The Athletic Yoga Workout

Maureen Solomon
Year Released: 2002

Categories: Yoga, Foam Roller


I have been practicing yoga for about 6 years now. I have taken classes on Ashtanga, Hatha and Power and Iyengar Yoga. With that in mind this Yoga Session was not impressive. Maureen's cuing is minimal, the asanas do not flow in the manner that they are put together, and her form is not good. I have read on the VF Forum comments on this DVD and honestly gave it a try. I previewed the workout, was not impressed but decided to give it a chance. I figured I would be listening to her not looking at her during the workout. Did not help.

Maureen has different names for the asanas but they are "do-able". Warriors I and II, and Wounded Warrior a new one for me, Plank, Down-dog, Chaturanga, Utkatasana, Bikram's triangle and regular triangle pose, side angle pose from which you then move into half moon, revolved triangle pose, and a different warrior where you pull you one arm back 10 times. I saw no benefit to that and interrupted the "flow" of the workout. Just when I started to sweat and get into my own rythm of the flow we went to the floor (forward bend and boat poses) then the workout ended. I

After completing this workout I felt cheated so I put in another yoga DVD and did a short practice to feel as if I completed my practice. I will probably keep this DVD for the Abs section but as far as the yoga, I have better tapes and CDs. As stated before good thing it was inexpensive.

Instructor Comments:
Maureen Solomon comes across in this DVD as a great fitness instructor, as far as the Yoga instructor part, she is lacking. The T-Roller abs part of this DVD is well taught and looks like a great workout with or without the T-Roller.

mwelters

07/31/2002