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The best yoga poses for beginners – and how yoga can help with weight loss
Warrior, dog, boat and chair: four poses to start – plus what yoga can do for your body and which styles burn the most calories.
🧘4 poses to start
🔥Power yoga: ~400 kcal/h
🤸More flexibility
📅Consistency pays off
Find your way
What yoga can do for your body
Losing weight healthily while feeling good – many dream of it. A crash diet doesn’t fit a holistic lifestyle. Yoga can support you: it improves flexibility, relaxes your body and boosts overall wellbeing.
Studies suggest regular yoga may positively influence blood pressure and support with tension and headaches. Combined with fasting: yoga during Buchinger fasting.
Yoga can …
- increase flexibility
- relax the body
- positively influence blood pressure
- help with tension
Styles that help with weight loss
Calories burned per hour
0 kcalPower yoga (approx.)
0 kcalAshtanga yoga (approx.)
0 kcalBikram/hot yoga (up to, by source)
Guide values – depending on weight and intensity. Consistency matters more than numbers.
To get started
The best yoga poses for beginners
1
Warrior (Virabhadrasana)
Strengthens legs and glutes, opens the hips and trains stability.
2
Downward dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana)
Stretches back body and shoulders, strengthens arms and energises.
3
Boat (Navasana)
Works abs, core and balance intensively.
4
Chair (Utkatasana)
Strengthens thighs and back and boosts circulation.
Test yourself
Asana quiz
Quiz
1 / 3
Which pose mainly trains the abs?
Navasana – boat – challenges abs and core.
Which style burns up to 600 kcal/h?
Bikram/hot yoga – in high heat.
What pays off most?
Regular practice brings the fastest results.
Your result
0Great – now you know!
Yoga at the Zollhaus
Yoga in the forest, the hotel and by the lake
At Landhotel Altes Zollhaus in the Ore Mountains you’ll find yoga for beginners and experienced yogis – in the yoga room, on the lake platform and in nature. Please note: yoga times may change.
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📅 Fixed dates with a special programme
From 08.11. - 13.11.2026Alkaline Fasting & Yoga in the Ore Mountains – 08.11.–13.11.2026
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From 25 to 28 February 2027Yoga, Snow & Stillness – Yoga Weekend with Heike Henschke
Yang & yin yoga, singing bowls, Wim Hof breathing workshop, spa, cross-country skiing & snowshoeing with Heike Henschke
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11.03. - 14.03.2027Back to Yourself – Yoga Retreat with Roman Richter
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Can yoga help with weight loss?
Yoga can support it – especially dynamic styles burn calories. Consistency is key.
Which poses suit beginners?
E.g. warrior, downward dog, boat and chair.
Is there guided yoga in the Ore Mountains?
Yes, at Landhotel Altes Zollhaus. Please note: yoga times may change.
Conclusion
Four poses, a good start
With warrior, dog, boat and chair you build a strong base. With guidance it’s even easier: yoga classes at the Zollhaus.
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Further sources: Asanas – Wikipedia
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