Yoga for Surfers Vol 1
Whether you’re new to surfing, a seasoned pro, or somewhere in between, you’ll find that practicing yoga will do more than just improve your surfing; it will enhance every aspect of your life! Features avid surfer and certified yoga instructor Peggy Hall and top pro surfers Rochelle Ballard and Taylor Knox Learn surf-specific moves designed to prevent injury. Pre-surf session for flexibility and focus:; A perfect warm-up before surfing, this flowing routine awakens and energizes the entire body. Water session to give you energy and confidence; Simple moves you can do on your board to stay loose, warm, and focused between sets and a post-surf session for stretching and rejuvenation; A relaxing routine to calm your mind, rejuvenate your body, and shorten your recovery time between surf sessions.
User Ratings and Reviews
1 Star Dont buy
This video is not good. Peggy seems like a regular soccer mom who decided that she could make a yoga video. Her instructions arent good and her form is not good enough to be teaching others. The editing is pretty bad. And worst of all theres awesome surfing clips on when your head is bent over in your lap. How are you supposed to watch the sweet barrels?
Maybe the other two Yoga for Surfers are better but I’m over it.
5 Stars Peggy Hall’s Yoga is the Real Deal
I’ve done all of the Yoga for Surfers Yoga DVDs, as have many of my friends. I love the surfing scenes because they are relaxing, not distracting. Yes, I did know some yoga before I did this, but I like to do the progam at home, not in a studio, to do in at my own convenience. The first part I modify somewhat when I go to the beach before paddling out; and then I do a few moves (some of my own) on my board. I prefer the last part, the post-surf — it gives me a good stretch and I always sleep better after I do it.
Peggy is not a slick “fitness/Hollywood” type of presenter — she’s real, down-to-earth, and guess what? She actually does surf. Her husband is in the Yoga DVD, and so are a couple of pro surfers, an I don’t think they’d be in it if it were just jumping on a trend.
Yoga is for everybody. Peggy’s joy and enthusiasm is inspiring and helps make it accessible to all. I say defintely buy it and try it. If you want a more advanced workout (remember this is level 1 — beginner) then try YFS II or YFS III.
2 Stars Another Bogus “How to be a better surfer Yoga DVD.”
This is perhaps the worst of all videos out today of its type. If you have a basic knowledge of yoga, you don’t need this at all - you can create and tailor your own workout. If you don’t know yoga, it’s useless. The instruction is poor, peppered with a split screen of people surfing and practicing yoga (no wonder the surf mags think it’s great!) with little, very poorly demonstrated techniques of basic yoga. In some scenes you can’t even see their feet (a crucial failure) - even if the “instructor” says what to do. Save your money, take yoga long enough to learn it properly, then apply it to your own surfing. Yoga is great for surfing, but this is a poor video.
3 Stars Beth Cholette wrote a great 4 star review on 10/25/06
So I don’t have to type the content here. I also agree with someone’s comments that there are a lot of 5 star review for 3/21 that are obviously shrills/fakes.
It does have a nice feel, but there isn’t enough teaching to make sure you do the poses correctly to avoid injury. She does well with the general basics, sometimes telling you when to inhale/exhale & she’s VERY good about telling you the benefits of the poses for surfing or for stretching/strengthening those muscles, but no reminders on how not to do it, such as a sitting spinal twist the twist comes form the waist, don’t force it from the upper chest or neck. I have been doing it for 5 years so I was ok, but she did a great shoulder stretch that felt good, but then I got lost how she did it & had to rewind. Also, during poses she was demonstrating, it would cut to the people surfing or even just a seagull flying over a beach. I know it’s for surfers, but they can’t go 20 min w/o seeing water? There are also several minute long interviews at each chapter, so you will have to fast fwd through that every time. At first I enjoyed the quick pace of the pre-surf session, thinking it would be great when I have little time, but it started to make me feel rushed because it’s only held for 2 moderate speed breaths yet it’s not meant to be power yoga.
The trailer for the intro to each of their three Yoga DVDs is on there site: yogaforsurfers com
Previews on totalvid com & youtube com
5 Stars Excellent stretches and mind/body relaxation…cool imagery too!
‘Yoga for Surfers’ is an excellent workout that focuses on stretching surf-specific muscles and relaxing the body. It has really helped me to recover much faster after a session, as well as, and improve my time in the water. The imagery and editing are also very well done and a pleasure to watch.
January 25th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Why don’t you just go directly to the site at http://www.YogaforSurfers.com and you’ll see what real surfers are saying, not the piss-ants who obviously have an axe to grind and are resentful of someone who followed her dream. Have YOU made a DVD that has sold tens of thousands of copies? Her idea was plain and simple: to let surfers know the great benefits of yoga. Dudes: this was BEFORE yoga classes were so common. Get real oh, and one thing: if you really did practice yoga, you would know that you’re creating some pretty bad karma for yourslves.