Yoga Is For Everybody? Not Quite...

This 2-minute quiz shows you if yoga is for you. Or what you should do instead.

Pump Things Up With a Yoga Video

Yoga | Yoga Equipment

A few decades ago, yoga exercise tapes were the top alternative for those who could not afford to visit a gym or wanted to have a home routine to work out to. The bulky video cassettes later gave way to CDs, and eventually to DVDs. Less bulky and of better quality, legal copies nonetheless still needed to be paid for like their predecessors. Today, the internet offers the enthusiast a wide array of free yoga videos available for streaming for those with fast connections. Even those with a slower link speed can download a yoga video with truckloads of available time and enough patience to fill a giant dam.

Finding the Perfect Video for You

Free videos about yoga, like the many other kinds of exercise DVDs focused on yoga available today, include a wide array of topics. To make the most of these videos, it is important to know which benefits of yoga you would like to gain. For those who seek to gain strength and flexibility, a Power or Ashtanga Yoga video will be of best value. If you are looking for a more comfortable and calm routine, go for videos that center on restorative poses. These videos are also best for yoga practitioners with particular needs like pregnant women or athletes trying to bounce back from sports-related injuries. Finding something that best suits your needs is as easy as running a search on YouTube or similar online video sites.

Check Out With Those Who Know

One of the primary considerations when you come up with your own personal yoga routine is to make sure that every single part of your routine is something that you can do safely and without undue hazard to your physical health. It is therefore very important that you actually consult a trained professional before you start doing yoga on your own. In the same manner, always make sure that the people behind the yoga video you choose to use in your routine knows what they are doing. Check out if the exercises and poses featured in the video are fit for your level, and will not cause undue strain to your body. Whatever the exercise routine, doing too much too soon poses dangers and the same can be said of yoga practitioners going right into advanced poses without enough training and supervision.

Recent technological advances have made yoga more popular than ever. Not only are there more avenues and opportunities to discover the many types of yoga out there, there are more options available to suit your individual needs. With just a few clicks of your mouse, you can be among the countless practitioners who have explored the world of yoga through a yoga video and have gained a lot from doing so.

Featured in New York Magazine, The Guardian, and The Washington Post
Featured in the Huffington Post, USA Today, and VOGUE

Made with ♥ on planet earth.

Copy link
Powered by Social Snap