Does Stretching Everyday Make One Lose Weight?

Question

Heyyy there! i am ALMOST 18 & just got back from my doctors for a basic physical. My weight was but 231+ My waist was a low 48 inches, chest 44, i am 5'10. AND have a BP of 142/101 & my body fat% is 31+

It was about a YEAR or so ago when i decided that i wanted to GAIN weight not LOSE it! At the time i was around 161 lbs. & was quite thin. So i decided to "pack on the pounds" per say...

NOW i wear a snug 38 jeans. i have a fair share of "sexy" stretchy marks on my love handles/hips & quite a few on my inner thighs too! i also struggle to come to terms w/ the fact i cant do ONE situp!

Obviously all this extra excess weight has come in the form of fat... I have no problem with this infact i like it & plan to gain more!

Yet my question is that a few of my friends suggest i do yoga daily. Yet i dont want to. For fear that i may lose fat or add muscle bulk. Will I? Or can i continue binging on fatty foods, not exercise AND still keep gaining while stretching?

I can right? ;-)

Answer 1

I've been doing yoga for quite a while. Yoga is light, so it wont make you huge with muscle. It will mostly just make the muscles you have get firmer and give you a good stretch. I always thought the yoga stuff with all the stretching would be a load of B.S., but it really does make you feel better and give you energy...plus, not feeling jiggly when you walk is pretty nice.

Answer 2

Stretching is good for you. However, if you want to lose weight, the answer is that you need aerobic exercise and a good diet.

For aerobic exercise, it can be either long distance running (long slow distance running), biking, or swimming.

If that does not work for you, I would like to suggest that you take up swing dancing and dance at least 2 or 3 hours a day.

I would suggest that you avoid fatty foods, red meat, and try to go on a vegetarian diet.

Answer 3

you wont lose weight persay but u will gain muscle tone from things like yoga and with more muscle u burn more calories so yeah i can see how u could lose a SMALL amount of weight =]