Restorative Yoga Practice: Gentle Beginners Sessions

Manufacturer: Bayview Entertainment/Widowmaker

Kelly Coffey-Meyer's 30 Minutes to Fitness: Slim Sculpting is geared toward improving your fitness level using only a kettlebell or a single dumbbell. It's important to note that using a kettlebell really does amp up the workout! Both workouts require great form and precise execution: there are no over-the-top positions and no over-stressing impact on the joints. All the controlled moves demonstrated are geared toward slimming down your hips and outer thighs, trimming your waistline, tightening your glutes, sculpting your arms and burning lots of calories! But remember: form is crucial! Because the selection of exercises target each muscle group without over-taxing your body, these workouts fit in nicely with my philosophy that everyone should train smarter! It's important to note that although I do use traditional kettlebell (KB) moves, not all of the usual exercises are included. After leading numerous test classes in Olympic lifting and KBs, I have taken out a few standard moves that I determined to be too technical for many. Performing these moves incorrectly not only brings minimal benefits but can really increase the risk of injury. So instead of focusing on moves like cleans and snatches, I have focused on the swings because the swings are the keystone in KB training. Make sure you check out the premixes on this DVD as they offer many different workout options!

Brand: Thriving Yoga's Yoga for Breast Cancer

Yoga for Cancer is the first DVD created exclusively to address the needs of breast cancer battlers and survivors. The yoga poses were chosen not only for their stress reducing and energizing properties, but also to address the unique needs of breast cancer battlers. It incorporates a special series of poses that will increase flexibility, bring healing energy to the areas that need it most, calm the nervous system, and relax the mind and body. We are just beginning to understand the profound impact and power of the mind-body connection as it relates to cancer. Studies have shown that women with breast cancer who participated regularly in yoga classes were more relaxed, experienced less pain and fatigue, had better quality of life, and were half as likely to be depressed than their counterparts. We seek to complement traditional medicine and treatments with our healing and restorative yoga practice. The video creates active energy through standing poses, restorative energy through mat poses, and mental and physical relaxation from meditation. The practice can be done in the privacy of your home, with friends, or in a communal setting with other survivors. Our goal is to move from surviving breast cancer to thriving after breast cancer. 50% of all videos produced are donated to cancer care centers and hospitals to share with patients.

Manufacturer: Cathe Dot Com

What if I told you that you could get into fantastic cardio shape by doing as little as four minutes of exercise? Sound too good to be true? Not when it comes to Tabata training. Tabata training has been around for a very long time but has recently been gaining more and more popularity in the fitness industry. Tabata training is a short but very intense type of training workout that improves your aerobic capacity as well as your ability to burn fat long after you have finished your workout. It generally consists of eight high-intensity 20-second intervals, each followed by a 10-second recovery. This may sound easy on paper, but trust me, it is not! I have created Tabatacise to reflect this type of Tabata training. The workout consists of five different four-minute Tabata workouts. Each of the five Tabata workouts is followed by a step recovery blast. Since your maximum heart rate will often exceed 90%, I have included these recovery blasts to help bring your heart rate down in a more controlled manner. But beware, there is just a teeny, tiny blast hidden in those recovery periods. Because Tabatacise is so tough, I suggest you gradually work up to doing it in stages or levels. With each new level you attempt, you'll add one new additional Tabata to your routine working up to a total of five Tabatas. By the way, you may choose to never do Tabatacise in its entirety which is totally fine, too. Another bonus is that it can be used as an add-on to any of your other workouts when ...

Manufacturer: Winsor Pilates Brand: Equus Model: 51770 Color: Navy

Manufacturer: BeFit-Mom

Award Winning Postpartum Ab Rehab Program: • 3 Progressive Workouts in 1 DVD • Special Rehab track for Diastasis Recti • Ideal Recovery Program for C-section Moms • Fitness Band Included The "Bounce Back Fast! Post Natal Core Conditioning" DVD presents a series of progressive specialized postpartum workouts that you'll find no where else which rebuild the abdominal wall from the inside out, rehab diastasis recti (abdominal separation), develop core strength and stability, and improve posture. These amazingly effective exercises flatten and tone your tummy so you can get back into your pre-pregnancy clothes and looking your best - fast! Because the workouts are each about 30 minutes, you can easily fit in a workout while your baby is napping. Each workout uses a resistance band (a $6.95 value included) which allows you to adjust the exercises to your fitness level and gradually increase the intensity as you get stronger, so you progress more quickly in a shorter amount of time. The exercises, demonstrated by actual postpartum moms, are easy-to-follow as Helene guides you with clear, precise cuing on proper form, so you do them right and get the most out of each workout. Thousands of new moms have transformed their bodies with the BeFit-Mom method - you can too!

