Yoga: Sweat & Freedom With Pilates! Review
I'm a daily exerciser, and like to mix things up frequently to keep my workouts fresh. I have several yoga and pilates dvds, as well as dance, kickboxing and anything else that strikes my fancy. The thing that I liked about this dvd was that it didn't make me choose yoga over pilates or cardio. I can do a little bit of all three and finish feeling like I had a good stretch, a little cardio and a nice toning segment for my abs and legs.
In this video you start with a very nice stretch-the one thing though that I would not recommend is in the neck rolls rolling your head all the way backwards, I have always been told that that is not especially good for the neck vertabra, so I would go forward side, side, and back forward again, but that is a very small thing. The stretches are very good, warming up hips neck, shoulders, etc.
You will do some yoga poses, which will include warrior I, warrior II, childs pose, prayer twists, eagle pose, down dog, etc. The poses are shown in three variations, the girl to the right shows beginner modifications, and often uses yoga blocks for those just starting out that may be less flexible, the girl to the left does intermediate versions, and Carly does the more advanced poses.
From yoga you will go to some light cardio and a little bit of kickboxing. Just something to get the heart rate up. You'll also do some squats for the legs & butt.
Lastly, a bit of yoga/pilates core moves. Boat pose for the abs, in it's several variations are shown and a few more abs exercises from pilates for the powerhouse (abs). You will do a leg series and then lastly, Corpse pose or shivasana to have a final rest at the end.
Overall, a good dvd. The music was generally good throughout, sometimes just quiet instrumental, sometimes a little louder, and with a more Indian sound to it. Most of the time the music was just right, but there was a section that I felt she had to talk over the music, but again, a small thing.
The instructor herself is good. She has good form, shows the modifications and makes you feel like you do what is right for you and your practice and she is here to give you options. She is upbeat and inspiring without being chatty or over the top, which I liked.
The set is bare bones...kind of like when I took dance lessons as a kid. A plain room with wood floors. Nothing fancy needed.
I have purchased the yoga & pilates disk as well and am now excited to try that one now that I have tried and liked this one.
I would say beginners could do this dvd with the modifications she shows fairly easily. If you are already familiar with yoga then you can follow Carly for the more advanced version and have a nice fusion dvd to add to your practice.
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Customer Reviews
Get Ready to Sweat! - Catherine -
Love the combination of yoga and pilates in this video. It really keeps you moving...you will sweat and burn calories! This DVD is fun to do and easy to follow, I highly recommend it!
A lot of fusion going on!!! - Carlos Valentino - Pennington, New Jersey United States
My name is Angela, I bough this dvd without trusting it too much, because of the price, is cheap, but it is a very good workout. You have yoga, pilates, low impact aerobics, and kicboxing. You work hard for 45 minutes, with 5min. warm up, and another 5 min. cool down. A very complete routine, to sweat and have fun. I'll buy the other yoga pilates, this is a very decent dvd. The instructor is very warm, and I relly liked her. It is a great price for such a good stuff.
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