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Yoga for Weight Loss DVDs

Crunch Super Slim Down – Pilates Yoga Blend DVD Review

by Natalie Belford on July 25, 2009

Crunch - Super SlimDown: Pilates Yoga Blend
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Retail Price: $14.98
Amazon Price: $11.49
The Crunch Super Slimdown Pilates Yoga workout is terrific! It’s a 40 minute session which starts with some breathing exercises and backbends before moving into some yoga poses before moving into floor or mat-based Pilates exercises.

True to its title, it includes a good mix of classic Pilates exercises as well as Yoga and normal toning methods. It’s not too difficult to do and has a refreshing feel to it.

This Fat Free Yoga DVD workout is like a breath of fresh air. I would describe it as a kind of yoga calisthenics. I love everything about it, the production is top notch, the music is interesting, and the instructor is beautiful, genuine and likeable.

Yoga for Weight Loss for Beginners DVD Review

by Natalie Belford on June 22, 2009

Yoga For Weight Loss for Beginners
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Retail Price: $19.99
Amazon Price: $11.99
Beginning with an excellent introduction and a highly informative overview of yoga’s purpose, goals, and methods Maggie Rhoades (the instructor) takes the viewer on a challenging and highly instructive tour in the Yoga for Weight Loss for Beginners DVD.

She offers routines for beginners, demonstrating in a step-by-step manner many basic poses. She not only explains how to do each pose but she tells us the benefits of each.

The Biggest Loser – Weight Loss Yoga DVD Review

by Natalie Belford on June 10, 2009

Let’s start with some background: The Biggest Loser is a US-made reality TV television show broadcast in many countries. It centers around overweight contestants attempting to lose weight to vie for a cash prize.


I am a big fan of ‘The Biggest Loser’ and find that Bob Harper (the trainer in the show) is quite the inspiration. This is my first Biggest Loser DVD after being a diehard fan for all of the TV seasons. I must say I thought that this DVD wouldn’t do much for me but would a good way to mix up my daily work outs of running at least 5 miles a day and lifting weights. The day after I did this DVD work out, I was so sore I could barely move without it hurting. By the end of the work out I was sweating like crazy!



Anyone who watches The Biggest Loser can tell you that Bob is no easy trainer, but the Biggest Loser Weight Loss Yoga DVD is great for people that want to try yoga for the first time. It is very easy to follow, starting with a 5 min. warm up, and 3 different levels, and a 5 minute cool down.


Each of the yoga levels shows you a “modified” way of yoga for beginners and for those more advanced, Bob will show you a different, more advanced way. I was truly surprised at myself that I was able to do it. It gives you a great workout and I love watching the past biggest losers doing yoga along with me. If you have never tried yoga and want to, try this video!


I’ve taken a fair share of yoga classes and I have to say this DVD is incredibly fun! I consider myself somewhat a beginner and found this workout challenging during the first week, and as time went on and I moved up in levels, the workouts remained challenging and engaging.