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10 Minute Solution: Yoga for Beginners Kit with Yoga Strap

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I got this at Walmart for a cheaper price (strap included), just wanted to point that out. I wanted to get a similar video with Randy Yee (sp?) but this seemed like a better bargain. I may consider ordering one through Amazon because there's some available with low prices, but I digress.

Anyway, I enjoy this video for vaious reasons. First, I like how all of the workouts are 10 minutes long. The instructor gives you the most important exercises in a simple, succinct manner that's very helpful. I also like how you can personalize your workout by making a mini playlist of the mini exercises to your liking. That way you don't have to click on another video after the last one ended. Another reviewer said that s/he didn't like it because most of the exercises are the same. I agree and disagree. There are some poses that are routine for all of the exercises but I think that's a good thing to remember the poses, to stretch the muscles, etc. ONe thing I must warn those who consider buying this product, beware of the Core Strength Training one. It's basically the most intense workout, in my opinion, because it focuses on your abs. There's a pose that I could never do no matter HOW HARD I tried (and believe me I did try). So, don't say I didn't warn you.

Another little thing that I didn't like was that sometimes the instructor goes too fast, but that's probably just me not trying to catch my breath and trying to do the pose correctly.

Though certainly not a master of yoga, I've tried it in high school for the first time. I was thinking about getting a DVD that was for toning the body and was meant for Intermediate members but bailed because of the price, and because I thought I might hurt myself, so I bought this. While I was familiar with most of the poses, this DVD was challenging in a good way, and I assure you that it'll be challenging in a good way for you too.

This is the first video that I ever used for yoga. All the movements give a great stretch and really engage all muscles. I would suggest this video to anyone who does not have a lot of time to work out in the day because the personalization of the workouts are great! Also, the strap allows stretching more in the muscles than I could by myself. I have already been able to see results in my legs and butt and it has only been two weeks since I have received the video.

My daughter inlaw gave me this kit for my 53rd birthday knowing I wanted to do Yoga again. So after 2 months, she challenged me to a daily 30 minute workout for the month of March. I love this workout video, and most of all the way you can design your own workout to fit time constraints and energy needs. I am proud to say I have made the time to do a daily workout! My grandaughters, all under the age of 15 have been doing a workout as well. I find the moves very fitting to your personal level of ability. I also have done Rodney Yee, and love his workouts too but find the strength level especially challenging for beginners.Angie's dvd is a good place for anyone at any level to begin their personal inhome workouts. Challenge a buddy and get going!!!

I've been loving yoga lately and trying out a lot of different yoga DVDs. This is my most recent, and although I didn't like it at first because I thought it was too basic, I've learned to love it because its simplicity allows me to easily add 1 or 2 segments at the end of an extreme cardio or strength workout. Angie Stewart is the instructor, and I've never seen her leading any other workouts. She has a calming voice that is relaxing without being monotonous, but her cues aren't that good. She will get her right and left sides mixed up and call out the wrong one, and she also isn't good about explaining the moves. This lack of explaining will make the DVD a little difficult the first few times for an extreme beginner to yoga, but if you have ever done any kind of yoga before you should catch on just fine. Like all DVDs in the "10 Minute Solution" brand, there are 5 10-minute segments that can be done one-at-a-time or mixed together.

Energizing Flow Yoga - This workout is meant to invigorate you and perk you up at any time in the day. I didn't find that it did that immensely, although I do feel some energy after doing this section. Moves included are: breathing, plies, cat/cow stretch, a move where you flow from child's pose to cobra and back again, downward facing dogs, some crescent lunges, chair poses, a hamstring stretch with the strap, and more.

Yoga for Strength and Toning - This section is supposed to sculpt your muscles while stretching them at the same time. I wasn't sore the next day, but while doing this, I was definitely working, especially in my legs. Some yoga poses in this segment are: sun salutations, crescent lunges, downward dogs, planks, knee crunches while in plank, a back exercise facedown on floor, a side plank on your knee with a leg lift, a tricep stretch with the strap, and more.

Core Strength - If you want an effective ab workout that isn't too intense, then this will be great for you. It really works your abs enough to make them sore if they aren't in shape, but if they are in shape, they will still get worked to a lesser degree. Moves included: breathing, side bends with strap and then cat/cow on the floor to warm up abs, some extensions and pull-ins with the knee and arm while on hands and knees, some oblique crunches (strange in yoga), boat poses, planks, and side planks, stretches for abs and arms, and other ab-oriented exercises (some of which, like the crunches, don't seem to be really yoga-ish).

