Jolene Puffer introduces the video and then talks the viewer through the exercises, but no instructor is both speaking and performing the exercises in the video. Jolene speaks over top of the music and two other instructors silently perform the workout.
Level of Intensity
Beginner to advanced (Jolene encourages each viewer to perform the exercises at their own rate and with only as many repetitions as they are able).
Are Various Levels Demonstrated Throughout the Video?
Yes. Beginners can use no weight or 1 lb. weighted balls, Intermediate users may use 2 lb. weighted balls and advanced exercisers may use 3 lb. weighted balls
Time Breakdown
Jolene begins with a brief few minutes explaining how to best use her video. From then, the routine begins with easier moves but then transitions into a more difficult core strengthening routine. The video does a nice job working with all the different areas of the body, considering the short time the workout takes. NOTE: Not all portions of the video utilize the medicine ball; there are brief segments that use only the mat.
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Start of Practice & Warm-Up
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3 minutes
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Progressions
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26 minutes
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Core
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4 minutes
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Stretch
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6 minutes
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Additional Equipment Needed
A pair of small weighted balls
Music In Background?
Instrumental
Motivating Moves?
Yes.
Easy to Follow?
Yes, although if you are used to a typical workout video where the instructor is both speaking and doing, it can feel a bit odd at first.
Additional Comments
Yo-Wei™ is a special type of "practice" which incorporates the flexible-strength of traditional yoga and enhances it by using small medicine balls to add resistance. Less extreme than regular yoga, Yo-Wei™ focuses on the mind body connection to enhance and improve form. Jolene carefully instructs you through a series of exercises with emphasis on core stability and strength. These weight bearing exercises will help you to get a more comfortable level of training, while helping to prevent osteoporosis. By adding small medicine balls, and combining two great components of fitness in a more manageable sequence of movements, Yo-Wei™ can help you burn calories more efficiently, and help you lose weight faster.
This video is great for those who feel like they don't have a lot of options for using their medicine balls, but would like to learn more. The music and mood of the video is very soothing and allows the viewer to work at their own pace.
