Customer Reviews

Buns of Steel: Power Yoga [VHS]

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From the first time I tried this video, I knew I would always love it. Not only does it feel wonderful to do from a fitness perspective, I always feel so relaxed and calm after doing it. And, this calmness has really extended into the rest of my life--I am better able to handle stress. Another great part of it is that I am constantly improving. I love being able to notice the progress I make each time I do the workout--each time making it a little further into each of the poses. Michi is an excellent instructor, and of all the many fitness videos I own, she is definitely at the top--encouraging without being overly excited and reminding me of good form without being annoyingly bossy. I look forward to all my yoga workouts with this video.

I am a certified personal trainer, and I have come, after decades of weight lifting, years of long distance cycling, and trying Pilates, Tai Chi, aerobics, martial arts, spinning, and everything else that yoga, especially Power Yoga is the best one stop exercise for strength, flexibility, muscle tone, balance, and inner peace.

This video provides a challenging workout for even the intermediate to advanced exerciser. But there are variations well explained and demonstrated for beginners. There are 3 women, 2 doing the int./adv variations, and one "beginner".

Michi does a great job of introducing yoga as non-competitive exercise, mentioning the integration of the mind, body, and spirit. She does an excellent job of explaining the coordination of breathing and movement. She's also pretty and fit in a "realistic", not model stick thin kind of way.

This video costs just over what one group lesson would cost, and takes less time than most people would spend driving to and from a yoga studio.

A "must have" for any serious exerciser, any yoga student, anyone looking for a fun way to increase strength and flexibility.....really, anyone.

This is a great video because you can either make it really hard or make it mellow. I do both, depending on how I feel on any given day. I think that the woman who leads it (Michi Broman) is very good. She isn't over the top woo-woo/yoga guru nor is she a hyper aerobics queen, which is refreshing! Like another reviewer, I also do the Bryan Kest videos. They are great too! Get 'em all and rotate! This is intermediate level stuff, though you can catch on if you are a beginner by watching the tape before you do it the first time. Highly recommended!

I am very snobby when it comes to excercise, and generally don't like tapes because they're too easy and boring. I have been using this tape for 4 years now, and it is always challenging. It's only 1/2 hour, but you can make it as hard or easy as you want. Perfect for pre-and post-natal excercise. I highly reccommend, very stimulating & relaxing, and Michi is very cool.

I bought this video to use interchangably with my power yoga videos by Bryan Kest (which I love). Despite my embarrasment over owning anything with the phrase "buns of steel" attached to it, this video has rather grown on me. I like how relaxing the poses are, while also being challenging. At first the workout felt kind of short, but now I've realized that sometimes it's nice to not have to commit a full hour to a work out (I think this one runs about 40 minutes). I would recommend this video to advanced beginners and beyond -- out right beginners should try videos by a woman named "Lillia" or take a class.

I picked up this video because I had been wanting to try yoga for a long time, but it was so different than my sports and weight training past that it was an intimidating leap to make. After trying this tape, my uncertainty was gone! I have now incorporated this tape into my rigorous exercise routine and my running and overall fitness has improved tremendously! Not to mention that I feel more centered and balanced...it is truly a must for maximizing fitness and well-being!

This was my first experience with yoga. My 3rd pregnancy was horrible--bedrest, bedrest, & more bedrest! This video is really helping me to get the inches and pounds off! It is also great to get me started in the morning! (With 3 kids, I need it!) Excellent buy!

This is a good workout that will leave you feeling strong, completely stretched out, relaxed, and clear-headed. It's wonderful after spending the day hunched over your desk or after doing other sports that leave you with tight, sore muscles. It improves posture and helps you to release tension.

The cover of this yoga workout is very deceiving to the more detailed eye...in that the posture of the woman on the cover is terrible in so many ways...the pose is way out of alignment for the knees and back and feet are not even on sure grounding. Why that pose in such a way I don't know because the workout is actually just the opposite. There are three people..showing modifcations..the woman on the cover leads it. Overall it works slower than I imagined and its not bad at all. While the workout is not for me and my own pace...its good for others. Its a little too talky for me...its difficult to be looking at the camera...do the excercises and que everyone including yourself...this can get the instructor and the viewer a bit stuck. its beyond me why and how they did not see how not yoga aware that picture is. But if you want to check it out do so...its cheap on ebay...about a $1.00 I've seen it for... don't be deterred right away by the cover.

I started doing yoga to help relive stress. I tried another yoga tape but hated it. I love this tape and now do yoga every night.