YOGA

The benefits of yoga and strength training

minima · Sep 20, 2020 ·

Xen Strength Yoga with weights was carefully designed with the five key training essentials fitness experts recommend: aerobic exercise, flexibility, strength training, core exercise and balance training.

In just one 20-minute session, you’ll build muscle, increases flexibility, and boosts body confidence by bringing you to your edge. You’ll get a total-body workout, combining heart-pumping cardio benefits from a nonstop flow with an increased metabolism from added strength training—all in one session. With all of the different postures and sequence options in the videos, I created a completely fresh combination for you every day so you’ll never get bored.

The Top 5 Benefits of Yoga Sculpt

Danielle Diamond · Aug 10, 2020 ·

Ask any legging-clad woman about her fitness routine, and it usually revolves around spinning, running, or anything cardio-based. Convinced that they burn more calories, and therefore can eat more salted caramel gelato, they ignore the weights. Yes, the immediate calorie burn from cardio might be higher, but if you’re not doing any strength training, you’re […]

Create your ultimate yoga class plan

danielle diamond · Jun 12, 2020 ·

I absolutely love creating new sequences and playlists, and researching dharma topics and new alignment instructions – but when I first started out I had no idea how to do it on my own. It takes a ton of time and dedication to truly offer your students an experience instead of the same old yoga […]

5 ways to stay fit at home

danielle diamond · Apr 2, 2020 ·

Finding yourself stressed or anxious, or just in a constant state of WTF? Here are my top 5 tips to stay fit – both mentally and physically. Remember to try and create a routine and actually plug time for these into your daily calendar or they might not get done.

5 Tips for Practicing Yoga at Home

Danielle Diamond · Mar 28, 2020 ·

You slept through your alarm for the 6am, you were driving carpool during the 9:30 am, and now your boss wants you to stay late and you’ll miss the last yoga class of the day. Sound familiar? There is something so energizing about practicing yoga surrounded by others, in a class at your favorite studio, […]

10 MINUTE LOWER BODY YOGA SCULPT WORKOUT

danielle diamond · Oct 21, 2019 ·

I’d never use the #thighgap hashtag when talking about a workout, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t work on keepin’ everything below my waist tight. But I, like I’m assuming you, don’t have all day to spend at the gym using all the fancy machines that each specifically focus on one area […]

Flying Warrior Alignment + Weights

danielle diamond · Jan 21, 2019 ·

Ok, so there’s a little debate on what Flying Warrior pose actually is, but the one I’m teaching you is the version I was taught – so I’m sticking with it. : ) The key here? Think updog as you fold forward halfway, keeping your front body open and engaging your core a TON! I take you through it step by […]

Warrior 1 Yoga with Weights

danielle diamond · Aug 13, 2018 ·

Warrior 1 is an amazing pose for stretching and strengthening the lower body, but why should your body below the belt get all the attention? By doing yoga with weights you can target your upper body too. In this variation, we add an overhead press, using light weights, that not only helps build strength in […]

Tree Pose + Bicep Curl

danielle diamond · Aug 13, 2018 ·

If you’ve been doing the same ‘ol tree pose for months, or even years, it’s time to kick it up a notch and challenge your balance while building upper body strength with this yoga with weights move. Yes, it takes a ton of core strength to balance in the traditional version, but once you add some […]

Yoga for Tight Hips

danielle diamond · Aug 3, 2018 ·

Got tight hips? Sitting at your desk all day, playing driver to your kids for hours, or traveling for work with zero legroom can leave you longing for a 10-minute, pigeon pose savasana. Yep, you can do a pigeon pose or two, but if you really want to open them up and get strong at […]

The Top 9 Benefits of Strength Training

danielle diamond · May 21, 2018 ·

I know, cardio might be your jam at the gym and you find yourself searching out power yoga classes to get your heart rate up, but if you’re solely focusing on cardio when you work out then you may be, ahem, just spinning your wheels. Study after study shows that strength training is where it’s […]

Xen Strength Balance and Core Strength Workout

danielle diamond · Apr 9, 2018 ·

Looking for a great way to build core strength and improve your chances of not wiping out next time you trip or slip on a banana peel? ( Do people really slip on banana peels?!) This quick and effective Xen Strength video will not only give you a rock solid core to help your balance, […]