Bryan Kest - Power Yoga for Weight Loss

Bryan Kest - Power Yoga for Weight Loss

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DVD Review: Great workout, so so DVD
Summary: 4 Stars

Ever since, I've been waiting for a real power yoga DVD to be released. I've got the Rodney Yee DVD, and while it's a good stretch, it just doesn't do it for me like the real thing.

The workout isn't quite the real thing, either. There's talk about "nose breathing" but not ujayi breathing. There are also a lot of poses that Bryan admits are his own. But, this workout still gave me that same great feeling of release afterward.

This workout is also much more aerobic than ashtanga. In fact, at times, I felt that I was in an aerobics class! There are quite a few people in the class that he leads, and he has one volunteer who demonstrates modifications. He also repeats the same few moves quite a few times, then you switch sides to do them again. I can see how they could get monotonous. Still, he delivers. All my muscles were humming (okay, sore!) afterward.

You also get that great Bryan Kest attitude. Others may find him annoying (he does talk quite a bit) but I find him inspirational. He makes you feel that as long you're trying, you're doing the workout the right way.

The DVD, though... There aren't any real chapters to flip through. Or bonuses. Living Arts still corners the market on great yoga DVDs, I'm afraid. All you get here is an intro and a class -- only there is still more "intro" at the beginning of what should be the workout, so you still have to fast forward until you get to the Sun Salutations, which is the real beginning of the workout.

I'm still happy with this product, and I still plan to order the body sculpting one, but I wish they had spent more time making the DVD a little more, well, like a DVD!

I would also note that the DVD is different from the set of power yoga tapes he sells. For one, he's cut off all this hair! Also, this is done on video in a workout studio, while the tapes look as if they were shot in a warehouse. He *is* wearing a shirt here, and real pants, rather than just those annoying cutoff jeans!