I know, I know, we are about half-way through the month and just doing the cover girl's workout in the June issue of Shape Magazine. It has looked like a good workout, but I have been so happy with all of my usual yoga vids, that this one has taken the back-burner until now. My only hope is that this review will help one person who is on the fence about purchasing or not purchasing this month's issue.
Let me first say that I love, love, love, the sports bra that Britney is wearing in the exercise demo! I also so love the fact that she is the one demoing all of these poses. For some reason, it is rare to see the actual celebrity doing they workout that they are recommending. I love seeing her do the poses she says she loves!
The interview with Britney is pretty standard, no in depth secrets shared or big surprises, but it was good all the same. I am still trying to envision Britney Spears driving a mini van, but that was the biggest bomb shell. As you may have guessed, the workout Britney chooses is a yoga workout. It was created by her yoga trainer, Elizabeth I, and works legs, arms, and abs. The flow itself looks pretty simple with lots of poses most people are familiar with, but should give those three areas a good toning.
The Workout
I will first say that anyone who manages to write a how-to for a yoga routine has my respect. Yoga videos are much easier to follow and flow much better than any written form of yoga that I have seen. This flow is one of the easiest written forms of yoga that I have ever followed. I loved the idea of counting breaths rather than seconds, and it was very easy to understand how long each breath should be.
The actual poses were all very common with exception to the last. The last pose is a camel pose. These are a bit more advanced and I did not quite understand why it was with such a simple flow. It would be the perfect introductory yoga flow if not for the camel hitched on at the end.
Elizabeth recommends doing the entire flow one to three times. I completed two flows after my usual run. The run got me warmed up and the yoga flows were a great way to stretch and cool down. I would recommend trying this flow if you already have the June issue of Shape Magazine and have 1) Not done much yoga before or 2) are using it as a post workout cool down. If you do not have the June issue yet, save you money and hold off until July.