Baron Baptiste: Unlocking Athletic Power - Power Vinyasa Yoga Live! (For Beginners and All Levels) | 
 enlarge | Director: Kate Churchill
Actor: Baron Baptiste
Studio: Good Times Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 12698
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: 30 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 81725
ISBN: 0766218198
UPC: 018713817259
EAN: 9780766218192
ASIN: B00019U9UQ
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
Release Date: March 30, 2004
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 wow! January 15, 2008
Marie E. DiPietro (Carmel, NY United States)
Athletic Power is challenging and really opens up your hips. He is easy to listen to. I feel like I've done a workout when I am finished. I have core yoga too and that's fantastic as well.
Great beginner Yoga DVD May 13, 2007
A. Hopkins
This is a fantastic form of yoga, which focuses on traditional postures. This DVD is a fantastic way to become introduced to the practice. I also purchased Core Power and Unlocking Athletic Power, both of which are great. Within 3 weeks I felt stronger, thinner, and with less joint and muscle pain. I've always been a big fan of yoga, but had not considered a practice with DVDs until the Baron Baptiste videos were suggested to me. I'm glad I gave it a chance, and expect that I will be using these DVDs for years to come.
Very good short routine January 3, 2007
K. Haselmeyer
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
About myself:
I'm into Yoga since about six years.
I practice dayly.
I also teach Power Vinyasa Yoga at a local Hotal Spa Fitness Studio.
I personally like fluid and complete physically challanging Power Yoga Routines.
Since I'm german my english spelling is pretty bad, sorry for that!
About the DVD: You can't do a 60 to 80 Minutes Training every day, and this is for the days in between.
It's a great short Workout that leaves you warm and energized. Even though it is short it is still physically demanding.
Baron is a great teacher! He honors every aspect of Yoga and encourages his students in a professionel an gentil way. (Although he seems to overdue it just a little from time to time with sayings like: "Angels fly because they take themselves lightly". Come on Baron! But to me that makes him even more sympathic. Obviously he is so much into Yoga that he looses it just a little from time to time ;-))
The routine is fluid and round.
It is suited for all Practicioners from Beginner (meaning you already took some Yoga lessons and know the main poses) to advanced.
I highly recommend it!
I hope this was helpfull for you!
Namaste!
Wonderful Short Yoga Routine October 30, 2006
K. Lee (Hawaii)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
It is similar to Baron's "Journey Into Power Level 1", with the exception of not as much core/ab focus towards the end. This is fine with me because this is not what I am needing in a 30 minute yoga routine. The sequence and pace of the postures is just my type of thing.
I love doing this particular DVD before I have to get ready for work, especially when I'm tired and not feeling up to par this gets me feeling better on so many levels.
I enjoy Baron's style of instruction better than anyone else I've experienced on DVD or real life.
A nice intermediate yoga practice with a strong stretching focus April 15, 2006
Beth Cholette (Upstate NY USA)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
Unlocking Athletic Power is one of the three videos from Baron's Live! series. Like in the other two practices in this series, Baron leads a large class through the postures, moving thruogh the participants to make adjustments and offer encouragements. The video is described as being for all levels, and some of the class members do perform modified versions of the postures, but there are also some more advanced postures included as described below.
As with all of his videos, Baron begins with sun salutations, moving from the A to the B series. He ends the latter with crow pose, an arm balance--a surprisingly challenging posture for this early in the practice. Next comes a warrior series with plenty of form pointers for where you should be feeling the work. Baron then moves into a series of hip openers, beginning with crescent pose and proceeding to lunge with forearms on floor, pigeon, and double pigeon; a variation on boat pose follows before moving on to the other side. Then it's down to the floor for bridge and wheel (a full backbend which is optional). Baron then throws in a few moves for the abdominals before moving into the final stretches, including dead bug, cobbler's pose, table, lying twist, and savasana. The actual practice is about 26 minutes long, but the music continues for another 2 minutes, allowing you to easily remain in relaxation pose for a longer period.
Overall, I thought this was a nice intermediate practice. It is longer and more challenging than Baron's Core Power (although obviously not as core-focused) but also shorter and not as advanced as his longer Live practice, Soul of Strength. I would recommend UAP for experienced yogis looking for a strong, powerful vinyasa yoga practice.
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