What Is Yoga Sculpt

Yoga sculpt is a sweaty and fun yoga class developed by our very own stephanie to meet the needs of our bolder tribe.

What is yoga sculpt. I instantly fell in love with yoga especially vinyasa flow and in 2014 after 4 years of dedicated practice i decided that i wanted to become a yoga teacher and pass on my passion and love for yoga to other students. So stephanie created yoga sculpt which includes many of the same movements of a vinyasa flow yoga class but adds in upper body weight work such as back flies rows and tricep extensions. We know you need yoga but many of our members were hesitant to give up their weight training at 5 30am. This class is practiced in the heat 98 degrees and adds more cardio and plyometrics than our basic sculpt yoga.

You ll recognize all of the postures from our c1 and c2 classes. The combination gets your heart pumping and calories burning but it s so much more than just the physical aspect. The hand weights add a new challenge to traditional yoga classes. In a nutshell yoga sculpt is a class that incorporates hand weights and high intensity cardio bursts for a maximum calorie burning effect.

Yoga workouts use your own body weight through multiple postures that challenge every muscle group from head to toe. Yoga sculpt incorporates 2 10 lb. Sculpt yoga is a great compliment to your regular yoga practice. In short i describe it as a hot vinyasa class on crack.

Yoga practice is a practice that stems back thousands of years and has become among the popular workouts in america. During class you ll focus on targeting different muscle groups alongside the mindful aspects of yoga. Advanced sculpt yoga is a total body workout designed to sculpt every major muscle group by combining yoga postures with weights cardio and plyometrics. You ll combine free weights with corepower yoga 2 sequencing and cardio to intensify each yoga pose while mixing in strength training moves like squats lunges and bicep curls.

I won t claim that it will deepen your yoga practice but it will certainly spice things up a bit. Boost metabolism and build lean muscle mass as you move to upbeat tracks. With yoga sculpt you get a lasting energy boost and a sweaty workout at the same time. You tend to find yoga sculpt classes more in a gym setting as opposed to your yoga studio.

You will leave the mat refreshed and ready to take on your day. Hand weights in to your yoga practice which can help make your practice more dynamic add a different challenge as well as a cardio component. But don t let that scare you away. When muscle meets yoga yoga sculpt is born.

Yoga sculpt fuses together strength training and cardio with your typical hot yoga class. The incorporation of a final savasana ensures that you have the opportunity to channel your energy inward and restore and revitalize the hard working mind and body. Yoga sculpt in my opinion is the best workout you could ever do. There are many different yoga disciplines including hatha kundalini power vinyasa flow among many others.

It has everything you need in one class.