Manufacturer: MRI Brand: Max Strom Experience, LLC

Breath penetrates, breath invigorates, and breath heals. Introducing the highly anticipated DVD, Learn to Breathe, to Heal Yourself and Your Relationships, from internationally renowned yoga teacher, Max Strom. In this DVD you will learn and integrate breathing exercises and gentle movement, the effect of these can lead to profound inner calm, enhanced energy, and mental clarity. Other benefits may include an increased ability to give up addictions, such as smoking. Once people have experienced the power of their own breath, they understand why it is called life force. Max Strom is known for inspiring and impacting the lives of his students and has become one of the most revered and respected Yoga Teachers in the US and abroad. Founder of Sacred Movements, Center for Yoga and Healing in Los Angeles, he now travels worldwide teaching and lecturing on breathing, yoga, and personal transformation. This home practice DVD takes the student through Max's signature Learn to Breathe workshop. It is extremely practical and easy to understand and requires no background in yoga to receive the full benefits. Max speaks on how the breath affects us in the context of our mind, our body, and especially our emotions. Several simple but meaningful exercises are offered with clear and safe directions. "This practice is for everyone; every nationality, gender, religion and age, even those in wheelchairs. This DVD is for anyone who wants to improve the quality of their health, vitality, and...

Manufacturer: Cathe Friedrich Brand: Cathe Friedrich

Turbo Barre Exercise DVD This results-oriented low impact workout focuses on strength, flexibility, and high-energy fun. If you don't already own my Turbo Tower, feel free to use a chair to participate in this workout. This workout routine is the ultimate long and lean total-body strengthening workout, and incorporates most of the same methods that many professional dancers use when they train. Expect to combine elements of pilates, yoga, and ballet, drizzled with some light cardio benefits for an excellent total body conditioning workout. After a warm up, youll strengthen the upper and lower body with light to moderate handweights. Have a lighter and heavier set handy so you can quickly make adjustments to challenge your muscles appropriately. After the handweight conditioning segment, youll get your turbo bar or a chair for a very challenging lower body leg strengthening segment. Finally youll conclude with a very intense core workout! This workout features a vocals only option which allows you to play your own music if desired. The time breakdown of Turbo Barre is as follows (warm up 10:41, upper/lower body muscle endurance 10:54, leg work with firewalker loops 6:37, ballet barre leg conditioning 27:31, floorwork 4:05, abs/core 7:34, stretch 7:42) - Total Time 74:00

Manufacturer: Ymaa Publication Brand: YMAA

Ancient healing wisdom for modern women 217-minute DVD. Lisa B. O'Shea teaches you how to understand the different aspects of your body's energy, how to discover problems in your circulation, and qigong exercises to help you improve your health. Qigong (energy work) is a Chinese healing system that has been practiced for centuries. Part One. The five elements theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine. This theory divides the body into networks called organ systems, which control the energy flow in your body and are responsible for keeping you healthy and balanced. Part Two. Qi (energy) cultivation. Included are detailed discussions about how energy imbalances within organ systems can affect you physically and emotionally, and how those imbalances can influence the relationships you have with others. Clear your energy blockages and increase your circulation. Balance your emotions and improve your mental and physical health. Heal yourself and age gracefully with Qigong and meditation. Learn Qigong to heal specific organs and chronic diseases. Part Three. The Yin Essence Meditation. Once you learn this powerful meditation, you can help increase your energy for longevity and constitutional health. This program is accessible to women of all ages and abilities, and can be practiced seated. Take charge of your health and develop a deep sense of balance in body, mind, and spirit.