Yoga for Balance and Flexibility - Intended to improve your coordination and create limber muscles, this section has stretching exercises that will challenge your balance at the same time. You start out with a swan dive down and up then move onto moves such as warriors, triangles, a lean forward on one leg, a roll down using the strap, a boat pose with the strap, a lean forward while stretching the hamstrings with the strap, twists, and 1 or 2 other poses.

Stress Relief Yoga - Finally, this segment provides yoga that stretches out your body while relaxing you. Every time I complete this segment, I feel cleansed and ready for bed. You start off this segment with bends forward with a flat back then do yoga stretches including a hurdler's stretch with the strap, a leg extension to the ceiling while lying on your back with the strap, a quad stretch while lying on your side, some bends from side-to-side while sitting down, and more.

Like I've already mentioned, this DVD comes with a strap, which is very much like a belt. The thing is, while it is helpful in some of the poses in order to get deeper and feel a better stretch, it is unnecessary as you could easily use a towel. Also, the strap is used for only about 1/8 of the entire exercises done; it's not a large part of the yoga practice at all. I find it to be unnecessary for this DVD, and it makes the DVD way too expensive. I love the DVD and recommend it highly, but I recommend getting just it and not the strap, even if that means getting it used. The strap is an additional cost that is frankly not worth it. But, like I've said, the DVD is fantastic for beginners and intermediates to yoga, and I absolutely recommend it!

This is great for a stressed out busy working mom like myself... lots of leg stretching & lower body wish more neck and upper body since this is where I hold my stress... perfect 10 mins I can easily do... my 3 year old will do it with me

This was the 1st 10-minute solution DVD I ever bought, just because I was getting bored with the two yoga DVDs I already owned. I have to admit that, the first time I did it, I didn't like it very much because it seemed very easy and all the poses seemed very rushed. However, I have turned back to this DVD after I experienced an overuse injury in my lower back and cannot do any high-impact exercises; I am now seeing this DVD with new eyes, and I have to say that I enjoy it very much.

The good:

1) Some very nice, easy-to-do poses. I can't stand a DVD where the learning curve is too steep.
2) The 5 10-minute segments go by SO fast, before you know it you've done the entire workout.
3) The variety of the routines is very refreshing, and you get a good solid beginner's/lower intermediate workout if you do all 5 segments.
4) If I don't have time for 50 minutes, I like being able to pick and choose the segments, and design a 20- or 30-minute workout.
5) The instructor is not annoying, but encouraging. She knows what she's doing (call me crazy, but I like that in an instructor).

Needs improvement:

1) You do have to have some basic knowledge of yoga poses, because the instructor sometimes just says the name of the pose and then does it with no "preview" of the pose. Her cueing could also be much better.
2) The poses go by *very* quickly; I often felt like I was trying to catch up to her. However, I'm sure that will go away the more I do this workout.
3) It comes with a yoga strap, but I feel that it wasn't used very much or to its fullest potential.

If you want more of a power yoga workout or you want an intermediate/advanced yoga workout, this is probably not the DVD for you. However, seeing this through the eyes of someone who still wants a workout but doesn't want to aggravate an injury while it's healing, this DVD is excellent at providing a low-impact workout that still makes you feel like you did some work AND some good for your body.

I purchased this DVD after taking a few Yoga classes. The classes were great, but something that I could not afford to continue. I have had two spinal column surgeries and Yoga has been recommended to me by several doctors I have seen.

This DVD is great because it is broken down into five 10 minute sessions. You have the option to pick and choose the routines and combine them for a personalized yoga workout. I especially like the fact that if I only have 10 minutes, I can do that portion of the DVD without going through all the routines.

This is an excellent DVD for all ages!

I got the dvd and strap last weekend. I'm new to yoga and some of the poses I could not do, but with time I might improve. The downward dog pose hurts my toes and trying to move my feet to my hands was next to impossible. Some of the moves remind me of Pilates. It's all right, but the instructor could go a bit slower. That's my feeling.

I just got a simliar product today but haven't yet got to use it...same family of products except I got the one with the yoga mat and then another 10 minutes workout vid with two resistance bands. Bought both at Target today in the clearance area for $3.74 each. Thought it was an awesome deal!

This is the first time I've tried Yoga, and maybe I should give it more time, but each segment of this dvd seems pretty much the same, and is hard to follow for a beginner. I just wasn't very impressed with it!