Jillian Michaels, TV’s toughest fitness guru, delivers a high-energy workout designed to keep viewers on track with their fitness and weight loss goals! Each of these high intensity DVDs will help get viewers moving, accelerate their fat-burning potential, and tone muscles through a series of creative cardio and weight training sessions. Her self-affirming blueprint for weight loss breathes life into her viewers’ workout regimen through genuine, supportive guidance backed by her impressive credentials. Jillian Michaels holds personal training certificates from the renowned National Endurance and Strength Training Association (NESTA) and the American Fitness Association of America (AFAA) certification program. Additionally, Ms. Michaels has extensive experience in the martial arts practice of Muay Thai and Akarui-Do, in which she holds a black belt. Ms. Michaels was recognized by The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) for her accomplishments in both Advanced Exercise Nutrition and Supplementation for Training and Performance.

Yoga Therapy for Back Pain includes 13 routines to help restore proper function to the entire back. These safe and gentle exercises increase mobility and reduce pain. This beautifully filmed DVD features five 15 minute & five 30 minute routines for the upper back, sciatic pain, bulging disk and sacro-iliac joint pain. Each condition is addressed separately, so you will get the proper care for your condition. There is also a general back maintenance routine in three time options (17, 32, & 44 min.) as well as a 20 min. Chair Yoga routine and a short Guided Meditation for relaxation. Whatever the level of your pain, or if you just want to strengthen your back, this DVD has the safe and appropriate therapy for you! If you are not sure exactly what type of back pain you have, this DVD also explains the different types so you can have a better understanding of your pain. Filmed in Santa Barbara, California in high definition.

Simple, effective ways to relieve pain, prevent pain, and remain pain-free <P>"Her physical practice is inspiring and her application of yoga therapy is spot on" -- <i>Yoga Journal

Too much time at our desks, in our cars, and watching TV add up to back stiffness, soreness, and pain that can steal the joy from our lives. But you have more power to heal yourself than you know. Celebrated Anusara Yoga teacher Desirée Rumbaugh shows you how.

Starting with a simple standing pose, Desirée leads you through a series of therapeutic yoga exercises that will improve your posture, ease pressure, relieve tightness, increase circulation, and make you stronger and more flexible. She clearly explains each pose and shows both the right and wrong way to perform key movements, so you know just what to do. Fellow Anusara teacher Andrew Rivin demonstrates alternate, easier positions so you can choose the one that’s best for you. Before long, your aching back will be a thing of the past.

A holistic solution including poses to ease pain, strengthen the back and torso, and improve flexibility. Includes a medical analysis of Yoga’s effectiveness for back health.

A HEALTHY BACK IS WITHIN REACH<br>A strong, healthy back is essential to you well-being and vitality. Through our often sedentary day-to-day activities sitting at a computer, driving to/from work, relaxing on the couch we weaken our otherwise healthy backs and develop poor posture. Yoga for Back Care was designed to strengthen your back and help counter the ill effects of our busy lives.

Through a series of stretches and postures, internationally acclaimed yoga instructor Rodney Yee teaches you to develop a stronger, healthier back. As you progress through the workout, you ll move from sitting to standing to floor exercises. Together, these exercises will help lengthen and loosen your spine for greater agility and flexibility.<br><br>DVD includes:
Stretches and hip-opening postures to warm up the body<br> Active workout to build core back and abdominal muscles<br> Guided relaxation to release tension and calm mind and body<br><br>Props Recommended: Yoga mat, yoga strap

Breathe, move, balance, relax, energize, and let go of back tension and pain with Scott Cole and Discover Tai Chi for Back Care. Back stress, pain, and stiffness often result from inactivity, stagnant energy, poor circulation, and repetitive one-dimensional physical patterns. Move gently out of your rut with Scott Cole and the graceful healing art of Tai Chi as you breathe new life and Chi (energy) into your back and entire body, while improving overall strength, mobility, and flexibility. With frequent practice this easy-to-follow program will help relieve back pain, release frozen joints, and restore your energy to its natural free-flowing state, bathing our body, mind, and spirit in a series of back-healthy Chi Kung and Tai Chi-inspired movements, stretches, and postures.

The Discover Tai Chi series is filmed in studio and on the beautiful beaches of Hawaii, and is part of the Scott Cole Wellness Series. Chi Man Scott Cole considers no audience off-limits. A top wellness expert, lecturer and motivational speaker in over 30 countries, Scott is a former National Aerobic Champion, star of Abs of Steel, and is a pioneer of mind/body exercise. A regular on television (LIVE with Regis and Kelly, The View, The Early Show, CNN Headline News, The Food Network, HGTV, E!, Soap Talk), Scott has also been featured in the Wall Street Journal for the Discover Tai Chi DVD series, received the NAPPA Award for his Get Fit America for Kids DVD.

Visit askyogimarlon.com/dvd-healthyback.html to preview a video clip. If you have lived with a bad bad for years, it may be difficult to imagine life without pain. But, believe it or not, that's what's Yogi Marlon s specialized yoga practice can deliver. The secret is her combination of slow, easy moves paired with deep, rhythmic breathing. In step one: Yogi Marlon frees you from pain by talking you through the simple, healing moves. You'll learn how to loosen the grip of knotted muscles and relax in a pain free state. Step two: you'll learn how to create the muscular structure that will keep your spine in alignment and you're back free from pain. In step 3: You'll learn how to maintain that healthier, stronger back. This program is so effective, that the next time you're struck by a back spasm, you'll reach for your Yogi Marlon tape and forget the chiropractor! Yogi Marlon Included on this DVD is: Meet Yogi Marlon, Ideas on Practice, Ujjayi Pranayama, Step 1: Relax Your Back, Step 2: Strengthen Your Back, Step 3: Strong Back

Studio: Koch International Release Date: 07/24/2001

For centuries, the Chinese have healed and strengthened their bodies with Qigong (chee-kung), the art of using the mind to direct the energy within your body to improve health and vitality. This program gives an introduction to the general concepts of qigong, and explains keypoints for correct practice, such as the 'Five Regulatings'. Dr. Yang then presents ten gentle qigong exercises to help ease your lower back pain, strengthen your torso, and expedite your body s natural healing. The exercises are simple to learn and enjoyable to practice, and you can easily follow along with Dr. Yang's demonstration. The movements can be practiced both sitting or standing. In the second half of the program, Dr. Yang offers pain-relieving massage techniques for yourself and with a partner, and shows important pressure points, or acupuncture cavities. A complete self-massage section is included which you may follow along to. This DVD complements the book "Back Pain Relief" by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming. Sold separately.