If you want to try out some DDP YOGA to see if it's for you, check out these videos. DDP YOGA proves that there is a type of yoga for everyone. Whether it's your cup of tea or not, there is no denying that DDP YOGA is a powerful body workout which gets results (just have a look at all these success stories and transformations from die-hard DDP YOGA fans). If you wish to attend a DDP YOGA class, click here to find a certified DDP YOGA teacher near you.
There are a few DVP YOGA videos available on YouTube but the full system is available for purchase on the DDP Yoga Website. DDP YOGA 2 (intermediate to advanced), andĭiamond Dallas Page in DDP YOGA action via ĭDP YOGA, at the moment, is a system which is available via books and DVDs.
Just as in regular yoga, DDP YOGA has an array of benefits, but prides itself in the following: In January 2015, Diamond Dallas Page was back in the ring for the first time in 13 years and credits his strength (and survival) to DDP YOGA. Tone and Attitude!" Dallas wrote a book with The Yoga Doc called Yoga for Regular Guys, which was designed, as the title would suggest, for regular guys, who just like Dallas at first, might be hesitant to try yoga at first.ĭallas is a big fan of Shiva Rea ("she's awesome") and he also likes Jasmine Lieb, a California based yoga teacher who teaches restorative yoga classes.
It's also very approachable and down-to-earth, without the "yoga-tude" that is so prevalent in much of the yoga world nowadays. It's a yoga-based, dynamic resistance, low impact, bootcamp. The Yoga Doc, says that DDP YOGA is a yoga-inspired exercise system," Dallas tells us, "as opposed to an actual form of traditional yoga. Watch this video to see how Dallas overcame all of his injuries. By doing his own thing, incorporating more and more resistance and modifications into the routine, Dallas found that his back was improving greatly. I got a couple of my buddy Brian Kest's yoga on VHS and that helped me a lot." Dallas enjoyed yoga and quickly saw its benefits but found that he needed more modifications than were being offered. But when I was told how serious my injury was serious - I had damaged my L4 and L5 discs - I decided to give it a try. "I was the kind of guy that wouldn't be caught dead doing something like yoga. "When my wife first suggested that I do yoga, I laughed," says Dallas. He tried many forms of exercise, a bit of martial arts, a bit of Pilates, and eventually come up with his own yoga system incorporating his trademark DDP-ness (including his trademark "Diamond-cutter" hand signal).
DDP YOGA: How it all beganĭDP is Diamond Dallas Page, a WWE Wrestling Champion who, ever since suffering injuries to his spinal discs in 1998, turned to a lighter form of exercise by means of yoga, but wanted something a bit more intense, since he was used to hardcore stuff, what with wrestling and all. Without a doubt, it’s the most incredible transformation in fitness history! It’s because of Arthur’s amazing story, that I like to ask, “WHAT COULD YOU DO?” Most of us have it easy compared to him, and he is now a true DDP YOGA warrior! He has proven to so many that ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE." - Diamond Dallas. He lost 100 pounds in 6 months and was not only able to walk again, but sprint run with no difficulty at all.Īrthur Boorman before and after he started getting fit with DDP "When I first talked to on the phone I had no idea what he would achieve with DDP YOGA and a little encouragement. Arthur was a disabled veteran who was told by doctors that he would never walk again unassisted. If you've never heard of DDP YOGA, perhaps you've seen this video of the story of Arthur Boorman.Īrthur's inspiring story has been viewed over 12m times. "DDP YOGA is a yoga-based exercise system that uses dynamic resistance, isometrics and isokinetics," Dallas tells Lots of Yoga.
Not something you would usually connect with yoga, but with a growing fanbase around the world and the tagline "It ain't your mama's yoga," prepare to be impressed, amused and sweaty!ĭDP YOGA is a form of power yoga that mixes yoga positions and rehabilitation techniques, slow burn old-school calisthenics, and dynamic resistance exercises to get visible results faster.
What does professional wrestling and yoga have in common? Well, DDP of course! DDP is Diamond Dallas Page, a WWE Wrestling Champion.