Product Description

Welcome to CRUNCH Fitness! We all know that yoga can reduce stress, calm the mind, and increase flexibility. But with Yoga Body Sculpt, you can also get a long, lean, and chiseled look that would make any Hollywood star jealous. Instructor Bethany Lyons will take you through a flowing series of yoga poses that are perfect for sculpting your buns and thighs, in addition to flattening your belly and strengthening your core. So if you'd like to experience what many people consider the fitness fountain of youth, grab a mat and get ready to strengthen, lengthen, and tone your body with yoga.

The Crunch Philosophy: The Crunch fitness program welcomes people from all walks of life regardless of shape, size or ability. We created a workout environment that is not competitive or judgmental. Enjoy these favorite classes with imaginative instructors in an atmosphere that makes working out fun.

Meet the Instructor: Bethany Lyons is a AFAA and Power Yoga certified instructor at CRUNCH in New York. Fitness philosophy: Everyone has the power to positively affect real change in their lives and their bodies. The three keys: show up, be present, and enjoy the moment! Favorite splurge foods: Brie and a good glass of red wine.


“Get the best lean, sculpted look cultivated in a Crunch class. Brooke Shields is a fan with this flowing series of poses. Beginners are welcome” - The Best Workout DVDS US Weekly; January 12 2009 ed.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12306 in DVD
• Brand: Crunch
• Released on: 2008-10-07
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, HiFi Sound, Surround Sound, THX, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .25 pounds
• Running time: 41 minutes

Customer Reviews

Very good :->
I'm really getting the hang of Yoga now; I never really liked it before until recently and this is another great workout to add to my fast growing collection of Yoga workouts. I like Crunch and guessed that this might be another good dvd and luckily I was right.
It is more geared for the beginner to intermediate, so I found it non-intimidating and not so hard to do. Bethany is a good instructor and she's friendly and encouraging. She lets you know that it's OK if you don't quite get the moves down perfectly - there are options if need be. I find that very appealing because I sometimes feel like I HAVE to get it right and her saying that, makes me relax more. It's a workout more geared towards core and lower-body, and you get a fantastic stretch at the end.
If you normally would pass on Yoga, do give this a try. I always found it 'difficult' and while it isn't always easy, this is a great way to begin and before you know it, you'll find the moves easier and easier and then you'll be ready to try more difficult routines. This is definately a good place to start and I highly recommend it.

A good practice if you're familiar with yoga
Let me start out by saying that I enjoyed this routine, but there are a few cons about it as well. Let's start with the cons, shall we? This is why I would definitely not recommend this DVD to a beginner:

Poor to literally non-existent breathing cues in sections. No emphasis or explanation of ujjayi breathing. The instructor is often sniffing through her nose on the inhale and encouraging you to sigh out of your mouth on the exhale, either by verbally prompting you to do so, or constantly doing so herself. (And yet she still manages to call a few poses by their Sanskrit names.)

I'm not sure I like the way that she keeps her palms together during sun salutations, and in a few other areas as well. I'm also not sure why she goes to such great lengths to modify and ease you into boat pose. There are sequences and poses in this routine far more challenging than boat pose.

With that said, I've been doing yoga long enough now that none of this was too much of a bother. I can cue my own breathing, I don't have to modify boat pose, and I can sweep my arms up and down whichever way I want to during sun salutations. I like how the instructor gets right into the practice and never spends much time going into detail about poses etc.

Great Yoga workout - Felt the Burn!
I thought it was a great Crunch DVD. Bethany Lyons is such an easy instructor to listen to and take "cues" from, as she is not intimindating. I like that you can do this workout and feel immediately refreshed upon finishing, and you can really feel it in your buns and thighs the next day!

**Great poses**
Finishing with hip openers is great, as pigeon is one of my favorites
Great cool-down (shavasayna) and meditation at the end
lots of downward dog with an emphasis on form

Thanks Crunch Fitness for more "flowing" yoga workout. Hope to see more to come....