Review(s): DVD Crunch - The Perfect Yoga Workout: The Joy of Yoga & Fat-Burning Yoga
Great DVD for beginners
As a person who doesn't like to do any strenuous exercise this is a perfect workout. It isn't too easy and it isn't too hard. I still get a good workout but I don't get the painful stitches in the side that I get with running or stepping ect. The joy of yoga is a great way to start and the fat burning yoga is a very fun and fast paced workout. I love it
One of my favorites. Perfect intensity!
This has become one of my favorites. The poses are held to perfection, and there are many offered in this workout. Sarah Ivanhoe does an excellent job of explaining the positions and poses, keeping you on track for perfect alignment.
The Joy of Yoga: is a great place to start for the beginner and can provide variety for the intermediate since they also show more advance moves as you progress in Yoga form. This workout creates stamina and strength as I can definitely feel my muscles when I am done. The workout is 40 minutes long and is great for the days you don't have enough time.
Fat Burning Yoga: I don't know if it really is burning fat, but it does build in intensity, making you sweat and elevating your heart rate. This workout moves a tad faster than the joy of yoga, which makes this combination series a must have. This routine is also 40 minutes. This session can also prepare you for more advanced Ashtanga or power yoga in the future.
When I feel really ambitious and want an excellent workout overall, I will combine these workouts in one session, making my total workout 75 minutes. I skip the relaxation part at the end of Joy of yoga and move onto Fat Burning yoga as I don't want to end my momentum.
Trust me, if you combine these two workouts after you become more in tune with the asana's, you will feel so energized, relaxed and alive. I always feel my best after an hour or more of yoga. Shorter spurts will work for the novice, but as you grow in strength as I am, your body will literally begin to crave more and more of this invigorating lifestyle known as YOGA!
This is a must have to any collection.
Good yoga workout, but stiff
Dr. Beth wrote a great review.
Sara Ivanhoe is very friendly, but a bit stiff. Many times she'll say how hard everything is which is meant to be sympathetic, but comes off reminding me how much I'm working to lose weight instead of enjoying how good the poses feel themselves. She never stops talking which can be ok if to remind you to breathe or keep your back straight, but she talks off-topic atimes & too quick & stiff which keeps you from concentrating on your body.
The background music can't be heard unless you listen for it which should be there to help you to relax. The colorful industral background was too gym lookiing.
The workout was challenging & had some great twists, but it did not flow. This workout is more of a stiff slow aerobics then yoga. She does teach well, remembers most cues & details to make sure you do it right, doing each pose slowly at first to build it to a series which she repeats 2-4x. The poses were the basic sun salutations, forward bends, chair pose, downward dog, side angle, warrior 1 & 2, triangle pose, table, bow, locust, wide legged sretch, as well as some deep twisting poses.
A past reviewer remarked she was new & it showed... During the side angle or triangle pose she said to use the hand at the floor as an anchor to keep you in the pose... Isn't the correct way to use your abdominal & leg muscles to hold you & just have lower arm as a slight balance, nothing more since the point is to extend the arms as much as possible?
If you like the straight-foward do the pose & done, this is the DVD for you. If you like ones that are more relaxed with music being able to be heard to keep your breathing in tune, & the teacher being serene, try Rodney Yee, Rainbeau Mars, Wai Lana & others.
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The name may suggest a bedtime yoga routine, but these deep stretches and restorative postures are also appropriate in conjunction with a cardio or strength training workout--or as a stress buster at any time of day. Instructor Sara Ivanhoe has a soothing, encouraging manner, but dispenses with the pseudo-spiritualism of some programs (as opposed to the real Eastern philosophy espoused in more serious efforts). She takes the time to explain the essential yogic breathing and each posture is clearly demonstrated--including modifications. After seated stretches, she teaches a series of kneeling cat poses, launches into down dog, and a standing twist. For balance: tree pose, then lunges, forward bends, and a butterfly stretch. This 43-minute practice isn't particularly advanced or strenuous,... More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: Released the 24 September 2002 Usually ships in 24 hours
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I was cautious with this purchase... I hated Pick your Spot Pilates (by Crunch).
This is a great video! The music is great (one song is from the firm ^_^) I noticed a lot of ballet moves in this one! Ballet is great when it comes to toning!
The instructor is lively and excited, as are the people in the background. I love seeing multiple people doing the exercises "correctly" at different levels. It helps me adjust my movement/stances at my own pace.
The music was fine--- The instructor stayed up with the rhythm of the music. More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Ellen Barrett DVD Release Date: Released the 07 September 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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