10 Minute Resolution Yoga

The DVD gave me my well-being and 5lbs lighter.
I hesitated to practice yoga since the last time I joined a yoga class years ago. It was too slow, too hard, and too boring. I didn’t feel like I got any exercise. None of the poses made sense if not alreay impossible to do.BUT!! With this DVD, it changed my viewpoint downside UP. I started with 10 mins for the basic. I felt it was hard, but challenging hard, not like impossible. So, I felt motivated. Then, the 2nd time, I tried mixing the basic with buns and thighs. I couldn’t believe slow moves with a lot of deep breathing could get my heart rate going like I went jogging (I was a fan of aerobic exercise in general. I believe sweats and shortness of breath are the signs I have exercised). Then, I tried it all (yoga for abs, yoga burn, yoga for flexibility and relaxation). I mixed and match to any 10, 20, …, 50 mins I want to.Yoga got it all for my definitions of exercise WITHOUT me feeling super-tired and could barely do anything afterwards. It’s low intensity so my legs/joints do not get hurt doing yoga. A week after, I noticed I slept better, fell asleep fast, woke up refreshed, I did not need that many hours of sleep to feel rested (I now go to bed at 10/11pm, wake up at 5am! with full energy and feel too lazy to sleep more 🙂 ).The instructor makes yoga interesting, challenging, and not boring. Her voice is not too soft (you know what I mean if you’ve seen FitTV Namaste Yoga). She doesn’t make my exercise feel like a nap time. I now in the 5th week of it, and I’m getting better at every poses (not perfect yet because my legs and back are not that flexible from not stretching enough for years and years).Give it a try. You will know the different in yourself. Your weights, your shape, your size, your mood, your attitude will all improve! The DVD makes this all possible. Now, I’m 5lbs lighter and the weights are going off slowly, but surely.For those who already know Yoga (those non-beginners) might not like this DVD because its levels are towards beginner with good explanations of poses’ names, how to breath in each and every move, etc. It’s a great basic that will last with me for at least several months to come.By the way, the instructor is not a super-skinny woman. She is lean, yet got curves. She doesn’t make me feel jealous or wonder how on earth one would ever want to be like …. (those other exercise maniacs).I also bought her Rapid Results Pilates. I tried twice. I liked it ok, but I liked yoga more. Another one I bought is 10 min solution: Fat Blasting Dance Mix. I thought I would like it the most because it’s the kind of exercise I was used to all my life. I tried it twice. It was as good as expected. But, Yoga has won me!

Fantastic, basic yoga, but overpriced because of the unnecessary strap.
I’ve been loving yoga lately and trying out a lot of different yoga DVDs. This is my most recent, and although I didn’t like it at first because I thought it was too basic, I’ve learned to love it because its simplicity allows me to easily add 1 or 2 segments at the end of an extreme cardio or strength workout. Angie Stewart is the instructor, and I’ve never seen her leading any other workouts. She has a calming voice that is relaxing without being monotonous, but her cues aren’t that good. She will get her right and left sides mixed up and call out the wrong one, and she also isn’t good about explaining the moves. This lack of explaining will make the DVD a little difficult the first few times for an extreme beginner to yoga, but if you have ever done any kind of yoga before you should catch on just fine. Like all DVDs in the “10 Minute Solution” brand, there are 5 10-minute segments that can be done one-at-a-time or mixed together.Energizing Flow Yoga – This workout is meant to invigorate you and perk you up at any time in the day. I didn’t find that it did that immensely, although I do feel some energy after doing this section. Moves included are: breathing, plies, cat/cow stretch, a move where you flow from child’s pose to cobra and back again, downward facing dogs, some crescent lunges, chair poses, a hamstring stretch with the strap, and more.Yoga for Strength and Toning – This section is supposed to sculpt your muscles while stretching them at the same time. I wasn’t sore the next day, but while doing this, I was definitely working, especially in my legs. Some yoga poses in this segment are: sun salutations, crescent lunges, downward dogs, planks, knee crunches while in plank, a back exercise facedown on floor, a side plank on your knee with a leg lift, a tricep stretch with the strap, and more.Core Strength – If you want an effective ab workout that isn’t too intense, then this will be great for you. It really works your abs enough to make them sore if they aren’t in shape, but if they are in shape, they will still get worked to a lesser degree. Moves included: breathing, side bends with strap and then cat/cow on the floor to warm up abs, some extensions and pull-ins with the knee and arm while on hands and knees, some oblique crunches (strange in yoga), boat poses, planks, and side planks, stretches for abs and arms, and other ab-oriented exercises (some of which, like the crunches, don’t seem to be really yoga-ish).Yoga for Balance and Flexibility – Intended to improve your coordination and create limber muscles, this section has stretching exercises that will challenge your balance at the same time. You start out with a swan dive down and up then move onto moves such as warriors, triangles, a lean forward on one leg, a roll down using the strap, a boat pose with the strap, a lean forward while stretching the hamstrings with the strap, twists, and 1 or 2 other poses.Stress Relief Yoga – Finally, this segment provides yoga that stretches out your body while relaxing you. Every time I complete this segment, I feel cleansed and ready for bed. You start off this segment with bends forward with a flat back then do yoga stretches including a hurdler’s stretch with the strap, a leg extension to the ceiling while lying on your back with the strap, a quad stretch while lying on your side, some bends from side-to-side while sitting down, and more.Like I’ve already mentioned, this DVD comes with a strap, which is very much like a belt. The thing is, while it is helpful in some of the poses in order to get deeper and feel a better stretch, it is unnecessary as you could easily use a towel. Also, the strap is used for only about 1/8 of the entire exercises done; it’s not a large part of the yoga practice at all. I find it to be unnecessary for this DVD, and it makes the DVD way too expensive. I love the DVD and recommend it highly, but I recommend getting just it and not the strap, even if that means getting it used. The strap is an additional cost that is frankly not worth it. But, like I’ve said, the DVD is fantastic for beginners and intermediates to yoga, and I absolutely recommend it!

Più difficile di quanto credevo! Comunque meno interessante dei altri dvd pilates e molto più difficile secondo me!Se hai difficoltà con downward facing dog avrai difficoltà con questo dvd

I had never done yoga till i bought this dvd and even though i was expecting something abit less challenging and fast paced, i think its fantastic! Initially when i attempted the basic yoga section i had a lot of trouble, i did expect yoga to be slow, but after 5 minutes i was literally sweating! However, after doing the yoga basic section i quickly got the hang of it!! The dvd is split into the following sections:1. Yoga basics – a good introduction to the dvd, but i no longer bother with it.2. Buns and Thighs – i have found this by far the most challenging section, i don’t have great balance and its really needed for this section.3. Abs- I could feel my muscles in agony the day after i did this section, it definetly works and after few attempts isn’t too challenging.4. Yoga Burn – this is my favourite section it pretty much works everything in your body and is very fast pace and i love the positions in it too!5. Flexibility and Relaxation – this section is what i imagined yoga would be, its slow and its good if your tired and don’t want to work too much of a sweat!Overall i think its a fantastic dvd, even for a beginner like me! The instructor is also brilliant, she gives you help in making certain very hard positions less challenging, so you can really work your muscles! I have noticed a difference!