For the most part, he focuses on the more challenging and advanced versions of poses. For example, the standing sequence includes revolved triangle , twisting chair, and bound side angle asanas, and the balancing poses include crow —none of which are likely to be part of a beginners' class.
Each of the four students in the videos is at a different level of strength and flexibility, which is great because it gives Horton a chance to encourage using props and modifications to make sure alignment in each asana is safe and correct. It's a good message for yogis who hesitate to do either because they feel it means they aren't really doing yoga "right" or they're being wimpy for needing the aid of a block or strap.
At the same time, Horton encourages students to push themselves—something most yoga teachers don't do and for good reason. This is how injuries happen. More attention should be paid to body alignment in some of the poses.
For instance, in shoulder stand , which is an important pose to get right since it places the neck in a vulnerable position, he allows unsafe arm positioning to go uncorrected. Even though he spends a lot of time moving among the students on the screen, Horton allows some potentially dangerous alignment issues to go unnoticed. Horton ends the practice with savasana , or corpse pose, which is how most yoga classes wind down, but it lasts for only a minute, when at least five to 10 are ideal to allow the mind and body to calm down.
For an experienced yoga student who has a command of alignment and who knows about and is able to accept his physical limitations in order to stay safe, P90X yoga is fine. But it's probably not a smart start for a beginning yogi. Plus, if all you're interested in is yoga, it probably isn't the most financially sound place to begin. You have to buy the entire P90X set of DVDs to get the yoga one or sign up for their online subscription.
If you've never tried it before, starting a yoga practice can feel overwhelming. All of that said, it felt good to stretch out all of the muscles I worked this week. Interest piqued? Get free tips to make change and create your best life.
For those of you who are familiar with the practice, here is a list of the yoga poses, and some commentary: Moving Asanas: Each Asana starts with your standard Chaturanga, Upward Dog and Downward Dog. Share this! Like what you see? Sign up for updates It would be more ideal if someone would have his or her very first yoga experience in a yoga studio instead of in front of the TV at home. However, this exposure to yoga is better than nothing.
If you do end up loving P90X Yoga, then go ahead and find a studio nearby and practice more yoga. However, nothing beats real instruction by a certified yoga professional — incorporating proper adjustments and custom progressions at a local yoga studio. Did you benefit from this article? Did I miss anything? Any feedback or suggestions would be appreciated — please post in the comments and I will personally respond! A ridiculous amount of coffee was consumed in the process of building this project.
Add some fuel if you'd like to keep me going! What is the P90X workout? Also, kudos to him for informing people that doing yoga is like giving your central nervous system a massage. All the movements are truly connected to your breathing.
The combination of styles is excellent, which is quite innovative for him to do. Breathing reminders — Although Tony did offer helpful breathing reminders, Tony could have gone more in-depth. Further elaborating on the connection between the movements and your breath would be helpful for beginners Upward — facing dog — Although this may be nit-picking, Tony did forget to mention that to decrease risking tension in the lower back, you need to put your hips forward in up dog.
Relaxation reminders — Tony reminds people to keep their faces calm. Techniques on modifying postures — His advice to straighten the front leg to come out of reverse warrior 2 was great. You need to do the corpse pose aka savasana before ending it. What moves will I do in P90X Yoga? Why should I try P90X Yoga? Get your flex on for an hour and a half People tend to overlook flexibility so much because they would rather focus on strength and cardio during workouts.
Crane Pre-Handstand — This is a more intermediate floor pose. The Dynamic Poses The first half of Yoga X consists of moving asanas, which are a series of dynamic, flowing, high energy poses. To make it easier for you, here are some tips that I came up with while doing P90X Yoga: Warrior One — The secret to doing all variations of the Warrior pose is to keep your weight in the center instead of leaning forward. The Balance and Static Poses Tree — Remember the imaginary line in the middle of your body we talked about earlier?
About Latest Posts. Marcus Stone. Soon after graduating college with a degree in Journalism, Marcus decided to pursue his love for yoga and traveled to Rishikesh, India to complete his RYS yoga teacher training.
Marcus wants people to know that yoga is for everyone — no matter your race, gender, age, or physical ability. Enjoy my content? Support GotYoga with a cup of coffee. Related Posts. Seated Spinal Stretch: If you have back problems, go as far into this pose as is comfortable and no farther. Be gentle to your back. Do try not to over-exaggerate the arch in your lumbar spine, though. Again, go as far as is comfortable. Frog: Really wonderful stretch for the hips and inner thighs.
I could hang out in this one forever. Pay attention to your knees if you have knee problems, since this position may be awkward for some kneecaps, and make sure to aim for that 90 degree angle between hips, knees, and shins. Bridge or Wheel: If you have low back problems, do not go into a full Wheel.
If you have wrist problems, you might want to be careful, too. Stick to Bridge. Plow to Shoulder Stand: Another iffy pose for those with any kind of vertebral issues, I find that this one simply puts too much strain on my neck, even with cushioning.
If you feel pain in your own neck, skip this one. Otherwise have fun. After this, the poses are all very straightforward stretches as well as a few abdominal exercises which, quite honestly, I skip and I think you should skip, too.
The yoga section of P90X is insane no pun intended. So difficult. It's good to keep in mind that p90's offering of yoga is just a small niche of yoga, so you're just getting some physical benefits like flexibility and balance. If you're looking for strength and weight loss, I'd focus more on the main content.
However, it's not really easier so much as shorter - it's 45 minutes long because a lot of his customers complained about Yoga X being too long. If you do want some good alternatives that aren't P90X, though, try the podcast practice sessions from either Yoga Journal or Yoga Download. Search on iTunes for 'yoga journal podcast' or 'yoga download podcast' and you'll find them. They're free and the producers are usually pretty clear about what level the practice is at.
Yoga Download also gives you illustrated pose guides to go along with the podcasts. The guides are clear and give you a good idea of what the poses are supposed to look like. This has been my first week attempting P90X and I was wondering if there are any beginner Yoga videos that you would recommend as a substitute for Yoga X to someone who can hardly touch her toes? If you want to try Yoga on Sunday, then, sure. In other words, make Thursday your "push it to the limit" Yoga X day and then on Sunday take it a little easier, or maybe concentrate on different aspects of the workout.
Maybe go less deep into the poses but work harder on perfecting your posture and balance. As for the first 15 minutes of Yoga X, I don't think it'll hurt, though I don't know if it'll help, either. Personally I'd just jog in circles or do jumping jacks for 5 minutes to get warmed up, then jump in.
Hey, Alan, nice to see you here. Here's why: Yoga X hits your legs pretty hard, and if you have Yoga on Thursday, that means you're probably doing Plyo on Monday.
You want your legs rested for Plyo. As for the abs thing, I agree that the yoga belly is easier, but my point is that abs are like any other muscle group: you should only train them times a week and otherwise train other muscles. Otherwise you won't be giving them time to recover. Yoga belly's less intense than ab ripper, but it's still an ab-focused little workout, and it happens right on a day when you should be moving your focus totally away from your abs so they can rest and recover.
Because the day before and day after will have ab ripper. I guess my point in both cases is that it's as important to give your muscles a break as it is to work them, since the recovery period is when your body is rebuilding them and adding new muscle tissue. So try not to hit the same muscle group two days in a row.
P90X does that a lot, and that's one of the things I disagree with it about.
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