Iron Yoga: Combine Yoga and Strength Training for Weight Loss and Total Body Fitness
Bodysculpting meets yoga in this revolutionary workout from Ironman triathlete Anthony Carillo. Learn to combine yoga poses with upper-body work for super-fast results. Add more power to your yoga routine! Developed by A. . . More >>
Iron Yoga: Combine Yoga and Strength Training for Weight Loss and Total Body Fitness
This book is a waste of money. There is basically 3 or so poses that you use weights with. Save yourself some money and just use your own imagination on how you could use a weight in say a Warrior pose, or a side plank pose, or chair pose and you’ll be ahead of the game.
Rating: 1 / 5
I’ve been taking yoga for quite a few years now and when I saw Iron Yoga I thought it might be a great way to incorporate weights into my yoga routine. I couldn’t have been more wrong. You have to be really advanced to use this book. First you need to know how to do all of the postures properly. Then you have to read how to incorporate the weights and I don’t mean a short instruction sentence. These people write a few paragraphs that explain how to do the specific posture with weights. That’s just one posture. Good luck trying to get a workout with this book, you’ll just end up frustrated.
However, I see that there is a DVD available – I would go for that and skip the book.
Rating: 2 / 5
With plenty of photographs and explanations you can not go wrong while performing the Iron Yoga Workouts and Exercises / Poses.
I am really please to be able to train my arms, shoulders, chest, and back while doing Yoga. This is something you absolutely have to try if you already like Yoga. I enjoyed the book so much that I ended up also buying the Iron-Yoga’s DVD.
If you want to experience an innovative body-shaping and toning routine this may be for you.
Rating: 5 / 5
As a yoga teacher I buy many videos to see what others are doing. I was pleasantly surprised to see and experience this video. It is done with mindfulness and is very effective. If it becomes too easy to do the tree, I have my students close their eyes; now when that becomes too easy I will have them use light weights. The speed in which this is done is to avoid injury and I thank the instructor for that.
Rating: 4 / 5
Recently, I started doing yoga with my wife and discovered a whole new dimension of fitness. My fitness objectives basically consist of weight control, muscle tone and staying as healthy as possible in order to do the other things I enjoy for as long as possible. This all boils down to eating less and moving more.
I’m only a novice, but this book and companion DVD have been a tremendous help. The book is best as reference tool when you want to explore details, background or study the pictures and descriptions. The DVD allows you to get started immediately.
Iron Yoga combines light weight training (2-5 lb dumbbells) with traditional Power Yoga poses to give you a full body workout. No argument here. It uses four types of poses: standing, seated, prone (face down), and supine (face up). The book illustrates all the poses with very good photos and explanations. One excellent aspect of both the book and DVD is that there are also examples of modified poses for beginners and intermediate experience levels. I found these especially helpful. Even with the 2 lb dumbbells, these poses are pretty tough, but well worth the effort. You can add weight as you become accustomed to a given weight level.
The book says that you benefit physically, mentally, and spiritually. I don’t know about that, but I’ve decided to replace my exercise workouts with the Iron Yoga routines combined with a good walking program.
Rating: 5 / 5