yoga/back problems. toning muscle/loseing weight

[Ninakm89]

hey guys so i will try to give as much info as i can,, im just getting into yoga its crazy over the years ive been so naive about it  and i guess when i was younger i would half *** a pose. i find it to calm my anxiety and just put my mind at ease. anyway when i was younger i had a bunch of mri for my lower back and they said i had a slipped disk and i think they said l7 ??? i am not really sure. so i did strenthing excersizes for my back and it just stopped hurtiung so i stopped(i was like 12) i am 23 now and some yoga poses make my lower back feel weak.... so is yoga bad for that? will it injury my back more? i used to be really flexable as a kid and now its just hard to touch my toes

as far as toning.. i have fat on me but if i am trying to tone up should i lose the fat before toning or what? does fat turn to muscle? ive heard so many rumors. will musscle build under my fat making me look bulky?

[gymdandee]

You simply cannot transform fat tissue into muscle!
Muscle mass and fat are totally different! Muscle is active tissue that burns calories around the clock even as you sleep, When you move around, you burn more calories, just like a car will consume more gas the faster you go. Fat, on the other hand, is just a storage of excess energy. It does nothing but sit there with its sole goal in life to be a spare tire around your waist until you put in the effort to burn it off. Please don't make statements unless you've done your research!

[destiny88]

Fat does in fact turn into muscle, but it is harder for women to convert fat into muscle. It is easier to lose fat and then do some toning exercises. As far as yoga is concerned, I would talk to a chiropractor to ensure you aren't hurting yourself. Yoga is good for toning, but there are many ways you can tone your body.

[gymdandee]

Fat wont turn into muscle!! Yoga is very good! I suggest before doing anything speak to your doctor first and get his/her OK!