Wimps Series: Yoga for Wimps | 
| Actor: Annika Carlson
Studio: Cerebellum Corporation
List Price: $4.98
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 50144
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 36 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: GH1862
UPC: 743452186228
EAN: 0743452186228
ASIN: B0004Z2ZPE
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
Release Date: November 2, 2004
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Product Description
Do you crave yoga s benefits but are afraid to look weird? Do you fear yoga will require you to twist your body in a pretzel? If so this program is for you!Annika Carlson an ACE- and AFAA-certified yoga instructor and trainer guides you through a series of yoga poses that are physically challenging yet can be done by the average wimp! These poses practiced with energy and enthusiasm will produce amazing results. It s a fitness routine that everyone can do regardless of age fitness level and flexibility (or lack thereof)!Yoga is just as much about your state of mind as it is about what your body is doing! Yoga for Wimps shows you how to tone your muscles build strength increase your energy and reduce stress all in a way that s not intimidating!Yoga for Wimps lets you work at your own pace to reap all of the wonderful rewards of yoga without demanding too much from your body!Poses for the Flexibly Impaired YES! You Can Do Yoga 25 Easy-to-Follow Yoga Poses Reduce Stress Tone and Strengthen Muscles Work Out the Wimp WaySpecial Features: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound Interactive Full-Motion Menus Chapter Selections 25 Yoga Poses Photo Gallery Trailers CreditsSystem Requirements:Running Time 36 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: HEALTH/FITNESS Rating: NR UPC: 743452186228 Manufacturer No: GH1862
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 This is for absolute beginners only December 9, 2004
Travis Prebble (State College, PA United States)
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
My wife, who is experienced in yoga, wanted to introduce me to yoga poses and routines. Since I've never done yoga before, she decided to get me started with Yoga For Wimps. The DVD, overall, is well done. The directions are clear, and the poses are easy for beginners. The best feature for most people will likely be that each pose has an easier, modified form using support objects like chairs, pillows, and towels. This really can be done by anyone of nearly any fitness level (or lack thereof). However, while I'm not exactly a fine speciment of fitness, I found that even the unmodified poses, for the most part, were easily performed. When combined together into the 25 minute workout included in the DVD, the poses and the workout are completed easily. After only two workouts, I feel as though this DVD is far too 'beginner' for me, and I'm ready to try something more advanced. However, anyone who has not exercised in a long time might find the challenge level of Yoga For Wimps suits them just fine. My wife's one complaint is that this DVD does not cover any of the meditative aspects of yoga, so those looking for a more spiritual approach should look elsewhere.
 Excellent for Beginners April 20, 2005
Rebecca Johnson (Washington State)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
If I had to pick one workout for beginners, this would be the workout. Not only are the exercises modified especially well, the pace is slower and beginners have time to move the chair, pillow or towel. In many beginner workouts, there isn't enough time to adapt to the new pose or exercise. Annika Carlson presents the exercises in such a way as to encourage even the newest yoga enthusiast to actively participate in all the exercises.
Annika Carlson takes you through 25 Yoga poses. You can learn to do each pose in the Bonus Yoga Pose section or even workout to just music. The poses all flow from one to the other in a smooth fashion. You will find yourself back in child's pose more frequently than intermediate workouts.
You will learn:
Mountain Pose
Side Bends
Shoulder Rolls
Reaching for the Stars
Chair Pose
Sun Salutation
Table Pose
Plank
Child's Pose
Downward Facing Dog
Pre-Headstand
Moving Cat
Lunge
Warrior I
Pyramid Pose
Elbow Side Plank
Plank Hover
Tree Pose
Warrior II
Triangle Pose
Side Angle Pose
Arm Stretches
Boat Pose
Archer Pose
Bound Angle Pose
A chair, pillow and towel help to modify the exercises. If you are a beginner I can highly recommend this to you. You will be in love with Yoga in no time at all. If you enjoy this workout, you may also want to try Crunch Candlelight Yoga in the evenings.
~The Rebecca Review
 Moves too quickly November 15, 2005
J. Winter
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
The instructor in this video moves through poses way too quickly to gain any flexibility through them or to even understand what you should be doing in the pose. Moving through the stretches so quickly without getting deep into any of them was frustrating.
A good intro to fitness yoga July 8, 2005
C. Daly
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a good intro to yoga for fitness for beginners. It is not the relaxing, spiritual type of yoga, instead focusing on strength and flexibility. Unlike most yoga DVDs, the workout does not end with a few minutes of conscious relaxation. I normally like the relaxation, but I've found that this workout makes me feel good without it.
There are two levels of exercises demonstrated. Extreme beginners will want to follow Jamie, who modifies with a towel, pillow, and chair. Later, you can move on to following Annika, who demonstrates more difficult versions of each exercise.
What I like about this workout is it moves fairly quickly and you do a lot of different poses in the 30 minutes. Unlike many beginner DVDs, the instruction does not make the workout too slow and fragmented. The workout also allows room for growth, as you can begin with the modified exercises and move on to the harder version.
I have been doing yoga in some form for nearly a year and many of the poses in this DVD are still challenging to me. It's actually one of the more challenging beginner DVDs that I own. There is a lunge/warrior series that requires some leg strength, including poses such as low lunge, high lunge, Warrior I, Warrior II, pyramid pose, side angle pose, and triangle pose. There are also planks and side planks, which are challenging for the abs and upper body. The workout also includes the standard twists, forward bends, and a modified sun salutation.
Overall, this DVD is a great way to start achieving the physical benefits of yoga.
Only one workout October 19, 2006
michmich (Holland)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I'm not so thrilled with this dvd. Why is there only one 30 min workout on it? It's so basic and such a tiny sample of what yoga is.
The good thing about it is that even if you are very stiff (like me) you can do everything she shows you. There are 2 people doing all the moves - the super flexible rubber lady and the lady on the raised platform showing the modified version of "rubber lady's" moves.
I just think that a beginner's dvd on yoga should be more thorough like "Yoga for Inflexible People" which is FULL of workouts for each part of your body.
I have the book called "Yoga for Wimps" which is excellent, but this dvd is substandard and nothing like the book!
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