My previous reviews prove how much I love home workouts! So here we have another review 🙂
I have been doing an 8-week PiYo (Pilates+Yoga) program which ends this week. I started PiYo because January onwards my knees got strained on and off and I couldn’t do my usually HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) anymore. I was sick of not exercising and needed to do something which is low impact for the knees. Hence, PiYo.
So what is PiYo? It is a mixture of pilates and yoga. 
It is not high intensity but is not by any means ‘easy’. The movements are slow and focus on the muscle deeply which makes it so intense!
Duration : Some workouts are as low as 20 minutes and some are 45 minutes.
The exercises include from a yoga suryanamaskar to lunges and squats and push-ups and so on. The workout focuses not only on strength but also flexibility, which makes the combination of exercises on this workout so good!
Moreover, I thoroughly enjoyed doing it. Not like I did not enjoy 21 Day Fix or Insanity max 30, but they would be very high intensity that it requires a lot of mental strength to push through and continue. About 10 minutes of Insanity Max 30 are very, very tiring. During PiYo, on the other hand, working out itself is extremely enjoyable. The slow and focussed moves get you working hard but also I loved how it felt!
Oh, and slow and focussed moves doesn’t mean its easy. It will lead you completely sweating !
Another difference I saw was that it made me flexible! Being so tall (height : 5.9″) makes you very stiff, so you can feel PiYo open up those muscles and making you flexible. Which is great as being flexible prevents injuries ! Moreover, PiYo works on sculpting all muscles in your body and tones you up.
So, do I recommend it? YES. It’s a fun program which tones you down. You feel your muscles burn and you enjoy it. It’s definitely worth 8 weeks 🙂 Best of luck!
- For more information about PiYo- Click here
- To buy PiYo : Click here
- To take a membership of Beachbody (the company which is an umbrella for amazing workouts like PiYo and have access to all workouts like P90x, PiYo, Insanity, etc) : Click here
I have my Final Exams from Monday, so my next blog post will be post mid-April. Stay healthy, stay fit !
The Chameleon's Chronicles 
Have been following your posts. Have reduced my weight to 70 from 78. 5 more to go!! I dont even exercise. Healthy diet thats all. Not starving. I know exercise would help. But I am Lazy!! 🙂 Thank you for motivating me and many like me.
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THANK YOU 🙂
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can we do yoga with crunches squats and lunges in
morning for 1 hour and walking in evening for 30 -45 mins please reply
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Sure
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Amazing workout! Thank you so much for sharing this. Yoga has many health benefits and it helped me lose weight. I wrote that vigorous yoga styles like ashtanga and power yoga are very effective to burn calories: https://www.panaprium.com/weight-loss-yoga-poses/ What do you think?
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