It may seem odd to see that the “extreme” home fitness program contains a yoga workout, but anyone who has actually done it can tell you why it is included.
This yoga video, called Yoga X is the longest of the 12 workouts in the entire P90x system. At 92 minutes long, it is not a quick workout. If you are going into this video expecting a fast paced workout, much like what the other P90x workouts are, you will be sorely surprised.
This is a slow paced workout, focused on breathing, clearing your mind, and performing many yoga poses that will challenge your strength and flexibility.
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The Yoga X Workout From Start To Finish
At the beginning of this P90x yoga video workout you start with a warm-up (which happens in all of the P90x workouts). While focusing on breathing you start out by doing several stretches and then finish warming up by doing Astanga Sun Salutations.
At this point the workout really begins. You start doing a series of Vinyasas along with lots of warrior poses. You spend a lot of time in downward dog, upward dog, and warrior poses.
Then come some more complex poses that really challenge your flexibility and strength. If you lack flexibility, poses like the twisting triangle can be really challenging. And, if you lack balance, and strength the warrior three to standing splits, and the half moon to twisting half moon poses may seem impossible.
Next comes a few balance postures, and the floor work part where you do a few stretches and other yoga moves on, you guessed it, the floor.
To get your core stronger, there are a series of 7 core exercises called the “Yoga Belly 7″. Much of the time you will be holding a pose that will really challenge your core muscles.
The yoga video ends with a few stretches and a few relaxation poses where your main goal is to wind down and relax completely.
What To Like About P90x Yoga X
This yoga video will help you develop strength, and flexibility. After 90 days of P90x you will definitely see improvements because of doing Yoga X. Flexibility is just as important as strength is, and this workout focuses on both.
What You May Not Like About Yoga X
If you go into this workout with the wrong mentality or expectations, you may hate it or give up. This isn’t fast paced, and you do a lot of repetitive movements in the beginning, which some people get frustrated with.
However, when you clear your mind, focus on your breathing, and just do the workout from start to finish, you can get an excellent workout, and feel more relaxed than when you finished.
Yoga X – Loathe It Or Love It
Overall, there are people out there that loathe the Yoga X workout, while others enjoy the slower pace. This workout is very beneficial, and worth doing. If you go into it with the right attitude and do your best from start to finish, after time you will find yourself improving and getting stronger and more flexible. It is certainly difficult, and may be intimidating at first, but if you keep at it, it will pay off and begin to show!
Yoga X is just one of the 12 workouts included in the P90x extreme home fitness system. If you are ready to get into the best shape of your life, do P90x for 90 days- you won’t believe your results!
