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★★★★★
LOVE...THIS...PROGRAM!!!
I came across a couple of Dean's Youtube videos when I was doing a search for yoga geared towards guys. I am a bigger dude with and my flexibility sucks. I also travel 2-3 weeks out of the month. I have always had an interest in Yoga but was intimidated because even the "beginner" classes I have taken I have felt lost. Hard to find a good gym routine when hotels have all different kinds of gym and equipment.
After watching a couple videos on Youtube, I decided to hop on his website where I saw that Guyoga was just releasing. I bought it and started the program and WOW! I woke up muscles in my body that I didn't even know existed! After the first workout, I was a sweaty mess, but really felt the best I felt in a long time. A sense of accomplishment and a bit of euphoria. Don't get me wrong...as simple as this program is laid out and easy to follow, it's still very much a challenge. But then again why would you buy a program that isn't a challenge?! His directions are so easy to understand. He doesn't assume you know all the yoga terminology and literally approaches yoga in an easy to understand way and a way that makes perfect sense to a bigger dude like me...progress, not perfection. I think the biggest compliment I could give him about this program, at least for me, is that I don't have to be constantly looking at the screen and follow his every move. He has such a way of explaining the poses and what body parts to engage that just listening to him walks you through everything. Of course watching him helps with form, but I'm not constantly looking up and down at the screen. The workouts are also short and effective. I am too busy to sit there an chant and burn incense! (not that there is anything wrong with that!)
So flash forward to now, almost a month after I started the program. Do I have Ryan Reynold's body now? Hardly. However, my flexibility and range of motion is so much better, my muscles are tightening (pants are looser in the waist), I sleep better and just feel better overall. And I am just beginning...I am in this now for the long haul. Not only can I touch my toes, I can actually see them as my belly is shrinking!
My biggest advice to couch potatoes like myself is to get the program and DO IT! At such a minimal investment, I have gotten so much out of it. It's really been a catalyst for me to want to really reap the benefits of yoga....and look like Ryan Reynolds...or Dean! lol I'll settle for the happier, healthier version of me! :) Thank you Dean!
September 2016 · Movies and TV · verified purchase