Often times, I find I need a thorough warm-up in my hips and knees, which are some of my body’s stiffest joints. That’s why I turn to Catcher Into Thunderbolt from DDP Yoga, and why I rely on it so heavily in my classes. Why It’s Called Catcher One of the things I liked right […]
Make no mistake: the Diamond Cutter is the signature move of the DDP Yoga program. If you’ve followed along with the DDP Yoga DVDs, the app, or you’ve attended an in-person workshop or class, you’ve “felt the bang,” so to speak. Why It’s Called The Diamond Cutter The Diamond Cutter is the first of several […]
One of the first DDP Yoga positions you’re likely to encounter is Ignition Into Touchdown. As foundational as all of the movements in the DDPY Diamond Dozen are, this one is perhaps the easiest way to start feeling dynamic resistance, which is what sets DDP Yoga apart from other yoga programs. To understand why this […]
You might be asking yourself why you’re reading this post about breathing. We breathe in, we breathe out, hands up, now hands down, (back up, back up), tell me watcha gonna do now. *Ahem* In and out. It’s that simple, right? Yes and no. Breathing happens automatically. When we’re babies, we breathe through our diaphragm. […]
This past week, news broke about a class-action lawsuit Fitbit Charge HR now faces due to inaccurate and dangerously low heart rate readouts. The Fitbit Charge HR is the only heart rate monitor I’ve ever used. I first bought it in February of 2015 to use for DDPYoga, but also because I was curious about […]
I hear you loud and clear, Metamora. You want evening yoga? You’re gonna get it. Through a partnership with Metamora Parks & Recreation, I’m happy to be bringing DDPYoga to central Illinois for the first time ever. What’s DDPYoga? Well, first of all… It ain’t your mama’s yoga! DDPYoga is a fitness system that combines […]
Several months ago, I made what I considered to be a startling discovery: I am consistently in my fat-burning zone when I do Chinese martial arts forms. To put that into perspective, my heart rate is usually 10-20 beats per minute higher doing martial arts than it is doing DDPYoga. I do DDPYoga to burn […]
You probably know by now I’m an advocate of the DDPYoga fitness system. I first picked it up in August 2013 after listening to Diamond Dallas Page talk about it at length during a profanity-laden episode of the Steve Austin Show. However, after hundreds of workouts, I only picked up a heart rate monitor for […]
A year after being inducted into the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame as Karate Black Belt of the Year, I’m headed back to teach a free DDPYoga seminar. After doing the program for the past 20 months, I’ve decided to become a certified DDPYoga instructor. This seminar is a win for both of us – […]
After moving through Insanity at my own pace since the second week of July, I finally completed the last session today. I’ve provided my results below, comparing the first Fit Test to the last. (Move – Fit Test 1 / Fit Test 5) Switch Kicks – 40 / 65 Power Jacks – 40 / 54 […]