Yoga Zone – Yoga for a Strong and Healthy Back
I don’t have back problems but I love doing yoga that makes my back feel good. I was thus quite interested in Yoga Zone’s Yoga for a Strong and Healthy Back DVD.
The DVD offers two separate 20 minute workouts that you can also do back to back. One uses a female instructor, the other, a male. Both workouts are focused heavily on spinal twists as the main focus for the back. They are fairly easy workouts and should be accessible to most beginners who are relatively healthy and don’t have major physical limitations. I can’t speak as to whether these workouts will be OK for those with back issues, however.
I was a bit disappointed that neither workout included any significant backbends. Even a cobra would have been nice. Because of this, I found the workouts to be a little bit of a letdown for me personally. These are workouts I’d do on those days where I had low energy and didn’t want to get too physical with my yoga practice. The most challenging thing you have to do here is stand in chair pose and twist.
The setting was in Jamaica, which really didn’t matter to me much as we mostly saw the teachers sitting on mats in front of a beach. The music was a little cheesy and Jamaica-inspired, but nothing overly annoying.
I thought the instruction itself was clear and otherwise found the DVD to be pleasant. I’ll give this DVD a B-, only because I think it’s way too focused on twists.
