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Cathe Friedrich's Yoga Max |
  Agree with others |
| I'm a big Cathe fan and own most of her workouts, but I have to agree with other reviewers that this one was disappointing. There was no challenge, but it was not relaxing either. The same basic poses repeated over and over and held for a long time. It didn't flow for me and I didn't get a good stretch either. I don't normally notice background exercisers much, but Brenda's form was horrible and Jay was too serious. After a while I was just really bored with this. - posted by holly on 4/3/2012 |
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| Wrongly Titled |
| After 32 yrs. practicing yoga I think Cathe has grasped something about yoga. This is a good follow on from Yoga Relax. Postures held long enough to lengthen the muscle and develop "yoga strength". The USA version of power yoga is physical athletic exercising in general. Cathe gives the individual time to connect. Did this after Slide and Glide and did not feel "wiped out." Yes, there are alignment issues but overall a good tape. What came over is that I genuinely felt Cathe has "connected" as to what Yoga really means to her. In general its a step up from a general class where flow is introduced into the practice. Recommend it. - posted by scotland on 2/12/2012 |
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| Love This DVD |
| I'm so glad Cathe came out with a dvd like this, it's so different from anything else she's done and she does it so well. Some people think she and the other participants in this dvd are too serious, well I think yoga takes a lot of focus and that's what I like about it. I like the way she holds the poses and really lengthens the muscles. I also like the downward dog, plank, upward dog combo as it really builds strength. This is a dvd I will use regularly. - posted by K on 1/30/2012 |
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| Not for me |
| I am not into yoga much, but this was with my set. I have always been told that it would be good for me since I have arthritis, however, this was worse than any high impact that I have done. With arthritis in my wrist/hands, there is no way that I can go into downward dog constantly as she does. I think the first 20 minutes just repeated itself over and over again. I was so tired of hearing downward dog, that after those first 20 minutes, I took it out of my player and will never use it again. If this is what yoga is, then I want no part of it! - posted by Marsha on 1/23/2012 |
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| not a fan of this one |
| Some background info: I believe myself to be intermediate-advanced, able to complete most of Jillian Michaels, Cathe, Jari Love and Bob Harper's advanced video's with little/no modifications. I enjoy tough, challenging workouts and I find Cathe hits the mark most of the time when I want a killer workout. This one however, I hate to say, disappointed me. I found nothing "max" about this workout. She did the same moves (down dog, plank, up dog, warrior 1 and 2) the majority of the video. I was not challenged and barely broke into a sweat. Even the side plank and chair pose, which are challenging, were not held long enough. If you are new to Yoga, this may be a good place to start, but advanced ones looking for a challenge may be let down. Cathe is awesome though, I adore her, she is top-notch. I recommend BL Weight Loss Yoga if you really want a good sweat. - posted by Natasha on 11/16/2011 |
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| I Like It :) |
| I'm not a yoga "purist" (not into the "mystical" element), but I do appreciate the physical benefits of yoga, so I was happy to see that Cathe was putting together a yoga workout. I've done Cathe's workouts for years and trust her to put together a great workout. I enjoyed this workout -- so glad she did this one. - posted by Marla on 11/12/2011 |
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| No, I Guess Not |
| I have Cathe's 2 stretch workouts I bought from Collage years ago, and like them well enough, but these were too solemn, serious, robotic/mechanical, did not flow well from one exercise to another, and no one smiled,...ever! A bit depressing, doesn't make me want to reach for this one. They need to ease up, relax a bit, enjoy themselves. Cathe is out of her element in this one, unfortunately. - posted by SAF on 11/9/2011 |
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| A good starter yoga video |
| Pretty basic and typical yoga program with too many downward dogs, planks, vinyasas and forward folds. If you have never done a yoga video before this program would be a good start. The last 15 minutes were more enjoyable since I'm not big on the above moves. Overall a beginner yoga video, but with an instructor who is top notch. - posted by Karen on 11/2/2011 |