BeachBody 3 Week Yoga Retreat - Thoughts

3 Week Yoga Retreat is a workout program by Beach Body.
It features 21 days worth of workouts.  You can get the digital version of the program or buy the program on DVD.
I have the DVD version.
The DVD version comes with four DVDs, a workout calendar, a pose tracker, a 96 page eating guide and a quick start guide,

Each DVD is lead by a different instructor.  The instructors are Vytas Baskauskas, Faith Hunter, Elise Joan, and Ted McDonald. 
The workouts are 30 minutes or less and throughout each of the routines, there is a beginner modifier that will show the less intense version of the move.  For each workout, you have the option of having music normal or music off. Also, each workout features a countdown timer and subtitles that tell you which exercise you are performing. 

The DVDs
Week 1 DVD is Foundation.  It is lead by Vytas and it contain the following workouts:
Core - ~30 min
Stretch - ~ 30 min
Balance - ~ 30 min
Flow - ~ 30 min
Flow on the Go - ~20 min

Week 2 DVD is Expansion.  It is lead by Elise and it contain the following workouts:
Core - ~30 min
Stretch - ~ 30 min
Balance - ~ 30 min
Flow - ~ 30 min
Flow on the Go - ~20 min




Week 3 DVD is Progression.  It is lead by Ted and it contain the following workouts:
Core - ~30 min
Stretch - ~ 30 min
Balance - ~ 30 min
Flow - ~ 30 min
Flow on the Go - ~20 min

The fourth DVD is Weekends.  This DVD is lead by Faith. The workouts are:
Relax Week 1 - ~25 min
Relax Week 2 - ~ 25 min
Relax Week 3 - ~ 25 min
Take 10 AM - ~10 min
Take 10 PM - ~ 10 min
Take 10 ABS - ~ 10 min
Bonus Beginner Basics
The relax workouts are meant to be done on Saturdays and the Take 10 workouts are meant to be done on Sundays.

I did not do all of these workouts I did all of Week 1, all of Week 2, the Core workout of Week 3, the Relax Week 1 workout, and all three take 10 workouts. 
So of the workouts I did do, I felt they were well planned and overall decent yoga workouts. I was not a fan of all the sun salutations throughout. So I like the workouts were there were less of them.
I enjoyed each of the instructors well enough although I didn't do all of Ted's workouts but what I did do, I found him to be okay.
There were props used in each of the workouts - mostly by the beginner modifier. Props included yoga block, yoga belt, and mat. 

3 stars.for each of the workouts I did do.

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