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15 to Fit Prenatal Fitness Designed for the Total Body

The 15toFit Prenatal Fitness Program DVD offers short and effective workouts that will strengthen the muscles needed to make pregnancy, labor, delivery and recovery more comfortable, regardless of your current fitness level. The program contains six 15 minute workouts that combine pilates, yoga, strength training, aerobics and birth ball exercises to create a pregnancy workout that is fun, safe and effective.

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5 Stars Rated as a Top prental DVD for a reason
I really enjoyed this DVD. Out of all of the prenatal DVDs I have used, this one demonstrated the most thorough understanding of the physiological needs and demands of a woman in all phases of pregnancy. The exercises are challenging enough, yet I really felt safe. My highest recommendation.

4 Stars Good exercises
I like the exercises on this video. The lady that leads them is a little weird, though. Sometimes it sounds like she isn’t sure what she’s talking about. I would have liked to have seen ahead of time that I would need certain equipment in order to participate in all the workouts, like a strength band, a medicine ball, what size weights, etc. Over all, though, it’s a really good work out.

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Rockis Prenatal Combo Vols 1 3

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5 Stars Awesome…
Very useful product, it held me fit through my entire pregnancy and helped me with managing pain during my delivery. Very useful!!!

2 Stars First Time Mom in WI
These yoga DVDs are terrible. It reminded me of the birthing classes that you may see on some old sitcom. I was hoping for more relaxation and less instruction. (I admit to never watching the full set. I watched part of the first and second DVD.) The instructor gives you different positions to use and gives your coach instruction in how to prevent massage fatigue (use his elbow instead of his hand), but the class is so boring that it is hard to get through. Also, when you are actually in labor, you tell your husband to do what makes you feel better. You don’t think to yourself, “Gee I saw in a video once that rubbing my lower back will help the ache in my back.” Save your money. You can find better, more relaxing videos out there.

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Lindsay Brins Custom Pregnancy Series 2005

The NEW 2007 version LINDSAY BRIN’S COMPLETE PREGNANCY 4-PACK is now availble. Moms Into Fitness has retired THIS 2005 version of the 4-pack. As seen in Pregnancy & Pregnancy and Newborn. Your body and your baby change significantly with each trimester, and so should your workouts! Moms Into Fitness 4-DVD set takes you through each trimester of your pregnancy and then helps you get your body back in Post Natal Boot Camp.

The 1st Trimester 4-in-1 DVD (90 minutes) concentrates on increasing your energy and avoiding excessive weight gain. Includes: 2-25 minute Cardio/Toning workouts covering every muscle group, 1-20 minute prenatal yoga workout for relaxation and lengthening, and a 5 minute core workout done on an incline for pregnancy.

In the 2nd Trimester 3-in-1 DVD (80 minutes) Lindsay and Candace (16 weeks) take you through 3 workouts to tone all major muscle groups and boost cardiovascular endurance. Includes 2-25 minute Cardio/Toning workouts and 1-20 minute prenatal yoga workout to relieve tension. Lengthen and strengthen all of your muscles with this DVD!

In the 3rd Trimester 3-in-1 DVD (70 minutes) Lindsay and Andra (30 weeks) concentrate on strength, endurance, muscle relief and birth. The 2-20 minute Cardio/Toning workouts and 1-20 minute yoga reliever are very specific to your changing body and center of gravity changes.

Once the baby is born get ready the Post Natal Boot Camp DVD (130 minutes)! Includes 6 core workouts and ten 10-minute fat blasting workouts! That’s over 2 hours of exercises! Reshape your body, flatten your tummy and get your energy back with Pilates, Cardio, Core, Kickboxing, Plyometrics, Yoga, Mom/Baby Core Strength, Toning and more!
The entire set contains over 6 hours of workouts. A healthy baby starts here.

User Ratings and Reviews

1 Star Wouldn’t recommend
I exercise on a daily basis and had been working out using the FIRM DVDs for quite some time. I purchased the set once I found out I was expecting. I really did not enjoy the format. The instructor annoyed me. I haven’t used the DVD set because of the format and instructor.

4 Stars Good workout for women who work
I order this series of 4 videos at the very beginning of my second trimeseter and did the first trimester video for a week or two and liked it very much. It gets you moving but not so much that you are winded or exhausted after ward. I have moved onto the second trimester video and I like that as well. When I come home from work, I’m tired and the thought of excercising is the last thing on my mind, but when I remind myself that the video is only 25 minutes it gives me the extra motivation to pop it in and work out. I wind up doing the full 25 minutes of yoga afterward too and I feel more energized after doing both. It gives me a second wind. The only thing I dont like about the video is she tends to move a bit quickly for me, but I wasnt in terrific shape when I started the series. Thats the other thing I like, that I jumped into doing the videos after a VERY lazy first trimester and it wasnt difficult at all. I like Lindsay, she is cute but not overly so and she is dressed like I am at home - in comfortable workout gear - not cropped sportsbra and shorts which would just remind me that I am not going to have a flat tummy for some time! The images of the pregnant women doing the workout are a bit tiny for me and I’d like to see her doing the workout side by

5 Stars Great variety
I loved this set of workout DVDs. There is a lot of variety, and the exercises are appropriate for all stages of your pregnancy and for the post partum stages of getting back into shape. The workouts are to the point, and you accomplish a lot in a minimal amount of time. The variety helps prevent boredom. Highly recommend to any busy mom or mom-to-be.

