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Summary: switched up
Review: I have Austins Power Yoga...very good for the beginner but I felt I needed more. I borrowed a friends FAT BLASTING YOGA by Austin and loved it. I didn't want to give it back. Denise is great! If you're used to following a video workout you know how to follow someones lead.....This video is great!
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Summary: Depends on your tastes
Review: I have never been a fan of Denise Austin's. This video only confirms it for me. This is more of an aerobic video with reference to yoga motion. This is NOT a tape for beginners. She doesn't explain the moves and she really doesn't explain breathing at all. Yoga is all about fluidity in motion and breath. The fact that Denise isn't a yoga instructor is too apparent in this video. She should stick with aerobics.
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Summary: Feel great without killing yourself!!
Review: I have the Denise Austin Power Yoga Plus, which is two twenty minute excercises, based on Pilates and Yoga. They are fairly easy, and give you a nice stretched feeling. I also have Denise's Blast Away 10 Pounds, which is a bit harder, and includes lots of high intesity aerobics. This video fell right in the middle - lots of good stretches and movements, but a little fat burning aerobic activity thrown in. It is not traditional yoga, but that is not what you usually look for in a workout video - you look for that extra twist. And Denise provides that. She's also way bubbly, but in a sweet, supportive way.
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Summary: what's the problem
Review: I love all of denise videos. She is so motivating. I purchased two kathy smith videos and i DO NOT LIKE HER. She has a funny shaped body like a frog standing on his hind legs. I love denise austin voice, music, background and well she just looks better than kathy smith. Kathys arms are as long as her legs. That's weird.
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Summary: Aerobics disguised as yoga
Review: I love Denise Austin. Before I discovered yoga, I used to work out with her morning show every day and did so for years. She was very encouraging and optimistic, and she's a good *aerobics* instructor. However...this DVD is basically Denise's attempt to fight the fact that she (professionally speaking) is becoming obsolete. The last worthwhile video she came out with was "Blast Away 10 Lbs". She needs to stick with stuff like that, because she's great at it, and leave the yoga videos to someone else. The warm-up was completely insufficient, the poses and their proper form is not explained, and I'm sorry, but when it comes to yoga there is no such thing as "4 more counts then repeat on other side" or "up, down, up, down, keep moving". The poses are moved through at too quick of a pace to feel their benefits. I just don't like this DVD...if I want to do aerobics, I'll do aerobics, but the next time I do yoga, it won't be with this.
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Summary: NOT YOGA! If there were 0 stars I would have selected that
Review: I suppose Denise Austin is tying to exploit the popularity of yoga. But, even the picture on the box is not a yoga pose (but it looks simmilar to one and maybe the uninitiated might not know the difference). If you are just starting out there are lots of good beginner level tapes out there (but this is not one of them). Check out the tapes from Living Arts ...or better yet, if possible, take the money you would have spent on this and get yourself to a live class, where a real teacher can provide insights, feedback and corrections!
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Summary: Review of Denise Austin's Fat-Blasting Yoga:21 Days....
Review: I thought the video was very good. Denise broke it down into three work-outs which you can do all at once or break them down and do at different times of the day or week. I thought that she motivated very well and that she was easy to follow. It was challenging in some places, but, to me, that's what makes a great work-out and pushes you to succeed your own expectations. Thank you very much. Keep making more great work outs Denise!
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I was very disappointed by this DVD. It's definitely not for beginners--there is no instruction whatsoever. The chapter entitled "Introduction to Yoga" consists of Denise talking about yoga, but gives no demonstrations or intructions on technique. Also, the description of the DVD on the back of the case says that there are three different workouts: one 30-minute and two 15-minute. In actuality, you must choose from 10 chapters:
1. Intro to Yoga
2. Cardio Conditioning
3. The Warrior Series
4. Balancing Stick Series
5. Tree Pose Series
6. Strength Conditioning
7. Twist and Stretch
8. Core Conditioning
9. Obliques
10. Focus on Abdominals
Again, this is NOT for beginners. When you choose a chapter, you are just thrown into a workout, without any instruction (i.e. "Let's begin with a warrior pose"). Having never done yoga before, I have no idea what a warrior pose is. If you are a beginner, I recommend Yoga Journal's Yoga Step by Step.
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Summary: Not really yoga
Review: I was very disappointed with this DVD. Denise Austin is an aerobics guru, not a yogi. A friend recommended this to me, so I thought I would try it. I hated every minute of it. She runs through the yoga poses so fast that you don't have a chance to hold them. Once you get your body into a pose, she's on to the next one before you finish. There is no time to really figure out what yoga is and what it really feels like. I also got a good laugh out of the fact that she is following the camera at ALL times. She has to grin and stare at the camera the entire time. This is not a beauty contest; this is about the workout. And she never shuts up. There is a way to make yoga fun and still be truly yoga. This is not it. Thanks, Denise, but focus on aerobics and let the yoga experts handle the yoga.
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Summary: FAT BLASTING YOGA
Review: I'D LIKE TO SAY ,THAT I USED THE FAT BLASTING VIDEO FOR YOGA AND I LOVED IT. I THOUGHT DENISE WAS GREAT AND THE INSTRUCTIONS SIMPLE. THE BEST PART TO ME WAS THAT THROUGH OUT THE VIDEO DENISE IS ALWAYS TELLING ME TO DO MY BEST(MY BEST) NOT TO WORRY THAT I'M NOT ABLE TO DO SOME OF THE MOVES, (YET). THAT REALLY SHOWS ME SHE CARES AND I KNOW IN TIME I TOO WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DO ALL THE MOVES. THIS IS MY FIRST YOGA TAPE AND I LOVED IT SO MUCH I WENT AND BOUGHT THE YOGA TAPE BY DENISE CALLED YOGA BUNS. I DO IT WENT I DON'T HAVE A FULL HOUR TO DO THE FAT BLASTING VIDEO. THANKS DENISE FOR MAKING ME SEE HOW GREAT YOGA IS. IT IS THE MOST REFRESHING WORK OUT I'VE EVER DONE AND I FEEL STRONG ALL OVER.
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