A new at-home yoga DVD lead by NYC-based yoga instructor Colleen Saidman, takes users through three 20-minute intervals of yoga poses that help promote weight loss.
Saidman fell in love with yoga after attending a class in 1987, and now, 26 years later, she celebrates the launch of her Gaiam fitness DVD, Yoga for Weight Loss (Amazon; about $12). I took a class with Saidman in NYC, but also tried her DVD.
“DVDs are a great way to start one's weight loss via yoga,†Saidman says. The 60-minute video focuses on a holistic approach to weight loss, and encourages a balance of the mind, flexibility, and strength exercises that may help burn calories.
She uses traditional yoga moves that focus on slower breathing and more thinking, and I felt like she held poses longer, which was great. In fact I felt the best I've felt after a yoga session in terms of feeling energized.
I consider myself an advanced beginner when it comes to yoga, and I think this DVD would work for anyone interested in losing weight.
“One fundamental component of losing weight is the mind-body connection, which comes from yoga,†Saidman says. “When you are ‘in tune,’ you make choices from the innate intelligence of the body’s needs.â€
The workout even provides poses for specific hormones, such as a shoulder stand for the thyroid or headstand for pituitary because overactive or underactive hormones can contribute to overweight and obesity issues.
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