Exercising in your home has numerous advantages. You can easily enjoy it on your own time, you spend less travel time, save membership and class fees and the hassles of sweaty gym rats. At the same time, it is actually incredibly simple to spend a good deal of your money on expensive household equipment that is quite likely to just take up valuable space and remind you just how out of shape you may be because it gathers dust within the corner.
A terrific, low-cost alternative is to try using equipment you already possess: a DVD player and TV. There are many kinds of home exercise DVDs, but in in this article, I will focus on doing yoga at home using DVDs that are easy to acquire from Amazon, your nearest library or many stores or internet sites offering exercise videos.
There exist wide ranges of yoga DVDs. You should choose carefully based on your fitness goals, experience level with yoga and yoga style preference. Common fitness goals that may be achieved through yoga are:
1. Manage Stress 2. Lose Weight 3. Enhance Flexiblility 4. Increase Muscle 5. Build Endurance
Of course, these goals are not exclusive and frequently complement one another. The key for selecting the suitable video is determining which of the above your primary goal is.
Knowledge about yoga and general fitness level is another important aspect. These are generally divided into the following categories. Do not feel below par if you happen to be in the limited beginner level. Everyone needs to start somewhere and beginning in a level too difficult will surely discourage you against continuing.
1. Limited Beginner - No fitness experience, dealing with injury or limited flexibility/mobility. 2. Beginner - A healthy body but minimal knowledge about yoga or group exercise. 3. Intermediate - Has some yoga experience or other fitness experience, fairly active and mobile with average degree of flexibility and strength. 4. Advanced - Have a regular yoga practice, fitness experience or seasoned athlete with reasonable amount of flexibility.
This may not be a definitive list of where you ought to be as far as challenge in a yoga class as there is certainly some leeway. For example, when you are fairly active and limber- equipped to climb stairs, walk regularly and participate in normal day to day activities but have never participated in a group fitness routine at a studio or health club, you still may do fine with a Beginner or Intermediate yoga video. If you are limited in your range of flexibility or have knee, wrist or back issues you may do better with a slower paced video for a limited beginner where you will have time to make adjustments to meet your requirements. If you are a marathon runner with tight limbs and without any yoga experience, a Beginner video could possibly be the best spot to begin.
Regardless of what your level of fitness, yoga is extremely personal. The advantage of yoga is you should be motivated to modify your positioning, whether in a class setting with a live instructor or with a yoga video, to best provide what you need. If you are limited in positioning you can adjust to a simpler posture to attend a routine. A seasoned athlete should have the abilities necessary to adjust any class to challenge themselves, whether through tightening up muscles in any area or strengthening the mind in focusing on the yoga positions, breath and body alignment.
No matter what your workout goals are, finding the suitable yoga video starts with matching a video to your needs: finding what type of yoga you desire to practice, versatility of the workout, instructor style, options offered for varying levels, scenery and music.
