Yoga Slim Review
I keep thinking I'd like the toning benefits of yoga, but I find yoga a bit of a bore, what with holding all those poses and getting in touch with my mind and/or body and all that. But I keep trying different workouts hoping one will inspire me.
Well, this one finally did! Yoga Slim doesn't feature endless sun salutations; instead, the instructor sticks mostly with Warrior 1 and Warrior 2 poses in which she "flows" back and forth from lunging/stretching over the front knee to lifting/stretching over the back straight leg. There were some other forward lunges as well in which she kept the arms in constant motion, both up over head, then floating down to circle in front of you into prayer position. The constant motion was a nice fusion of toning and stretching.
After about 40 minutes of different flowing moves, we move down to the floor for about five minutes of plank work for the core (midsection.) These hurt my toes, so next time I am going to substitute either push-ups or crunches. After this is a V-E-R-Y nice 10 minute relaxation segment, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I felt that I had gotten a good, moderate toning workout, and I'm sure I will reach for this DVD again and again!
Yoga Slim Overview
Yoga Slim with PJ Johnson
Burn fat and sculpt your body with this easy-to-follow Yoga dance program! Yoga Slim is a unqiue 55-minute routine meant for all fitness levels. PJ introduces steady breathing techniques and controlled Yoga movements and postures, aimed to help in getting you physically motivated, mentally centered, and ready to attain your ultimate fitness goals.Yoga Slim Bonuses include:Posture Photo Gallery
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Workout Without Narration
PJ Johnson is an AFAA Certified Personal Trainer with a BS in Psychology from the University of Florida. She currently serves as a Thai Yoga Therapy Practioner, Yoga Instructor and Personal Trainer in the Southern California area.
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Customer Reviews
Not Really Yoga - Lori - Albuquerque, NM
I will not blame P.J. for my not liking this DVD at all, which is why I still gave it three stars, but the description presented by Natural Journeys is totally incorrect. I am an intermediate yoga instructor and there is really not any yoga here. There is a very slow, breathy, stretch. Yes she does incorporate the following poses: modifed triangle, tree, warrior one and two, but that is it!! Not even a downward dog. The stretching was so slow that I wouldn't even use the DVD for a good stretch. The slowness of it would put me to sleep. Just be aware of that before you buy it. It may be right for you but I am selling it first chance I get.
Cardio yoga - Lena, LMT - Nassau, NY
This is set indoors on a small stage/room w/2 backup women, one serving as a modifier. The production value is professional, the music is very low & hardly helps. PJ has a great demeanor, is calming & relaxing. She has a great mind/body workout.
That said, this workout has a lot of repetition of going in/out of a single pose so that there is very little time for a variety of moves seeming to teach the absolute beginner. She also gives a lot of instruction & very little calming time. She cues YOUR left/right & reminds you of proper posture/breathing which is great.
That said, you will bend in/out of warrior 1, 2 & chair separately many times. There is a lot of holding the arms up to work the arms/shoulders. There is a nice amount of single leg balancing w/a walk in the beginning. There wasn't much time for much else but this alone is a great workout.
This is great for those new to yoga or those who don't want a spiritual workout.
More of a Yoga Stretch than a Yoga Slim - fit girl -
This workout was not what I would call a calorie burner; in fact, it is one of the less challenging Yoga DVDs I have used. I found Self Magazine's "Destress Yoga" required more exertion than this routine. That being said, the instruction is fairly detailed, and the pace is one that a beginner would feel comfortable with. This is really a Yoga Stretch routine, with one short walk portion that she calls cardio. The DVD is decent, but forgettable. I also found the intructor's repeated use of the work "awesome" a bit annoying, and wished that the two other exercises would smile from time to time. They look as if they feel they are being punished.
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