In addition, severe obesity is a serious and increasing problem among children, adolescents, and adults (Flegal et al., 2016; Fryar et al., 2012; Ogden et al., 2016; Skinner & Skelton, 2014). Plus, substantial disparities exist based on demographics (e.g., race-ethnicity, gender), geographic region, and socioeconomic status (SES).
Enjoy a yoga routine for 20 minutes. Pop in your favorite yoga DVD and complete a stretching session for at least 20 minutes. Your body could use the extra stretching and deep breathing exercises, and you'll easily burn off 100 calories in the process. The benefits of yoga are far-reaching for all ages -- it reduces stress, increases flexibility and strengthens bones, which is important as we age.
Using this data and our formulas for measuring calories burned, we find our test subject burned approximately 705 calories during the class. For this test subject, the YOGA BODY BOOTCAMP class burned about 8.6% more calories than a regular power yoga class. To estimate how many calories you would burn during one of our classes, please visit our Yoga Calorie Calculator.