Shiva Rea is one of my favorite yogis, and I love both her Creative Core Abs, and Creative Core + Lower Body DVDs. So, of course, I was psyched to try the third DVD in her core series, Creative Core + Upper Body ($10). It involves a flowing sequence of core-focused postures that are all about sculpting your abs, back, arms, and shoulders.
The first section of the DVD is 25 minutes long and involves doing nine rounds of 12 push-ups for a total of 108 (108 is a sacred number). In between the push-ups, you do variations of Warrior 1 to work your legs and shoulders, and poses on your belly to work the muscles in your back and chest. I fell in love with this DVD after the first part! It was an amazing upper-body workout that incorporated a brilliant combination of yogic and nonyogic moves.
The second part of the video leads you through eight minutes of work on your back, doing variations of crunches and Pilates core exercises, yet encourages you to be creative with your movements. My belly was burning in the best way. Then it ends with two minutes of Savasana, which you are so ready for, since your entire body feels worked. Once I woke up, I felt vibrantly energized. This is my new favorite Shiva Rea video, no doubt about it.
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I'm so glad you liked this. I ordered it yesterday and was reading your other Shiva Rea reviews. I liked her Yoga Shakti, and combining yoga with core/upper body work makes it more fun and flowing. I'm trying to put muscle on my thin frame and just lifting gets so tedious. Using this and some kettlebell training will make things more interesting. Can't wait!
1interesting.
2In Hawaii 2004 I was running 8 miles on beach and I do not run and soon up to 500 backwards bends holding a 25lb weight and had ABS that were a ROCK and was surprised the Hawaii vibe made me bike over 7 hours a day up mauka (mountains) and on RAW foods and fresh grown spirulina mixed shakes daily and yet I have NEVER been invited to one shoot, one DVD and I have been in much better shape then SHIVA REA abs. I just have gave up last year on all working out. I as well gave up on women frienships working out hardcore as a team and rock and roll sweat. THERE is nothing but
3EGO on this wanna be spiritualist that is up for one person...HERSELF. Get ot know Shiva and know that she could care less about any woman unless in her own "pack"....she is a full blown ego kid.
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