It’s basically a home power yoga workout and you can do it as often as you wish. It has 2 levels but there is no time limit on them unlike her other DVDs. Yoga has surprisingly been so much fun! Once again it is a Jillian Michaels DVD and it’s called Yoga Meltdown.
However I still feel like coughing up a lung at the end of the run so my body still has some adjusting to do. The last two times I have ran it felt better than the first time I began running regularly a year or so ago and I attribute this to my strength training. I am not too concerned about increasing my running distances yet because I’m just trying to get my body used to running again for now. I try to run twice a week and keep it at 30 minutes or less. I thought I could do it 6 days a week but after day 1 I knew those were lofty dreams! I also got inspired to add running and yoga to my routine. Each level should take you 7 days so that by the time you’re done with all the 4 levels, about a month has passed. I am working out 5 days a week so I rest for 2 days. It has 4 levels and Jillian suggests you work out 5/6 days a week and rest for a day at least.
Equipment required is some weights and an exercise mat. It’s more intense that the 30 day shred and I’m running low on motivation these days because I know just how much work is needed to get through it! It’s 20 minutes just like the shred was and employs the same 3 minutes strength, 2 minutes cardio and 1 minute abs formula Jillian loves. Yogi Eric Schiffman has been quoted as saying, “The point with yoga, is to do it a lot.” If having another instructor in your dvd rotation, one who isn’t airy-fairy, and overly emotional, for days when you just can’t go there, then this is worth adding to the mix.So I’ve just completed level one of Jillian Michael’s Ripped in 30 DVD and so far so good…. However, this is a fairly safe, more difficult yoga dvd. Your knees also should be good enough to get up and down from the floor without difficulty. Who this is not for: if you have bad wrists, this might be undoable. Who this is for: experienced yoga folks who want a different kind of more athletic short practice anyone wanting to add gym-based yoga to their workouts. Some negatives: it’s filmed on a really bright gym set, which is a little difficult to watch Jillian doesn’t actually do all the poses sometimes it’s hard to see the beginner model when you need to. Each workout is only 30 minutes, but it’s difficult enough that, if your goal that day is fitness, you’re definitely getting your money’s worth. Your body, in response, will default to a higher level of calorie burning and oxygen use, so this is a pretty good way to increase metabolism and what we think of as “lung capacity.”ģ.) It’s difficult enough that you don’t feel like you’re wasting your time. What that means is that your heart rate goes up and down a lot. Specifically, what you’re not doing, is rolling through shoulder joints repeatedly, with all your weight on your shoulders, as in most Ashtanga yoga–which does tend to cause injuries.Ģ.) It’s interval training. What’s really smart about it is three things:ġ.) The repetitions are movements that don’t put a lot of pressure on major joints–you’re not moving through the joints in such a way that there is a lot of force, so this isn’t likely to cause injury. It takes standard yoga poses and adds repetitions to the movement. My initial Pilates-teacher bias notwithstanding, this is actually pretty interesting. I’m starting from the standpoint of years of yoga practice and having taught Pilates professionally for seven years: needless to say, the boot camp style of “Biggest Loser” isn’t exactly what I would go looking for in a yoga tape. Good Yoga Video, Even if You’re Not a Jillian Fan The best review I’ve read about Yoga Meltdown was from Lisa M. She goes through them fast with constant reps on both sides. Her side plank with arm raises are grueling as well. This pose requires a lot of balance and focus. Warrior 3 Pose was the most difficult part of Level 1 for me.īalance and focus are my biggest obstacles in exercising. In order to get a five star rating from me, the exercise routine has to be fun, intense, challenging, creative, and have a high calorie burn. I love the high calorie burn and trying new things in exercise. If you want to experiment with different types of yoga or if you are looking for a different and unique exercise routine, this might be the perfect type of yoga for you. If you are trying to accomplish that state of Zen, stay away from this yoga. You’ll be sweating and pushing your body to the extreme in this complex form of yoga. Not your traditional yoga, hybrid yoga is high in intensity and cardio. Level of Difficulty: Beginner/Intermediate/ Advanced
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