Crunch - Super SlimDown Pilates Yoga Blend DVD

Descripción del producto Crunch - Super SlimDown: Pilates Yoga Blend Tienda So here's a portrait of yoga in the 21st Century: this ancient discipline, created thousands of years ago to enhance the meditative experience (the asanas or poses commonly used in hatha yoga were in fact designed to enable meditators to sit quietly, calmly and comfortably for hours on end), is now "a total body blast," with users urged to "get hard core" and "feel the groove," all so "your torso will look buff." At least that's how Ellen Barrett, the relentlessly sunny instructor featured in Crunch Yoga's Super SlimDown: Pilates Yoga Blend, sees it. But while that approach may sound pretty frightening to traditionalists, this can't in fairness be viewed as a typical yoga video; nor does Barrett, who commingles power yoga moves and what she describes as "core-conditioning power pilates," make any claims that it is. Many of the poses--including Warrior II, extended right angle, cobra, locust, and others--will certainly be familiar to yogis. But instead of holding these poses for several breaths, as is common, Barrett takes a more aerobic approach, "pulsing" in and out of positions as if this were a calisthenics class; while that doesn't do much to promote stretching, it does generate a lot of heat and calorie burning. Same goes for the pilates portions, which involve a lot of leg lifts, abdominal work, and other mat-based exercises. One might wish that the instruction were more detailed when it comes to proper breathing, alignment, and so on; it's also a bit paradoxical that while the "Crunch philosophy" states that their fitness programs are designed for "people from all walks of life regardless of shape, size, or ability," the only folks we see onscreen are uniformly attractive, bare-midriffed young women in amazing shape. But hey, whatever. Call it what you will, this is a fast-moving, reasonably challenging program that will likely find favor with many. --Sam Graham

Detalles del producto Relación de aspecto : Unknown Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No Clasificación de MPAA : NR (Not Rated) Dimensiones del paquete : 7.7 x 5.5 x 0.8 pulgadas; 0.8 Onzas Número de modelo del producto : DV14029 Formato multimedia : Color, DVD, Pantalla completa, NTSC Tiempo de ejecución : 42 minutos Fecha de lanzamiento : Diciembre 26, 2005 Actores : Ellen Barrett Estudio : Starz / Anchor Bay ASIN : B000CEXF8I Número de discos : 1 Clasificación en los más vendidos de Amazon: nº69,487 en Películas y TV (Ver el Top 100 en Películas y TV) nº1,132 en Ejercicio y Estado Físico (Películas y TV) Opiniones de clientes: 4.7 de 5 estrellas 455 calificaciones Relación de aspecto : Unknown Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No Clasificación de MPAA : NR (Not Rated) Dimensiones del paquete : 7.7 x 5.5 x 0.8 pulgadas; 0.8 Onzas Número de modelo del producto : DV14029 Formato multimedia : Color, DVD, Pantalla completa, NTSC Tiempo de ejecución : 42 minutos Fecha de lanzamiento : Diciembre 26, 2005 Actores : Ellen Barrett Estudio : Starz / Anchor Bay ASIN : B000CEXF8I Número de discos : 1