Power Yoga - Flexibility
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Movie Reviews of Power Yoga - Flexibility
Movie Review: Enjoyed the pace
Summary: 5 Stars
If you are a beginner to yoga you may find it difficult to keep up. I find his videos to be a great workout at home and would recommend this series to those that have some experience with yoga.Movie Review: fantastic
Summary: 5 Stars
I really enjoy this workout. Rodney gives great instruction as usual and this quick 25 minute workout is complete but fast. If you like Rodney, add this to your collection!Movie Review: I love it!
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this power yoga DVD. It comes in handy when I don't have much time in a day but still desire to practice some yoga. A quick 30 min yoga practice keeps me happy.Movie Review: Good quick yoga workout, but why not a 60-minute option?
Summary: 4 Stars
I am still new to the world of yoga, but I have already developed an appreciation for Rodney Yee's exercise DVDs. Simple in production, long on substance, short on both instruction and new-agey faux-wisdom, these DVDs provide excellent replay value.
"Power Yoga: Flexibility" is a surprisingly short (25-minute) workout. Set in the desert, the DVD features, as usual, Yee flying solo on his yoga mat with some telegenic scenery nearby. Yee opens with several quick transitions through sun salutations before moving into some downward-dog poses and finishing with some sitting stretches (forward bends, pigeon, etc.).
I had expected a "flexibility" workout to be both longer and slower - something more akin to Yee's hour-long "Yoga Burn" DVD (my current favorite). But I have to admit, when you're finished with this workout, you will feel more limber than before. Perhaps after a month or two of working this routine into the regular workout series you will really see the difference.
I have only two quibbles with this DVD. First, why is there no option for a longer workout? It's not as if the DVD lacks the storage space. Second, many of these poses are found in other Yee DVDs - indeed, there is very little here that is all that different from Yee's "Power Yoga: Strength" workout. Both involve sun salutations and down-dog poses - the differences are at the margins. I suppose all yoga workouts improve your flexilibility, but I had expected a more unique workout.
That being said, I still recommend this DVD given the main limitation - it's a 25-minute workout. It succeeds in the two primary areas - it provides a good workout and you'll have no problem watching it repeatedly - Yee studiously avoids the spiritual histrionics that plague so many other yoga DVDs.
Movie Review: Yes, it can be for beginners
Summary: 4 Stars
I would disagree with the other reviews that say that this is not for beginners. I use this DVD 3x a week in the mornings and I have never been to a yoga class in my life. I decided to get this DVD because I lift weights and play ultimate frisbee (lots of hard running and change of direction) frequently. I've noticed that as I get older (mid-30s) my body is starting to become very unflexible, and this is leading to more and more injuries.
Here are some tips that I think would make this DVD easier for beginners:
- Watch the whole thing before you try it. Rodney does move through each pose fairly quickly so it's helpful to have an image of what he's doing in your head. After a few times you won't need to look at the screen anymore.
- Feel free to improvise slightly. I don't worry about doing everything right as Rodney says I should. If there is a stretch that I feel I need to spend longer on, I do, even if it means skipping the next pose.
- Don't worry if you feel awkward and can't move through the poses as gracefully as Rodney does.
- Don't feel the need to interpret Rodney literally. When he says to "jump forward" don't do it unless it's comfortable. I personally just walk forward because I lack the back flexibility to jump w/o hurting myself.
Overall I think this is a good DVD. It's only 30 min in length so that makes it easy to work into a morning routine. I find the stretches are mostly for the hamstrings and back. The hips and calves are stretched a little and the quadriceps not at all. Therefore, I still spend some time doing other stretching. I know that I could just stretch on my own but let's face it, if I was motivated enough to do that I wouldn't have ever bothered with this DVD.