Product Details

• Actors: Bryan Kest
• Directors: Andrea Ambandos
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• VHS Release Date: January 1, 2002
• Run Time: 40 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000067P3L
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #271,975 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! A real workout for people who want results., September 26, 2002

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Susanna Hutcheson "Copywriting for the Discri... (Midwest U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bryan Kest - Power Yoga for Weight Loss [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Bryan Kest is about my favorite Yoga instructor. I always watch a video before attempting it. In this video I noticed a few interesting changes in Bryan and his productions. First, he cut off the mop on his head and he's aged about five years --- filled out a bit and lost some of his youthful slimness. He's also lost some of his tendency to be a bit too touchy with his class. He is more polished and one senses he's a bit more commercial. Also, at the end of the video, rather than the normal "namasta" he said, "thank you". I've never heard that from a yoga instructor but guess it's okay.

Having said all that, I can tell you that this is a real workout. It's not for sissies but, at the same time, just about anyone at any level should be able to do it and, if necessary, modify some of the asanas.

What makes this such a great workout is that it's a 40 minute flow. You never stop. You will really feel your heart working and you'll build up a sweat. If you're a real advanced student you may not. But most of us will.

Bryan uses only a few basic asanas in this entire video. But it's similar to an arerbic workout in that the asanas are repeated so when you're finished, you feel like you've lifted weights and worked both the upper and lower body and also the heart. You do get your cardio. I feel it's very complete.

In my opinion, Bryan provides you with a very complete cardio as well as muscular toning workout and, while I don't know for sure, I suspect one can lose weight with it. But in any case, you'll sure feel better after doing it.

And you can modify any of the asanas. There is one student who shows the modifications or you can create your own. The music is different than Bryan's other videos. It's soft and low key, unlike his 1995 videos.

His instruction is good --- pretty easy to follow. During some of the asanas he guides you, motivates you and instructs you as to both the physical and mental aspects of the pose.

I highly recommend this video.

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, July 30, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Bryan Kest - Power Yoga for Weight Loss [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This review is difficult for me to write because I really love Bryan's Tone and Sweat videos. Both make me work hard and sweat. But, this video is more for a beginner yoga practicioner. I've been practicing Yoga for 2 years and go to Power Yoga classes in addition to practicing at home with tapes.

This video is not fast paced and it is not a vinyasa flow as Tone or Sweat. There are no push ups during vinyasa and the poses are not as challenging.

If you want a challenging workout that will make you sweat and lose weight, practice Tone or Sweat, Mark Blanchard's tapes or David Swenson's Primary Series.

Bryan, I was so looking forward to new tapes, but I am very disappointed. Please put your new audio CD of your class into a video. That would be an amazing Yoga workout.

Namaste.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Nice Twist on the Yoga Method - And A Lot of Sweat, September 4, 2003

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gorillagorillagorilla "gorillagorillagorilla" (Durham, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bryan Kest - Power Yoga for Weight Loss [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Like the Intensive Body Sculpting tape, this tape tries to introduce Yoga to people used to mainstream fitness tapes. I can't say if it succeeds, or if it would be comfortable for someone who is tremendously overweight to do the tape. What I can say is that it is a great workout for many shapes of people and a great change of pace for those who are used to more traditional yoga practice. What makes this tape unique in my experience is that Bryan repeats the movements into and out of poses several times before holding the pose. This builds up a lot of heat and challenges your muscles and balance in a whole new way. Even experienced students will likely be sweating hard and feeling challenged by this unfamiliar mode of practice. He also throws some of the newer poses from this series of tapes into this one as well, and they really work in new ways to strengthen and stretch your body. One thing is for sure, if you breathe deeply, release your self-criticism and move along with the tape, you will really heat up, sweat and feel great. Maybe that's the beginning of something beyond just losing weight.