Get more energy in your mind, body and spirit in just 14 days! Beginner Friendly Yoga DVD by PBS Functional Fitness Host and medical professional Suzanne Andrews.
As the yoga editor of bellaonline, I'm always excited to discover yoga DVDs that are accessible to older and/or plus size beginners. Yoga Chi for Energy by Suzanne Andrews is just such a DVD.
Yoga Chi for Energy combines basic yoga poses with flowing tai chi movements to create a gentle invigorating workout appropriate for beginning exercisers of all ages, sizes, and abilities. Think of it as `Yoga Light.' Suzanne Andrews is an occupational therapist and functional fitness expert who lost 60 pounds since beginning to practice yoga. Her practical approach to functional fitness coupled with her sincere desire to help others discover the powerful physical, mental, and emotional benefits of yoga creates a routine to vitalize your body, mind, and spirit.
Set beside a lake in Florida, this one-hour program is divided into:
Part 1: A 7-minute warm-up and breathing exercises to get your blood flowing.
Part 2: A 21 minute rejuvenating workout of standing poses designed to strengthen
and tone while improving balance. This is a total body series incorporating movements for both the upper and lower body.
Part 3: A 13-minute routine of floor exercises to stretch and strengthen your core.
Part 4: The final segment is an 11 minute relaxing guided meditation set before a fireplace with soothing background music.
Bonuses include a non-narrated 11-minute energizing workout, a 4-minute introduction to the power of laughing yoga, and inspiring testimonials that illustrate the effectiveness of the Yoga Chi for Energy approach to mind, body, spirit fitness.
The pace of this DVD is slow and controlled with lots of expert instruction to keep you safe and motivated. Modifications for some of the more challenging poses, such as downward facing dog, are demonstrated. It's a fun, accessible workout appropriate for all ages and abilities that will leave you feeling refreshed, not depleted.
Yoga Chi for Energy proves that everyone - not just dancers and athletes- can benefit from practicing yoga.
--Martha Mckinnon: Bellaonline Yoga Editor
Review
I often work with people who are overweight, who feel like they can't do any exercise so it's great to see that Yoga Chi For Energy isn't intimidating for people of size. People any shape or size and any age can do this program. --Kim Koevenig, Registered Dietician
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth Every Penny!,
By James E. Corns Sr. - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yoga Chi For Energy (DVD)
This DVD is excellent for increasing your energy and toning up your whole body. I found it really helps to decrease back pain too. I really like the bonus section that has unguided exercises. Suzanne Andrews demonstrates the bonus exercises by a scenic waterfall to tasteful music and you just follow along. After I got comfortable to do the exercises without instruction, I did this part and it's only 11 minutes. 11 minutes a day is a great investment to increase your energy and improve your back. My wife is a rehab director and she commented how these exercises are well constructed, safe and that therapists use some of them in therapy. I read that Suzanne Andrews is a therapy practitioner, so that makes sense. Give it a try, it's worth every penny!
Beautiful Yoga DVD!
By Lura Kethledge "Lura Kethledge, Author" (Kentucky) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Yoga Chi For Energy (DVD)
Yoga Chi For EnergyYoga Chi for EnergyI saw the instant download version and decided to purchase the hard copy. I love this DVD for it's beautiful lakeside setting, it's superb instruction and great workout. I'm a beginner and 50 years old so it was perfect. You don't realize you're working your muscles until the next day. I could feel like I had a great overall workout and the quality is excellent. I was sore the next day but not in agony and the soreness went away. I combined this with her Functioal Fitness Pain Free Back and Neck DVD and really enjoyed the variety. Another bonus I noticed was after doing the DVD I felt happier after doing the meditation by the very beautiful fireplace. It was truly mesmerizing! Suzanne has a way of making you feel really good about yourself and her instruction is passionate and personable.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Most Beautiful Meditation Ever!
Yoga Chi For EnergyI'm a personal trainer and have gotten some of Suzanne Andrews Functional Fitness DVD's because of her great ideas that I use on my clients. This DVD I got for me. Everybody has stress and Yoga Chi for Energy is a great way to relieve it. The meditation has the most beautiful nature scenes in it out of any stress releasing DVD I have ever seen. She is also exceptional with her breathing instruction.
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