You can burn up to 100 calories for every 10 minutes of doing yoga. This will obviously depend on the type of yoga and your current fitness level.
Some forms of yoga are more rigorous than other forms. So let’s take a deep dive into how many calories you can burn depending on the type of yoga.
Calories burned Yoga Calculator
How many calories do you burn doing yoga?
The number of calories you can burn doing yoga depends on the type of yoga you choose to do. For example, Hatha and Vinyasa yoga burn the most calories (at an average rate of 200 and 550 calories per hour, respectively), with Hatha requiring poses to be held for a longer time and Vinyasa having a relatively fast pace akin to a cardio session.
The exact number you burn depends on your body type and current level of fitness, but you can be confident that choosing a faster-paced or pose-intensive session (that require a pose to be maintained for a longer period of time than other forms of yoga, thus requiring more strength)will result in more calories burned than slower and less intense forms of yoga.
How many calories are burned doing yoga for 30 minutes?
Once again, the exact number of calories burned will vary. However, a Harvard study found that on average, 30 minutes of Hatha yoga burned 120 calories for a 125lb person, 144 calories for a 155lb person, and 168 calories for a 185lb person.
You might end up burning fewer or more calories than this depending on your personal characteristics, of course, but you can expect to burn somewhere around your body weight in calories in a single 30-minute session of Hatha style yoga. This number can increase or decrease if you choose more or less strenuous types of yoga, but provides a helpful guideline.
How many calories are burned doing yoga for 1 hour?
You can burn up to 600 calories in a single hour of yoga, but it can also be as little as 180. Choose Vinyasa for the highest burn between 500-600 calories. Hot Yoga, a form of power yoga performed in a heated room, burns between 400-500 calories. Hatha yoga, on the other hand, will only likely burn between 150-200 calories.
Remember that number of calories burnt is not the only important factor in choosing a yoga routine. Choose one you are comfortable with and can handle without injury before stepping up to more advanced and intense sessions. You will not see significant fitness gains if you jump into too hard of a session too quickly.
Can I lose weight by doing yoga every day?
Yes, but you have to adhere to general health and wellness as well. For example, doing yoga daily while maintaining a poor diet that is low in actual nutritious value will not have nearly as much impact on weight loss as daily yoga combined with a balanced and healthy food intake.
If weight loss is your ultimate goal, combine yoga sessions will other fitness activities (for example, cycling, jogging, walking, lifting weights, swimming, etc.). You also want to consider fast-paced or intense forms of yoga for weight loss purposes.
Of course, if you are just getting started, avoid taking yoga classes that are too difficult at first. This only discourages you and might even lead to injury and an inability to exercise while you recover. Be sure to start slow with new fitness activities, and progress at your own pace.
Finally, although some forms of yoga, like Hatha, might burn far fewer calories than Vinyasa, they are still worthwhile and do burn calories nonetheless.
Hatha is a slower-paced and pose intensive form of yoga that requires strength and flexibility, which are important yoga skills, as well as a great foundation for your fitness journey. Greater strength and flexibility mean you will be less prone to injury and can do more for a longer time without pain or tiring out.
Choose the form of yoga that seems right to you, knowing that whichever you choose will burn calories and contribute to greater overall health, especially when combined with other exercise and a healthy diet.
