Baron Baptiste - Journey Into Power Level 2
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Actor: Baron BaptisteDirector: Good Times
Brand: GOODTIMES
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 45 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-03-30
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: 05-81699
Studio: Good Times Video
Product features:
- Popular yoga instructor Baron Baptiste presents a different style of yoga with this program on Power Vinyasa Yoga. This video will teach you all you need to know to get going and focus on your focus, weight loss and muscle tone. This level 2 video is geared towards beginners and all levels. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: HEALTH/FITNESS Rating: NR Age: 018713816993 UPC: 018
Movie Reviews of Baron Baptiste - Journey Into Power Level 2
Movie Review: "So, so healthy!"
Summary: 5 Stars
After being been bitten by the yoga bug, I've tried out a number of DVDs by various instructors. "Baron Baptiste - Journey Into Power Level 2" was my first Power Yoga DVD, and it's one I keep coming back to. Completing the 45-minute full-body workout leaves me sweaty, limber, and pumped, especially when I precede it with twenty minutes on a stationary bike. However, Power Yoga is not something one masters overnight. The speedier segments can be overwhelming, the strength poses (especially the upper body ones) are on par with boot camp pushups, and the balancing poses are like walking a tightrope during a windy day. After tweaking my upper back trying to do the advanced Wheel, I took Mr. Baptiste's advice to remain within my limits. Thankfully, he suggests easier modifications while gently challenging us to strive for the tougher versions. Over time I've gotten better at the workout. In addition, I'm stronger, more flexible, and more in command of my body. However, I still have a long way to go on the yogi path. But that's to be expected, and fine workouts like this one help me to enjoy the process.
As an instructor, Mr. Baptiste is an interesting cat whose vocal inflections remind me of a Zen Pauley Shore. He carries on a constant New-Agey commentary while calling the poses and correcting students. Sometimes he even rhymes his commands ("bring your left arm to the thigh, lift your right arm to the sky, look at your thumb with your eye"). And "happy" appears to be one of his favorite words of encouragement. But even after multiple viewings I don't find him annoying or intrusive. Indeed, I enjoy his non-threatening and uplifting teaching style. Just for fun I checked out the DVD extras, and discovered he was on the Philadelphia Eagles coaching staff some years ago. The photo of him twisting a huge football player into a pose is priceless. A more practical DVD feature allows you to break the workout down into sequences. That way you can create a shorter routine if pressed for time.
A cool thing that elevates this yoga DVD above others is that it was filmed during an actual class. Instead of the usual cast of hardbodies with perpetually frozen smiles, Baron's "assistants" are regular folks who grimace and wobble like you and me. They give out a collective groan after completing a tough pose, and laugh at Baron's loopier statements (whether he intends them to or not, I'm unsure). I feel like I'm part of a real workout group instead of an outsider trying to keep up with a bevy of fitness models. It brings back fond memories of the class camaraderie I enjoyed during my old aerobics days. That's probably the main reason why I like this workout so much.
If you are interested in Power Yoga, then grab "Baron Baptiste - Journey Into Power Level 2." Other yoga workouts I've enjoyed are "Bryan Kest's Power Yoga Complete Collection," Cameron Shayne's martial arts-based "Budokon for Beginners (my first exposure to yoga)," and Karen Voight's no-nonsense yoga routines on her "Slim Physique" and "Yoga & Sculpting" DVDs.
Summary of Baron Baptiste - Journey Into Power Level 2
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