Yoga For Beginners DVD

Advantages: excellent for experienced yogis
Disadvantages: avoid like the plague if you are a beginner!

..., as an experienced yogi. Warning: if you are a beginner to yoga you should avoid this DVD as it requires you to have a basic understanding of the poses used and alot of flexibility.... Read review

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Advantages: Good length workout with both standing and mat exercises
Disadvantages: Lacking some explanation of moves

...I brought this DVD as I'd previously done beginners yoga and really enjoyed that so I thought I'd give pilates a go.I decided to buy 'Pilates Weight Loss Workout for Dummies' as it was aimed at beginners, and it was only £4.97 from amazon. Pilates is great for toning, as it involves strengthening and strecthing muscles particularly in your midsection i.e stomach, hips and bum. This workout is also designed to increase your heatrate so that you burn more calories than with a tradtional pilates workout. The DVD has two sets of exercises: a 20 minute standing routine and a 15 minute mat routine, which makes it a good length for doing in one go. Although it is aimed at beginners I did think that it moved too quickly in parts. Whilst most of the exercises were explained verbally by the instructor (Tracy Thompson) there were some moves... Read review

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Advantages: Good for health
Disadvantages: Possibility of injury

...this to beginners, but not advanced students. The DVD concentrates on the easier postures of yoga, and also introduces the sun salutation. A big problem with this DVD is that it is rather disjointed. The section “Geri’s postures” is a series of poses one after the other without much connection. It offers a workout, but without flowing from one posture to the next. Yoga is helpful to develop the body and mind. Geri’s yoga does offer a reasonable challenging workout using core strength, flexibility, and stamina. However, a lot of this comes from the sun salutation. I would recommend this DVD as a reference to learn the postures and perfect them. Katy Appleton is a very good instructor who explains the postures well. The advantage of learning yoga from DVD rather than a book is that Katy demonstrates the posture, and shows where... Read review

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Advantages: You Really do lose wieght
Disadvantages: Outgrow it quickly

...of an experienced yogini (student of yoga), I still enjoy doing this DVD every now and then to go back to the basics. It would not be a good idea for someone who is an intermediate or advnaced yogini to do this regularly, but for a beginner that will give you the building blocks for a lifelong journey that is yoga.... Read review

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Advantages: Good for health
Disadvantages: Possibility of injury

...this to beginners, but not advanced students. The DVD concentrates on the easier postures of yoga, and also introduces the sun salutation. A big problem with this DVD is that it is rather disjointed. The section “Geri’s postures” is a series of poses one after the other without much connection. It offers a workout, but without flowing from one posture to the next. Yoga is helpful to develop the body and mind. Geri’s yoga does offer a reasonable challenging workout using core strength, flexibility, and stamina. However, a lot of this comes from the sun salutation. I would recommend this DVD as a reference to learn the postures and perfect them. Katy Appleton is a very good instructor who explains the postures well. The advantage of learning yoga from DVD rather than a book is that Katy demonstrates the posture, and shows where... Read review

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Advantages: excellent for experienced yogis
Disadvantages: avoid like the plague if you are a beginner!

..., as an experienced yogi. Warning: if you are a beginner to yoga you should avoid this DVD as it requires you to have a basic understanding of the poses used and alot of flexibility.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful