- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Book Co. (Trade); 1 edition (April 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1931412669
- ISBN-13: 978-1931412667
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 19 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 340 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,393,963 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
If you want to get fit, there is no better exercise than yoga. Unlike traditional aerobic exercise, yoga can actually correct imbalances in the body's systems that may be causing weight problems. It not only stretches, firms, and tones, but yoga also works on the endocrine system, balancing the hormones that can contribute to water retention, hunger, mood swings, and food cravings. Yoga--because it is a form of strength training that builds muscle--improves the metabolic rate, causing your body to burn fat even while you're resting! In addition, yoga helps with concentration, goal setting, and relaxation, all of which are necessary components of a successful weight loss program.
In Yoga Burns Fat, you'll find a simple seven-week program that offers a different 30-minute routine for each week. None of the poses require any props or special equipment, and they are specially designed for fat burning. Illustrated with original line drawings, each routine includes easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions that allow you to learn the poses in the privacy of your own home.
In addition, you'll learn: -How to drop a dress size in 7 weeks, without dieting! -Why yoga is a better form of strength training than lifting weights. -How to maximize your body's fat burning with easy yoga breathing and visualization.
You'll be fit. You'll be strong. You'll be relaxed, calm, and focused. At the end of just seven short weeks, yoga will have transformed your life. Get started today!
About the Author
Jan Maddern is a yoga instructor. She is the author of Yoga Builds Bones.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Not much more than okay,
By Maggie "of the Great White North" (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Yoga Burns Fat (Paperback)
Will you be more flexible and stronger having done 7 weeks of this program? Yes, but a qualified yes.The book claims you need only 30 minutes a day. The amount of time each activity takes is debatable. If you are brand new to yoga, you will spend a lot of time flipping between reading the instructions, and attempting the pose, and then stopping part way through the activity to double check the text again. You almost need a tape or video of someone reading the instructions to you. (An example single step is: "Bring your legs back to the center, bend your knees, roll onto your left side and sit up. Straighten your legs out to the side, in line with your hips, and place both palms flat on the floor in front of your hips.") A good chunk of the book is breathing exercises and visualization exercises (Example: "Imagine that you are walking along a beach. You see a path in the sand dunes that leads to an old house...") Not everyone enjoys visualisation exercises, so think about whether or not this is what you want in a book. Target Audience: People who want to become more flexible, and enjoy quieting their mind with breathing exercises and visualizations. This is not right book for you if your primary goal is to burn fat.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Almost a winner,
By Eric Gross "www.liberationfromthelie.com" (Philadelphia Suburbs) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Yoga Burns Fat (Paperback)
I think that this book as a wonderful goal; to use the traditions of hatha yoga to loose fat, gain muscle, and improve flexibility. As far as I can tell the author might have achieved all of those objectives. However, the book is unusable.Success with yoga requires moving and holding positions fairly precisely. Doing the movements incorrectly not only reduces the effectiveness of the position, but it may cause the practitioner physical harm. The illustrations used in this book were all but useless. I could not figure how to assume the positions based on the illustrations and their accompanying description. Unless you really know the author's approach to yoga, I would suggest that you avoid this book.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Informative Yoga Book,
By Seeking Health "baker95" (CALIFORNIA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Yoga Burns Fat (Paperback)
I agree with the first reviewer. This book does need more drawings. This books gives information I haven't seen anywhere else. I have the author's book Yoga builds bones and have found it quite useful. Many yoga books try to sell you things. These books don't. I do wish there was a video. I have followed this book for 4 weeks and I can truly tell a difference.
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