Guide to the Best Yoga Fitness DVDs

Yoga fitness DVDs offer a variety of options in the form of fitness routines, workout levels, and time spans. Whatever you are looking for in a workout, there is a yoga fitness DVD that will offer you a challenging and invigorating workout.

Here are the five yoga fitness DVDs that have become my favorites because they provides me with different workouts that are challenging and exciting.

Crunch: Yoga Body Sculpt
Crunch: Yoga Body Sculpt is the best yoga fitness DVD that I have found yet that gives me an incredible all body workout. The focus of the workout is on strengthening your core and toning legs, abs and butt while instilling a sense of calm in you at the same time. Even though this is a very fast paced yoga fitness workout, especially compared to some of my favorites, it is still very relaxing and has a very calming effect on me by the time I reach the end of the workout. I don't think this fitness DVD is the very best choice for beginners, even though it says that it is for every level, because it is fast paced and you go from one pose into the next with as little instruction as necessary to get you there. $8, www.amazon.com

Yoga for Stress Relief
I have several favorite fitness DVDs from Body Wisdom Media, but Yoga for Stress Relief is my absolute favorite. A friend gifted me with this yoga fitness DVD because she knew I enjoyed yoga and she thought I still stressed out more than was necessary. The cool thing about this DVD, and others from the same company, is that you can customize your workout using the same DVD as everyone else has. There are so many different workout levels and time spans to choose from that you really only need the one DVD to take care of all your yoga workout needs. $20, www.amazon.com

Dance the Chakras Yoga
I was looking for something a little different from my regular yoga routines when I found Dance the Chakras Yoga. It is definitely different, but not in a bad way, and honestly I did not know that you could combine yoga with dance-- a big love of mine. Even though I was not familiar with Kunalini yoga I was able to follow along easy enough and did not feel like I needed to learn anything special beforehand in order to keep up. It is definitely fun, invigorating and a total yoga workout. $15, www.amazon.com

Power Yoga- Total Body Workout
If you have been practicing yoga for a while now and are looking for something to challenge yourself, this is the best choice you can make. Even though I have been practicing yoga in group settings, on my own and with the help of several yoga DVDs, I found Power Yoga to be challenging and it took me a while before I was able to get through the entire workout sequence. This fitness DVD will leave you sweating and feeling it in your muscles- if you do all the exercises right. $8, www.gaiam.com

10 Minute Solution Yoga
The entire 10 Minute Solution Series is great to have around when you are looking for comprehensive and targeted workouts to squeeze into your day. I have even taken the DVD with me on vacation and to the office because I can do some of the short sequences and poses anywhere. Everything from basic techniques to difficult poses is covered in detail and easy to follow. $8, www.amazon.com