The Biggest Loser – Weight Loss Yoga DVD Review

by Natalie Belford

The Biggest Loser: The Workout - Weight Loss Yoga

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Retail Price: $14.98

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.

Bob is absolutely great in this video! He is excellent at keeping you motivated and setting the right tone for the workout. You will definitely feel like you’re burning tons of calories.

I have been looking for a workout with no impact yet would strengthen what muscles I do have left. This workout does just that. It also shows modifications if you are not strong enough which is right up my alley. I have just moved to the second level and it’s kicking my butt, but I love it. I feel so good afterward. All of the yoga stretches do wonders for all of my tight muscles.

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This Exercise Routine Really Works…

There are a few different levels to this weight loss yoga workout. Level one seems more geared to upper and lower body with planks, down dog, and deep warrior moves. Level two is “pilates/yoga” abs and also gives the arms a good workout (especially after doing level one) has plank, boat, bridge, and swimmer moves.

This workout is no joke: it was exactly what I was looking for–low impact, but still making me sweat. Sometimes I was mentally begging Bob to say we were done holding a pose. He combines some pilates in with standard yoga, which I liked, and still pushes you to your limits.

He does tend to make you hold plank a lot, but that was fine for me having to let my lower rather than my upper body recover. He wasn’t annoying like some yoga instructors can be–he was encouraging yet demanding at the same time.

The BEST thing about this dvd is the actual format of the dvd itself – I love how you can literally “build your own” workout. It’s so helpful to not be skipping through chapters, which is such a horrible distraction from a workout.

Final Verdict: Go Buy it!

The Biggest Loser Weight Loss Yoga DVD is fantastic. The instructor is incredibly encouraging, and the work out is just what I was looking for. I would highly recommend this program to anyone, even if you’ve never done Yoga before or absolutely hate it. Yoga works wonders for weight loss and this DVD shows you why!

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