’t get there right away, try several times in front of a coffee table to hang on. Once you are in the correct position, let go of the table and maintain your balance by contracting your legs.

Then join your hand’s palm against the palm in front of the plexus, and place your elbows inside the knees. Hold while contracting the lower body to the maximum.

5 The Grasshopper/locust posture (Shalabhasana)

Shalabhasana technique, arms next to the body, the simple variants propose to take the posture by putting the arms alongside the body.

For these same variants, you can put your forehead on the ground, rather than your chin, which is more pleasant for sensitive necks: you avoid compression with your chin on the ground.

Press the hands on the ground, take off the legs. Keep your legs straight and tight.

NB: There are two techniques: head on the ground (forehead or chin), or raised head (see photos). To experience for yourself.

Leave the posture gradually, as slowly as possible, controlling the descent with the push of the arms.

These variants are more suitable if the person suffers from elbows or arms (difficulty in stretching the arms or in receiving the pressure of the bodyweight on the arms).

6 Goddess Squat (Utkata Konasana)

The Sanskrit name for this posture is Utkata Konasana. Also called the Goddess Posture, due to its similarity to various goddess idols of Hinduism, this is an ideal asana to reach the highest level of mental, spiritual, and physical perfection. Stretching your thighs as well as hips along with adding strength to the arm muscles by regular practicing of this posture.

This posture helps tone muscles of legs, inner thighs, hips, and upper back muscles at the same time.