This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Gaiam. All opinions are 100% mine.
While I’ve found a great local studio for Pilates, finding a similar place for yoga hasn’t been that easy. That’s why I was excited to see that Gaiam has introduced GaiamTV, the first streaming video subscription offering designed to reach those interested in practicing yoga at home.
With over 2,000 titles, Gaiam TV has hundreds of hours of online yoga, Pilates and cardio classes. Plus, you can practice with top instructors like Jillian Michaels, Mari Winsor, Kathryn Budig, and Mandy Ingber. It’s not all one size fits all either. You can customize workouts for weight loss, total body sculpting, or relaxation, and pick instruction based on level, style, instructor and amount of available time, and make playlists and preview selections.
Perfect for busy parents
One of the biggest challenges I face is scheduling an exercise class. Sometimes class is canceled due to lack of attendance or my instructor got sick. I especially didn’t like taking off a couple of weeks during the holidays when I needed to work off those holiday treats.
That’s not an issue with Gaiam TV! Unlike your local yoga studio that only offers classes on certain days and times, Gaiam TV’s entire video library is available 24/7. Since you can stream the video to your laptop, iPad or smartphones, it’s also like having a yoga studio in your purse or backpack. You can take Gaiam TV with you when you travel or are stuck home due to winter weather.
Gaiam TV is perfect for stay at home parents who have to fit in exercise around naptime and carpool schedules. It’s also great if your local yoga studio seems ultra-competitive and packed with tight bodies and 20-somethings with no body fat. You don’t have to worry about others seeing you in your beat up yoga pants or stretched out sweats.
Affordable, too!
Interested in checking it out? Gaiam TV offers a free 10-day trial to prospective subscribers.
Plus, it’s super affordable at $9.95 per month with access to unlimited content. There’s no contract or commitment, and you can cancel at anytime. Bet you can’t say that about your gym!
Also, don’t forget to stay in touch with Gaiam on Twitter @GaiamTV.
Get in shape from your living room with the Gaiam TV giveaway
I’m giving away a one month subscription to GaiamTV plus a Gaiam yoga mat. (Total value: approximately $30.)
All you need to do is leave a comment below on why a subscription to GaiamTV would help get you healthy in 2012.
The contest begins on February 8, 2012 and ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on February 29, 2012. Official contest rules here.
ONE winner will be chosen at random. You must be willing to send me your full name, mailing address and phone number so I pass your info on to Gaiam’s representative so they can mail you your prize. I’ll also announce the winner on this blog. I won’t share your mailing info with the public, just your name. If you have a blog, I’ll link back to it when I announce the winner.
By submitting your name and email address, you agree to receive relevant promotional emails and contest follow up communications from This Mama Cooks! On a Diet in compliance with my privacy policy and giveaway rules.
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Thats an awesome prize! I hope I win!
I could really use a subscription to Gaiam Tv! Would love to be able to take a yoga class, but I am unable to go at the time offered at the studio by our home.
I heard that yoga is a great de-stressor. Would love to give it a try.
I’m a big yoga and pilates fan! a prize like this would get me back on track excerising.
nickieisis3atgmaildotcom
awesome giveaway! I regularly exercise, but I know that with yoga in our home my husband would join me! help me get my whole family moving
This would motivate me to start exercising again in the convenience of my own home instead of having to go out to classes or the gym.
I have to exercise at home and Gaiam would help me diversify my routine.
bebemiqui82(at)yahoo(dot)com
I haven’t been able to find an affordable yoga studio that I like either! This would help cut out the very real problem of yoga classes being way too expensive or being an inconvenient times!
My rock climbing gym has yoga and pilates classes, but they are always when I am working or in school. With Gaiam TV I could do these workouts at home. Yoga really helps with flexibility and joint pain associated with rock climbing, so being able to do it more often would make me a much better climber (and a more frequent climber!)
It would keep me in shape by introducing me to new excersizes.
This would be great, they have lots of videos that would help keep me motivated!
I just heard about Gaiam the other day at a Twitter party and I am interested in all the choices this channel has to over, plus I just got a Roku so this would be great!
textbookmommy at gmail dot com
I would be able to easily exercise at home and that’s very motivating to me.
It’ll help me have workouts on hand at home.