Page often describes it as moving through clay, slowly and with a lot of control and effort. You preform the same actions you would when lifting weights, but without the barbells. Dynamic Resistance is a kind of self-resistance. Resistance training refers to exercise, such as weight-lifting, where you use a heavy object, like a barbell, to create resistance for your body to work against. The thing that makes DDP Yoga different from “your mama’s yoga,” or anyone else’s yoga for that matter, is the use of a technique Page calls Dynamic Resistance. This was the origin of the technique that really sets DDP Yoga apart. When he kept the monitor on during yoga, he noticed that when he strongly engaged his muscles, he could make his heart rate go up significantly. Page told me that he used to wear a heart-rate monitor while doing his cardio on the Stairmaster before moving to the mat for yoga. He began to combine the yoga he was learning with therapeutic exercises for his back and, as his condition improved, added in slow-motion workout moves like crunches and push-ups. He tried yoga at his wife’ suggestion and was amazed at how quickly he began to see improved flexibility and strength. Page’s interest in yoga began when he injured his back in the ring and went looking for ways to rehabilitate himself. Wait, haven’t we been told that yoga alone isn’t enough exercise to affect weight loss? Even more curious, I had to find out more about the yoga program that helped Boorman so much.ĭDP stands for Diamond Dallas Page, a former pro-wrestler turned fitness guru. The video recounts how Arthur Boorman, who was severely overweight and unable to walk without assistance, turned his health around using only the DDP Yoga system. Recently on Facebook, I ran across a You Tube that many of us have seen.