Develop flexible strength and by combining Yoga postures with the best of Body Sculpting. In this routine, you’ll engage several muscle groups at one time, often strengthening one set while stretching another. Its 25 minutes of Yoga postures to stretch and sculpt your entire body and 20 minutes of matwork to create a strong center with firm abs and a healthy back. Yoga block optional.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars This workout takes some work..
I do yoga interchangeably with other workouts between pilates and interval training days. If you’re like me this workout has some tough parts that will definitely try you. Karen has a soothing no non-sense way which I find very pleasing so this is a good addition to my collection even though I am not totally proficient at doing all parts of this workout just yet.
5 Stars BEST YOGA PRODUCT EVER! Karen is awesome!
If you have never tried Yoga, this is THE DVD for you!
I had this video on VHS years ago, and was so sad when I lost it. Then I found it on Amazon a few years later, and I was so excited. I purchased it right away, and was very glad. I had forgotten how great of a work-out it is!
I work-out to this video a few times a week. It is a stress-relieving, simple work-out that only takes 45 minutes MAX. It is unlike any other yoga videos I have tried — no matter how advanced you become (even years later), this routine will still kick your “patootie”! It is a full work-out for beginners or experts! I LOVE IT! It combines strength, yoga, stretching, balance and muscular development. Simply great!
Thanks Karen! You really know how to keep me in shape!
~jewels.
4 Stars A nice change from most traditional yoga dvd’s
I own a couple dozen yoga DVD’s, and this one is a little different. At first I thought it wouldn’t challenge me much (I am used to power yoga along the lines of Baron Baptiste, Mark Blanchard, and Seane Corne), but after a few minutes, I realized that the slowness actually meant holding poses for longer, and there is plenty of challenge in so doing. The music is very different- quiet, classical music- but a nice change from the traditional chanting or no music at all. I would recommend this to a beginner, since she explains the movement into and out of poses well, and because she doesn’t use a lot of the technical names for poses, but more experienced yoga lovers will get a nice, deep stretch, and a muscular endurance challenge as well.
5 Stars GREAT beginning yoga dvd. Great for achy backs.
This is a GREAT yoga dvd FOR PEOPLE WITH BAD BACKS. I feel better after doing this than going to the chiropractor. (My chiropractor didn’t like it when I told him that). It is incredibly gentle and the flow of the stretches seem to be in the perfect order. It is much too easy for me now, but I use it whenever my back goes out. Which is only about once per year since I’ve been doing yoga. I recommend it to all of my friends.
Her ab section is good too. As with all of her videos, her instruction is great. She gives lots of rests so you don’t lose your form. And if it’s too easy, just skip the rests.
I now do Brian Kest’s and Barone Baptist’s videos… which I like.
One Warning. This workout is also on another one of Karen’s DVD’s… check out the other review. It’s slightly confusing because the names seem to vary. You’re better off buying the other and get a sculpting workout too.
4 Stars Good core workout
Excellent cuing on form and breathing. I love to do the 20 minute matwork at the end of a different cardio workout. Excellent abs/back workout with nice stretching to wrap it all up. I always feel refreshed afterwards.