Jillian Michaels: Yoga Meltdown Review
I enjoy variety, which includes Jillian's bootcamp style workouts, pilates, dance and yes, yoga. Now, if you are looking for a complete mind/body yoga that works your muscles and calms your mind this is not it. This is like yoga bootcamp. Jillian takes classic poses, downward dog, camel, triangle, boat, warrior and the like and "reps it out", meaning she does repetitions, then she holds the poses for about 15 seconds. This brings more cardio to the moves and then the strength comes in having to hold the pose.
I didn't go into this for a calm, zen-like yoga practice-truly, are you buying Jillian for her zen-line persona, or because you know she is going to work you until you drop? I have plenty of dvds by Shiva Rea, Sara Ivanhoe, Brian Kest, Erich Schiffman & Alan Finger to do a more traditional practice. With Jillian I expect for her to be "outside the box" and to kick my butt and make it challenging. I thought it was fun to use the basic yoga poses to build a more powerful cardio workout. Is it for yoga purists, absolutely not. Is it fun for a different kind of work out that works your arms, core, butt and legs. Absolutely.
The dvd has two workouts-level one and level two. Both are a little over 30 minutes long. Level one is supposed to be the "easier" of the two workouts, but I find the plank positions to be more challenging for me and did a bit better on the second workout that had more core and balancing postures.
If you are bored with your workouts and want to try something new, this is a fun one to try-the only thing you need is a sticky (yoga) mat and you are on your way. I would rate this as an intermediate workout, with a couple more advanced poses (crow, wheel) thrown in toward the end. If you are not up to the more advanced poses, you can take this to a strictly beginner level by following the person to the right that is modifying the moves, or the person to the left if you are looking to take it up a notch.
All in all, a good workout~
Jillian Michaels: Yoga Meltdown Overview
Jillian Michaels, winning trainer on NBC's "The Biggest Loser,” introduces a new yoga workout unlike any other. Combining hard-core yoga power poses with her dynamic training techniques, Jillian will get you real weight-loss results fast. YOGA MELTDOWN includes two complete 30-minute workouts that include a warm-up and cooldown. Begin with the Level 1 workout which focuses on quickly flowing yoga sequences to burn mega calories. Then progress to Level 2 which adds twists and balance poses for an even greater burn.
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Customer Reviews
A softer side of Jillian - CaraDawn - Houston, TX
Over the past year I have grown to love yoga but I have never really liked yoga dvd's. I have Jillian's 30 Day Shred and I think it gives me a great quick workout but I was skeptical of how she would be on a yoga dvd. I was pleasantly surprised by Jillian's attitude on this dvd; she was calm and extremely encouraging. There is a little less yoga than I would like and a little more strength training moves but this would be great for someone just beginning yoga. It's a quick workout and of course there are variations of each exercise given. If you are looking for a little more movement than your normal yoga class you will really like her dvd. I love to use it as a cool down/stretch after running.
Good but not real yoga - Coco - Chicago, IL
I really like Jillian. I have a bunch of her other stuff and I think she is a great motivator. I bought this DVD just b/c I love her other workouts. Her workouts are the only workouts that I do at home where I really break a sweat. I have practiced yoga casually for about 8 years now. I have to say that this workout is tough and challenging but it's NOT yoga. She is obviously not a yoga instructor, which is fine but this can be particularly dangerous for those who have never practiced these yoga poses. One thing that bothered me is that she she is very focused a good challenge and not quite interested in the pose/counterpose practice. This is essential when you are doing intense backbends and fwd bends.
If you've practiced yoga before and you like Jillian and/or her workouts, then you'll like this. Otherwise, proceed with caution.
better than expected - Amy Courtnage -
I also own JM's 30 day shred video. it was very hard for me to get into that one. i got this one because it seemed like a great body weight training video. #1 plus would be i can actually do all of the routine! you can definitely feel it in your upper body, mostly shoulders and upper back muscles as well as throughout your hips and abs. Hopefully i can stay motivated to continue my workouts and see results :)
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