Kathy Smith - New Yoga Basics for Beginners

Kathy Smith - Yoga Sculpt New Yoga "New" yoga? Not really. The asanas (poses) in this 55-minute routine are essentially variations on the ones that have been around for millennia. But Kathy Smith and cocreator Rod Stryker for the most part avoid the pitfalls of many yoga videos, which tend to undervalue p...	Kathy Smith - Timesaver - Lift Weights to Lose Weight Health and fitness experts are exhorting us to incorporate weight training into our fitness programs--it's especially important for women for building bone density, but the truth is that working with weights increases your metabolism (are you listening? this means more fat-burnin...	Kathy Smith: Peel off the Pounds Pilates Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 12/18/2007 Run time: 50 minutes Rating: Nr	Kathy Smith: Lift Weights to Lose Weight, Vol. 2 System Requirements:Running Time: 50 minutes Genre: HEALTH/FITNESS Rating: NR UPC: 031398221586	Kathy Smith With Rod Stryker: New Yoga Challenge: Advanced Workout "Each of us has unlimited potential. How completely we realize it is the challenge," says fitness guru Kathy Smith. Smith has been enjoying yoga as part of her own program for more than 20 years. She finds yoga beneficial on its own, and complementary to her other fitness activit...
Kathy Smith: New Yoga	Basic Yoga Workout for Dummies A basic, beginners yoga program designed to increase flexbility, strength, stamina and muscle tone.Genre: How To - YogaRating: NRRelease Date: 11-SEP-2001Media Type: DVD	Kathy Smith 20-Minute Yoga stretch & relaxtion routine for beginners This video is a 20-minute excerpt form Kathy Smith's New Yoga Basics, specially designed to maximizew your benefits in the minimum amount of time.	Kathy Smith - Super Slimdown Circuit Ever wish you could hire Kathy Smith--she of the amazing body and wonderful encouraging attitude--to be your own personal trainer? This new disc, which combines three earlier separate workout routines, is the next best thing. It includes one of Smith's absolute top workouts, Fun...	AM/PM Yoga for Beginners This yoga set is perfect for busy people who need to work in a way to relax. On the a.m. tape, Rodney Yee takes you through a 15-minute morning yoga set, while Patricia Walden leads a 20-minute evening routine on the p.m. tape. The a.m. tape was filmed on a beach on Maui at sunri...

Buy this!
It is because of Kathy Smith that I love yoga. I've had many of her exercise tapes/DVDs over the years, and decided to try yoga several months ago. I love this DVD, and I'm happy to say that I'm getting fitter and stronger. Kathy is an excellent instructor, and doesn't speak in a sing-song voice like many do. I feel fantastic when done practicing, and am proud of myself for getting fitter. I also have and love Yoga Sculpt, also by Kathy Smith.

I will use this one again
This is a very good DVD's for a beginner. This DVD starts lying on the ground with abdominal breathing exercises and then moves on to stretches (knees to chest etc) and then twist (knees to ground etc.)This is bit different than most yoga DVD's start, but I like the change. The practice starts out with a more relaxed and calm atmosphere. Then on to hands and knee poses (Cat-Cow, knees to chest) and then standing. There are only a few standing poses (high lunge, side-angle, forward bend with a chair, etc) but they are held long enough so you can feel the effect of the pose. It ends again on the floor with forward bends and relaxation. Beginners will learn about posture, foot placement, breath work and alignment. The total workout is about 1 hour and is well cued, expertly demonstrated and has a person to the right who modifies most moves. You will need a chair, strap, and or wall available to complete the practice. Very nice

Great for the fit beginner
Granted I am not the fittest person video on earth, I did find this to be an excellent yoga video if you are fit and never done yoga. If you could stand to lose some more weight like me then you might want to wait a little longer. Kathy was great in her instructions and it went at a nice easy pace. You do need a few things for the video: a chair, a strap or long bath towel. Head and wrist bands are optional. I did sweat to this video. The only down side to this video and I am not alone in this (read other people reviews) some of the poses are held a little too long and the video is fifty minutes long. I did have to stop half way through to take a mini breather. I would recomend this video to another person.

Perfect for beginners!
This is the first yoga video I ever bought, and it's the only one that I keep coming back to! My only complaint is the length. At 50+ minutes long, the video is too long for me to do the whole thing every day. I tend to do just the floor poses and then I skip to the guided relaxation. I do feel great afterward. It's a great way to get rid of a headache. I even found that it helped with my carpal tunnel symptoms, which wasn't something I was expecting it to do!

It's okay
I have never done yoga before and I wanted to try it so I read some reviews on this particular DVD and decided to go for it. It was okay. I felt that she kind of babbled too much and the poses were held for quite a while. I didn't exactly find it as relaxing as it probably should have been. I have only done the video once. I believe in giving things a second chance so I will do that with this video, but I'm not convinced that my star-rating or feelings will change.