Product Details

• Actors: Suzanne Deason
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Gaiam
• DVD Release Date: August 30, 2005
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0009XRZBA
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #109,081 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

The diet-free Quick Start Yoga for Weight Loss Program is designed to get you started fast and easy with weight loss success. The workouts boost metabolism, shape lean muscle and give you more energy. The step by step instruction and easy to learn bonus techniques cultivate the mind body awareness and inner resolve you need to make healthy positive choices every day. ? 15-minute beginner morning yoga practice CD to energize & empower · 30- minute total body yoga workout DVD · Breathing exercises to tune you in to your body and the power of your thoughts · Meditation and affirmations for a new source of inspiration & commitment

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

63 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DON'T BOTHER...., September 6, 2005

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J. S. WILLARD "eclectic reader" (CHARLESTON, SC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Quick Start Yoga for Weight Loss (DVD plus audio CD) (DVD)

...IF YOU HAVE AM/PM YOGA FOR WEIGHT LOSS. THIS CONTAINS THE A.M. PORTION. IT MENTIONS THIS NOWHERE ON THE COVER BUT SUZANNE DEASON INTRODUCES IT AS A.M YOGA FOR WEIGHT LOSS IN HER INTRO!!! THIS IS SADLY BECOMING A PATTERN WITH GAIAM, TAKE A WORKOUT (5YEARS OLD, 1 YEAR OLD) SLAP A NEW COVER AND TITLE ON IT AND RELEASE IT TO THE MASSES. THIS IS THE LAST GAIAM TITLE WILL PURCHASE WITHOUT SOME DETAILED INFO ON IT, HECK IT MAY JUST BE THE LAST GAIAM TITLE I PURCHASE.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars wonderfully gentle, effective stretches, December 30, 2005

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Patricia J. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quick Start Yoga for Weight Loss (DVD plus audio CD) (DVD)

I can't in good faith give this more than 1 star because this is just half of an existing Gaiam DVD being rebranded, but I like this workout quite a lot. Instead of the aerobic drill I feared, it's instead a set of early morning stretches to gently get your metabolism going and improve your circulation.

The exercise portion of the DVD is only 22 minutes long. It begins with some very easy cat-cow type stretches, then six minutes of slow, gentle standing poses (triangle, side angle pose), then some relaxing poses on the floor, working their way up to about 30 sec in a modified downward dog at the end of the video. Many poses are supported by bricks, and they're all safe enough that I wouldn't hesitate to give this video to a friend who had never done yoga before. Suzanne Deason never names the poses or gives very specific style points, so this tape may be frustrating for someone with a lot of yoga experience.

I think this is a wonderful workout for someone who would have difficulty doing a more vigorous video due to fatigue, injury, weight, etc.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Little disappointed, February 7, 2006

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Lisa "Devout Yoga Follower" (Celebration, FL, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Quick Start Yoga for Weight Loss (DVD plus audio CD) (DVD)

I was disappointed in this video. Suzanne Deason is one of my favorite instructors, usually during her workouts I am challenged, without being overly so. This video is really only ok for people who want a very light workout. Maybe when you're tired, have a minor injury, or just want a little energy boost. But, if you're serious about weightloss, this light workout won't offer much to help you toward your goal.