Search - Denise Austin: Yoga Body Burn on DVD

Not for beginners, but a challenge I was looking for!

Ashton02 | ohio | 01/07/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I stumbled upon this DVD at Walmart for $10, so being a big fan of Denise's workouts I had to get it! Looks like I got a pretty good deal too. I was hoping this one would be a good challenge and it is! I have only done the "Yoga burn" segment, but that was enough for today. I used to go to a yoga class down the street, but with my schedule it has become tough. This workout reminds me a lot of my yoga class(which i was really wanting to fit into my schedule) that made me feel so good! You do moves such as cobra, downward dog, upward dog, balancing stick, soaring eagle, chair and more(I can't remember all the names). What is really challenging about this is doing all the moves in a quick sequence for the "yoga burn". So if you are familiar with most yoga positions, you should be ok doing this workout, but like me, you may have a challenge in doing the sequences!! Practice makes perfect, so enjoy the challenge!"

This was like yoga on caffeine

Ms. Teri A. Isacson | 10/27/2008

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I remember Denise from back when I used to do Aerobics. I remembered her as energetic and "bouncy" .. I had a hard time imagining her leading a yoga routine. My concerns were valid, she has lost none of that energy and I kept wanting to "shush" her. I don't need someone telling me to "make it burn" or "you can do it" or any of those things during yoga. Talk about the pose, make sure the viewer is doing it right, but for me, yoga is also about being in my own body .. feeling the pose quietly. I found Denise's constat chit chat very distracting. I really think that she just can't stop talking, she is just plain high energy. There is nothing about her instruction that is quiet or spiritual. It's aerobic instruction to a yoga routine. For me, it was very annoying. But if you like Denise then you might like her enthusiasm. I just kept expecting her to pop up and start a high energy aerobic routine. It was almost painful to watch her have to control her energy to "quietly" do yoga.



The routine itself is challenging. It takes going through it a couple times to get the flow. Some parts of it are quicker than I am used to and she doesn't walk you through these parts, you have to watch her. Once you do that she's done with the pose and it's too late for you to do it. But on the second or third try you remember what comes next and it flows well. She does some tough poses and she does not give you modifications, she just says only do this if you can. It's not very helpful, but if you've done some yoga before doing this dvd then you know the modifications and you can move through the poses. She is strong and she does give you something to aspire to.



I did really like some of the poses on this tape and I really liked the ab work out. I find myself adding in some of the things from this dvd when I am doing other dvd's.



But in the end, I had a hard time not giggling when she pulled her hands in together at the end and said "Namaste" with a huge grin and much enthusiasm. I'm drinking coffee before I do this tape next time. I might better appreciate Denise's enthusiasm once I've got some caffeine flowing through my body."