Power Up - The Best of Rodney Yee | 
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Studio: Gaiam
Category: DVD
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 18940
Format: Box Set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 3
Running Time: 184 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.5 x 2.5
MPN: 9879
ISBN: 1592505686
UPC: 029956337404
EAN: 9781592505685
ASIN: B000AYELBA
Release Date: October 4, 2005
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Product Description
Power Up your workouts with this special DVD set from America's favorite yoga teacher Rodney Yee. Strength Building Yoga develops a lean powerful physique and a clear calm state of mind through two complete workouts. Harness mental and physical vitality all day long with Energy Balance Yoga. Power Yoga Strength sculpts and defines your abs back and arms through a focused fat-burning sequence. The best of Rodney Yee this three-DVD collection will show you how to boost your strength and stamina inside and out. Suitable for beginning to experienced practitioners.System Requirements:Running Time 184 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: HEALTH/FITNESS Rating: NR UPC: 029956337404 Manufacturer No: 120-9879
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 Not actually his "best," but very very good November 24, 2008
Douglas L. White (Northeast, United States)
I'm an advanced beginner, and I've been practicing for about 4 months very actively (almost every day). I think this set was the second item I bought to get me going, and, although it was sheer luck, I don't think I could have chosen better.
There are some challenging poses here, no doubt. But I like that he sprinkes them in. It gives me something to work toward. The first time I saw the Crane posture, I laughed and thought to myself, yeah, maybe I'll try that in a or twonext year. But, after chipping away at it steadily, I can stay up for 5 full breaths (thank you, thank you, no applause needed). "Simple arm balance" is a completely different story. I have a looonnngg way to go on that one. But, again, I'll keep at it.
There are 3 DVDs here: Strength Building Yoga, Energy Balance Yoga, and Power Yoga: Strength. I have to be honest, I've gotten nothing at all out of the Energy Balance DVD, but the other two more than make up for it. (Hey, even if you take Energy Balance out, you're only paying about $14/dvd, and you get the strap - that's not a bad bargain.)
And I do think these DVDs are for beginners, especially since I was a completel beginner when I started: I was totally inflexible, had a lot of lower back pain, and my endurance was tragic. The first few weeks were simply embarrassing, no doubt about it. I couldn't do a lot of the poses - my downward dog looked like a croquet hoop. But you do what you can, rest and recover, and try again. And whattaya know, you get better. And the workout gets easier. It's still not easy, but it's easier.
The two "strength" dvds are excellent workouts, and they leave me wasted in a great way. I'm improved a lot over the past 4 months thanks to these workouts and the excellent instruction that voices-over through the workouts.
I've actually given 3 of these boxed sets as gifts, so that should tell you something. And the feedback from those I've given them to is also excellent. So really, if you have nothing else in your arsenal and want to start practicing yoga, this is a very safe bet.
The only reason I say in my title that this isn't actually Rodney's best, is that there's another of his DVDs, a bit more advanced than these, that I think is much better than the "Energy Balance" DVD included here. It's called "Power Yoga: Total Body." It's about a full hour, and an amazing workout. It's so tough that, at this stage in my development, I don't let myself do it more than twice a week or so, because I'm afraid I might push too hard and end up in traction. But, if that DVD were in this set, I definitely think we'd have his greatest hits.
Also, and this is important if you're a beginner, this set comes with a strap, which is great. But, definitely get yourself a block - they only cost 10 bucks, and although you might only need it for a month or two, during that month you will be very glad you have it!
Namaste!
Not what I bought it for, but I still like it. October 11, 2008
Q wave (Chicago, IL)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Let me start with this: I don't bend. Have never been able to. I started doing Rodney Yee's Yoga for Athletes when injuries sidelined me from the races I competed in. I thought maybe some increased flexibility might prevent me from getting injured again. I love that DVD: slow-paced, good instruction, easy flow and you stay in poses for a while (I've estimated about 20 or 30 seconds, but I've never actually timed it) so you end up feeling your muscles stretch out. Eventually, I got to a point where I wanted to make yoga a regular part of my workouts to keep me that flexible.
I bought this set thinking "it's yoga and it's Rodney Yee, so it probably still focuses on all the stuff my first DVD focused on." I was wrong. These are definitely strength workouts (duh..."power"). I don't notice flexibility increasing near as much as I notice sore muscles that I never knew existed (and also a puddle of sweat on the mat that never occured before).
That said-I love it. It's much faster paced than what I'm used to, which required adjustment. Sometimes I have to pause or rewind, so I can practice poses more (or get out of a pose as I have yet to be able to step to a lunge from downward dog). This doesn't bother me too much as I feel the "flow" aspect of the sequences will come with time after I've learned how to breathe without toppling during half-moon pose. It may, however, bother people who don't like doing yoga with the remote nearby.
I didn't buy this set looking to build strength, but I have certainly managed to do that in the month I've used them (about 3 times a week). My friends have noticed that my arms have turned from "no definition" to "rock". They are quite impressed with my results despite being startled when I cheered at being able to maintain crane pose for four seconds before my arms gave out (mind you this is a huge improvement from the unintentional somersaults I was doing across my living room the first few times I tried). I'm still searching for a good long workout that focuses on flexibility, but I would definitely recommend this set to someone who has some experience with yoga that is looking for some good strengthening workouts.
Power Up The best of Rodney Yee August 28, 2007
E. Hazen (Fort Collins, CO)
These are some great videos. They are easy to follow which is great for a beginner like myself and yet, they are challenging enough that I will not have to replace them anytime soon. Overall great product
Excellent Choice for daily practice! March 21, 2007
L. Cruz (Sacramento, CA United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Of course you aren't going to be as good at Yoga as Rodney Yee! But, I found that I can practice the poses to the best of my ability and slowly my flexability is improving. I like that he shows me the highest level, as it inspires me to achieve that strength and ability. Although, it would be helpful to purchase additional instruction if you are totally new to yoga. I really like how he connects the movements to personal awareness and innerpeace. I find his choreography to be very beautiful as well. One drawback is that I can see is that he often repeats some stances so my arms are real tired and it could get boring I suspect, but it hasn't yet for me.
Good for people who like short sessions. November 2, 2006
Richard Eperjesi (Houston, TX USA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
The DVD set offers a good variety of shorter (15min) and longer (40min) sessions. Definitely a good buy for the money.
Some of require equipment such as blocks, belts and chairs.
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