I’ve been going on a very big non-yoga kick, and have been strictly pretty much working out at the gym and on home fitness equipment, simply due to time restraints and the fact that I have access to a great gym at work, but I have just put in my qeue on Netflix for a Rodney Yee Fat Burning Yoga DVD, and am hoping that this can get me back into yoga, with the fat burning and cardio that I’m looking for.

The yoga DVD’s that I have right now are excellent for muscle stretching, relaxation techniques, destressing, and anti aging, but I do need something lately that is also going to light a fire under my metabolism, so that I can get this weight off that I’ve been meaning to. I’m only looking to lose about five pounds right now, simply due to the fact that I ate like a pig for about two weeks because of a lot of family functions and stress going on, and just not enough time to eat right, and my pants are fitting me a bit tightly, so I’m looking to get them off fast, and cardio and more intense workouts do that better than relaxation techniques and only slightly calorie burning through slow moving yoga.

Fat burning yoga is typically an Ashtanga form of yoga, where the movements are much fast and more fluid. This provides for more of an increase in heart rate, while stretching the muscles as well as helping to regulate the oxygen levels in the blood and still help with anti aging and stress management, but also adding that extra calorie burning boost and cardio in their for a double advantage.

My preference in yoga, because I’ve tried several kinds, including Ashtanga, Bikram, and traditional relaxation yoga, is actually the relaxation form (go figure lol), but I’m sure I can get to like Ashtanga, or more fat burning styles, if I just start doing them more frequently. I’m hoping that fat burning yoga can eventually replace some of my traditional cardio workouts, where I’m working out on elliptical machines, recumbent bikes, and treadmills.

We’ll see - I’m thinking this might also be a great way to confuse my muscles and get better results, instead of just doing the same old stuff all the time.

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