Crunch - The Perfect Yoga Workout

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Summary: great workout
Review: This video really got me moving. I wanted the benefits of the workout as well as the relaxation and "centering" benefits of yoga. I got both - not in a weird way but I am totally relaxed (and energized)after I do my workout. And my body has definitely changed. My backside is firmer and higher, my arms are strong for the first time in my life, and I am much more flexible than I was a month ago. I can only imagine what I will be able to do another month or two down the road. Great DVD. Pick it up!

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Summary: An excellent video
Review: I was new to yoga when I got this tape, and although I am pretty flexible, I found this DVD to be great for beginners like myself! It comes with two differnet workouts that are both excellent... fat burning and the joy of yoga. The fat burning workout will definetly leave your heart pumping! The instructor is great at relaying the poses, and then puts them into challening series. The first time I used this video, I couldn't finish it. Maybe not the best workout for someone who isn't very flexible or out of shape, though.

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Summary: Superb Cardio-Yoga Workout
Review: The benefit to owning this DVD is that there are two workouts: Fat Burning Yoga and The Joy of Yoga. Fat Burning Yoga starts off slowly but after a few minutes you'll begin to sweat. I like advanced yoga workouts and this one was great! I do wish that she'd use the names of the poses though.
The Joy of Yoga takes you through some standing, stretching and seated poses. It basically gives you an intro to yoga. The instructor, Sara Ivanhoe, is great! She keeps you motivated and her personality is fresh. Highly recommended

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Summary: Not relaxing
Review: If you like a yoga workout that is more like a class that you take at a gym, then you should like this one. If you are looking for yoga that is more spiritual, stick with tapes from Natural Journeys, Yoga Journal, or Gaiam.

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Summary: Sara has the best instruction videos for beginners
Review: Okay. I'm a guy. Okay, I've also started doing yoga. No no, I'm not metrosexual, but I am getting older and no longer do avid workouts like I used to when I was in high school and college. But I've been interested in yoga and had a few "student instructors" at schools that I've gone to. None of them have are as good as Sara. I have to admit that I first started with her Yoga for Dummies double-disc set first before I got this DVD. I really enjoyed the Dummies DVDs because she explains (for a dummy like me) the major poses. I also got the MTV Yoga DVDs and find them to be a bit weird for my taste. Of course, I'm a beginner, but even I know that MTV is just trying to carve into Sara's niche (that's the niche of having the best yoga videos around). Anyway, I really enjoy this DVD and Sara is thorough in her instructions of both how to perform the poses and how the poses should feel (for proper technique). I don't have the Candlelight DVD yet, but I'll probably get it sooner or later...

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Summary: Perfect way to start
Review: I bought this as my first yoga (begining) dvd because I hated going to classes and having them suck. And this dvd was exactly what I wanted....basic but still challenging and totally NOT cheesy which is problem with many yoga dvds.

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Summary: Relatively boring and slow
Review: I bought this dvd together with the two mtv yoga dvds - i find the mtv yoga much better. Crunch's yoga is not very challenging (even though i'm a relative beginner), the instructor is ok, but can do with fewer pretenses that she's working really hard and fewer of her unnecessary encouragements. Unless you are absolute beginner and have never attended even one yoga class, you'd hardly find it challenging or interesting. By MTV yoga instead.

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Summary: Good value for your money
Review: This DVD is a great value. I love having the choice of the two workouts. I have yet to be able to get all the way through the fat-burning workout. Definitely not a spiritual experience but a good solid workout that doesn't kill you even if you're just a beginner. Though don't get me wrong, forgotten muscles will make themselves known after this workout.

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Summary: Fat Burning, No.
Review: I bought this dvd wanting to expand my yoga library at home. I found it to be very, very slow and agree with those that say Ms Ivanhoe "talks down". I would have to say that this video is definitely for someone who has NEVER done yoga. I hardly work up a sweat at all and find my mind wandering as Ms Ivanhoe overexplains a pose. DO NOT purchase this if you have much yoga experience at all!

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Summary: Excellent For Beginners
Review: This DVD, along with the CRUNCH Candelight Yoga DVD, was the first Yoga DVD I bought. I had never done a Yoga class before so was clueless on the poses and breathing techniques. Being that I am fairly athletic, within 2 months of 3 times a week I needed to find something more advanced. I would recommend this DVD to anyone just starting out as her voice is wonderful to follow and she explains everything thoroughly. After that, the MTV series seems to be a good next step (at least for me).