Yoga is a form of exercise that is commonly misunderstood. Lots of people feel that yoga is just some stretching and breathing, lots of thinking about your belly button and the one-ness of the universe, and maybe some flexibility moves for those people who really want to push themselves. In truth, there are many different forms of yoga and people embrace yoga for many different reasons.

Many people who are beginning a home workout program want to include something that will lengthen their muscles and work on their flexibility. Many workout programs include yoga as a means to accomplish this. The P90X Workout contains a Yoga X DVD. This type of yoga is very different from what many people expect with a yoga workout and it is a very challenging workout.

Yoga X begins at a nice pace. You go through some poses and you start to feel a little relaxed and almost begin to question whether or not this is the workout for you. You wonder whether you should be spending your time doing something a little bit more challenging. And then you start to understand how hard you are really working with the Yoga X workout. And you begin to wonder whether you will make it to the end of the DVD!

The great thing about yoga is that you are instructed to meet your body where it is. While there are other forms of exercise where you should strive for perfect form, that is not the case with yoga. You will learn yoga poses that you will not be able to do at first. You might get halfway into a pose, or you might find that your hips or your shoulders are not as flexible as they need to be to get fully into a pose. With yoga, this is part of the process. Understand that you need to listen to your body and work with where you are. Try to expand your physical limits each time you go through a pose, pushing a bit farther than you had gone the last time.

We have been conditioned to believe that the two types of exercise we need are cardio and strength training. But in adding Yoga X to his workout, Tony Horton added a dimension that we all need but did not know that we needed. Yoga adds flexibility training to your workout. And yoga adds strength training to your workout as well. Many of the yoga moves use body weight as a way to strength and lengthen your muscles. Yoga also works on your breathing and your concentration. All of these qualities make yoga a necessary addition to your workout routine. There are some incredible Yoga DVDs that you can try as well.