Sunday, January 15, 2006
Gentle Yoga for Beginners take 1
Who: Radagast, Radagast's SO, and Radagast's SO's mom
Exercise type: Gentle Yoga for Beginners video
Portions of tape: entire tape
Duration: ~30 minutes
Notes: This video was not nearly as gentle as we expected based on the title; some of the positions were relatively stressful, and the video shifted between positions quickly (my SO's mom had a lot of trouble keeping up). Both A.M. Yoga and P.M. Yoga seem like much gentler yoga videos. The cueing wasn't ideal (though with a few watchings it would be fine), especially because it was often off a few seconds from what Suzanne Deason was doing on-screen. Overall this seemed like a quite decent yoga workout, especially for the less fit; we weren't huffing and puffing as we were with Yoga for Strength, but it did get our heart rates up and stressed our muscles. As with most of these yoga videos, doing Yoga for Beginners is a recommended prerequisite.
Soreness report: Radagast's back is a bit sore, but probably not as a result of this video.
Radagast's totals: 3/150, $15
Radagast's SO's totals: 3/150, $15
Exercise type: Gentle Yoga for Beginners video
Portions of tape: entire tape
Duration: ~30 minutes
Notes: This video was not nearly as gentle as we expected based on the title; some of the positions were relatively stressful, and the video shifted between positions quickly (my SO's mom had a lot of trouble keeping up). Both A.M. Yoga and P.M. Yoga seem like much gentler yoga videos. The cueing wasn't ideal (though with a few watchings it would be fine), especially because it was often off a few seconds from what Suzanne Deason was doing on-screen. Overall this seemed like a quite decent yoga workout, especially for the less fit; we weren't huffing and puffing as we were with Yoga for Strength, but it did get our heart rates up and stressed our muscles. As with most of these yoga videos, doing Yoga for Beginners is a recommended prerequisite.
Soreness report: Radagast's back is a bit sore, but probably not as a result of this video.
Radagast's totals: 3/150, $15
Radagast's SO's totals: 3/150, $15
