Yoga Inferno

My colleague, Katarina, and I tried Yoga Inferno, Level 1 this morning. Katarina's review: "Being a Big Beautiful Woman, I found this form of yoga exercise not "yoga' enough for me. I found it too difficult to jump around so quickly. I did make it through the 30 minutes, but I modified most of the moves. Not so much for me, however my colleague enjoyed it and whipped right through it." My review: I loved it! This definitely is not a typical yoga workout, but I found this workout very effective and time went by very fast. I like the yoga poses combined with the aerobic segments. Brief summary - breaking it down: One leg mountain climbers: Tough, but effective; Standing Mountain, Crunch: Good for abs/hamstrings Cat-cow balance: great for the oblique's and balance; Puppy-down to all fours: challenging and effective; Chaturanga with leg lift, sweep up, into lifted up leg lunge: not too difficult, yet effective lower and upper body workout; Downward facing dog to plank: great for the abs, arms, good hamstring stretch; Twisting mountain climbers: great for the waist, great aerobic exercise; Chair, press hands forward while lifting balls of the feet up - challenging and effective. Monkey squats, great hamstring workout "Chair jacks" challenging, great lower body workout, very aerobic. Lunges with arm circles: Great lower and upper body workout. Warrior pose workout: good stretching and lower body workout. Leg left, calf cross: very challenging, great full body workout. Standing balance, leg lift, sweeping to the back: great for balance, great leg workout. Plank jacks: this is alternated between each segment to raise the heartbeat: not too difficult, great for the abs, great aerobic exercise; I look forward to working out to Level 2. Jillian Michael's Yoga Inferno fits perfectly into my workout routine. Running two businesses and managing a family makes it challenging to fit workouts in throughout the day. During my busy day, I manage to carve out two to three 30-minute "moment's" for fitness.....Yoga Inferno is a great addition to my weekly workout schedule. Not for beginners Read more

Ok , I'm really giving this a 4.5 star because I do love this DVD. However, the reason for taking down half a star is because Jillian moved too quickly, without giving thorough instructions. I found myself looking up at the screen too often to see what the girls were doing. But, as i continue to use this DVD, that will no longer be an issue. I tried workout # 1 yesterday & I loved it because I felt like I got a complete workout in a short amount of time. In 30 minutes, I squeezed in yoga (which is also strength training) plus cardio. I tried workout # 2 this morning (12 hours ago) and boy am I sore!!! Both workouts were challenging, but the moves were timed perfectly for you to catch your breath. I also have her Yoga Meltdown, which I absolutely love. I recommend mastering Yoga Meltdown first, before trying this one. Update: 4/2/14 I now give this DVD a 5 star instead of 4 because I've done this DVD multiple times now and it's truly amazing!!! By the 3rd time, it didn't matter anymore that she was moving fast, because you really do get the hang of it. Workout 1 is an excellent circuit workout; it makes me sweat more than 30 Day Shred Level 2. And workout 2 is simply an amazing strength workout. I now officially love Jillian. I even bought more of her DVDs at Walmart the other day. Read more

I say " not for beginners " not because I believe you aren't ready or you are not capable, I say that because in this video Jillian does not give instruction on form at all and because of that you may be confused, quickly discouraged, or even injured. She combines moves from ripped on 30 and yoga meltdown, so start with those videos. She is much more informative in those videos and they will lay the groundwork for this series, not to mention give you a killer workout. This video is for people who are familiar with yoga poses- correct positioning of the body in those poses- and also posses basic knowledge of weight training technique. Again, you can learn what you need to know in ripped in 30 and yoga meltdown. Warnings aside, these are two kickass workouts! Even though she builds on previous combinations from other workouts, these are fresh and super challenging. Get ready to say " ooh, ouch" after running through this video, you will be sore in places you thought you had already conquered. Get some! Buy this and don't look back! Read more

This is not your usual breathe, stetch, flow yoga. There is no om, there is no meditation. Which is fine if you know what to expect. Don't consider this one if you are looking a yoga practice. This is a serious workout. How do you know? Because yoga does not have 30 second cardio blasts throughout the practice. However knowing that, you can enjoy this workout and know your butt will be seriously kicked at the end of 30 minutes. Jillian will work you hard and fast. She will get your heart pumping and all of you moving. No hanging out and enjoying the view in down dog here. This is non-stop fast paced fat burning, strength building "yoga" (because I think there is a warrior in it) workout. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed every minute of it. I love the way Jillian took yoga asanas and put them together with calesthinics. Her flows are orginal and unique. Inferno DVD really challenged me physically and as well to see "yoga" in a new way. Enjoy, and I will say it to you because Jillian won't, Namaste. Read more