CardioYoga is a routine that uses a few yoga
poses and repeats them in an intensity and order that is
designed to get your heart rate up while you stretch
muscles deeply. The video, produced by Rick Scott, is a
bit weird to follow. There is no real instructor. A
narrator's voice cues your moves and discusses safety and
breathing, while a man and woman stoicly perform the
routine in a sparse, amber-colored setting to club-style
world music (ie. Deep Forest). The man frequently
demonstrates modifications of poses, to reiterate the
narrator's insistence that there is no "right"
way to hold a pose, and that you may do whatever makes
you feel that you're getting something out of it.
While I'm not sold on the deviant production style, I
liked the workout. I felt strong, limber, and relaxed
after having done the tape. It actually has helped me
cope with a recent minor back injury. If you can put up
with the weirdness of the video, I think it does a good
job of stretching and relaxing major muscle groups.
Instructor comments:
This video features two hard bodies (one male, one
female) following a routine dictated by an off-screen
narrator. It's sort of unusual, but I think the
producer's line of logic is to get you to focus on your
own body as much as possible.
Karen
This is a great, if little-known, 42-minute power yoga workout. It’s very much like one you would see from Bryan Kest. This one covers the basic power yoga poses, and you hold the stretches for a good amount of time – enough so that you feel it working, but not too long. The instruction is a female voice-over (Keri Tombazian’s voice). She is a little too perky considering it’s yoga, but she’s not annoying or anything. The set is on the drab side, but you’re not generally looking at it anyway during yoga. In fact, you don’t want to look at the TV with this one, because the voice is often not in sync with the two people performing the moves. I just ignore the TV and listen to Keri’s voice, and it works out fine. The only place I know to get this tape is on eBay. There is a repackaged one called New Millennium Workout: Cardio Yoga, so if you see that, it’s the same thing. I recommend snapping it up if you’re a power yoga/Bryan Kest fan. Grade A.
Annie S.
7-7-2004