5 Stars Great DVDS
I purchased this set when I was 6 weeks along in my second pregnancy. I used them every morning thoughout my pregnancy. I liked that I wasn’t doing the same routine every day for 9 months. The change each Trimester was nice and kept me motivated. The only thing I would have liked to have been different is that it would have been nice to have had a mother-to-be in each workout following along with Lindsay.

5 Stars Great overall pregnancy workout!
I ordered these DVDs near the end of my 1st trimester. I am a long time gym junkie, but I wanted a workout that would keep me in shape throughout my pregnancy without being too strenuous. So many of the DVDs I saw were yoga only, and I knew I wanted some aerobics and weight lifting, too. These DVDs give you all of it! Plus, there is great variety of workouts to keep you motivated. 2 aerobic/weight lifting workouts & 1 yoga workout per DVD. Also, you get a DVD for after baby. Lindsay is not always in perfect form and the set/recording is not the best I’ve seen, BUT she works every part of your body so that you know you’re getting a great workout. If you like interval training (aerobics w/weight training) or are looking for more than just yoga - this is the workout for you!

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PreNatal Yoga PostNatal Yoga 2 Pack with Shiva Rea

PreNatal: The best thing about this prenatal yoga dvd is that there is a model for each trimester. Instructor Shiva Rea demonstrates each of the stretches and exercises for the first trimester, and two pregnant women show modifications for the second and third trimesters (they’re even dressed in different colors for easy reference). This removes the self-doubt home-exercisers often have about the safety of certain moves–especially in that cumbersome final stage of pregnancy. Using gentle voice-over instruction, Shea and her assistants take viewers through a half hour of meditational stretches using blocks and chairs for support. She follows that up with 16 minutes of floor work: lunge pose, bridge pose, child’s pose, plank pose–all with the necessary adjustments. She winds things up with a four-minute guided relaxation on her back–the traditional position–with the second-trimester woman on her side and the third on her side with one leg up on a chair. By including the different adaptations, Shea has made a tape with the flexibility to carry an expectant mom through her entire pregnancy–and beyond, if she wishes.
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PostNatal: Post-pregnancy is a most important time for a woman to regain her physical strength and stamina, and POSTNATAL YOGA is a perfect way to get back in shape. This gentle program focuses on moves and exercises that help alleviate the stress incurred by giving birth.

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2005 Lindsay Brins 3rd Trimester DVD

Moms Into Fitness is retiring this version of Third Trimester, the new 2007 version is now available. AS SEEN IN PREGNANCY AND PREGNANCY & NEWBORN. Research leader in 2006 pre/post-natal study, Lindsay Brin brings you the safest exercises for your 3rd trimester. 3 workouts including Cardio, Toning and Yoga all in 1 DVD! Lindsay and Andra (30 weeks)guide you through exercises specific to the needs of you and your baby in your third trimester. The 3rd Trimester 3-in-1 DVD (70 minutes) concentrates on balance, strength, endurance and birth. The 2-20 minute Cardio/Toning workouts are very specific to your changing body and center of gravity changes. These 2 workouts will increase core/back strength, tone arms and increase leg endurance. The 20 minute yoga workout will improve breathing capacity and relieve tired legs.

User Ratings and Reviews

3 Stars Ok, but several things bothered me about it…
When I first did this workout I thought it was an interesting change from my regular workouts, definately energizing, and the use of the light 2 and 5 pound weights for arm toning was great. What bothered me about it was that the instructor, although perky & likeable enough, was not pregnant and looks barely out of high school. On rare occasions a small pop-up window shows the 3rd trimester pregnant woman, but for one she’s wearing black dumpy clothes so you can hardly see her belly (presumably so she won’t distract from the instructor in her sassy workout clothes) and for two she seems way more in shape than any average pregnant woman. Also, there are no heartrate checks - just reminders to listen to how you feel.

After several days of doing this workout I started feeling like maybe it was just too intense for a 7 month pregnant woman on her second pregnancy. If you’re in great shape already this might be for you, but if you’re just the average gal in average shape I’d skip it. I’d feel a little better about it if she really was pregnant but in the end I just can’t trust the judgement of someone who has never experienced what it’s really like and what you can reasonably expect your body to do safely.

4 Stars doable
Definitely a “doable” work-out; helped me stay active as I got huge. Yoga section helpful, too.

5 Stars A Good Workout
I am ending my first trimester and was excited to try a new workout program. Not only is this great for when you are pregnant but it will be a great workout tool even after I have the baby. It was quick yet covered the total body. I would recommend this series to anyone looking to stay fit during and after your pregnancy.

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Buff Moms to be the Early Workout Pre natal Cardio and Sculpting

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3 Stars IT’S OK FOR BEGINNERS
I am trying some pregnancy DVD workouts (26 weeks right now), but to be honest I expected more from this one, I didn’t sweat at all, I liked the upper body routine though. I Tried Kathy Smith’s DVDs before this one and I really liked that one better, but just to have some variety on my workout I think is ok.

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babyShape Prenatal Workout

babyShape Prenatal Workout is specifically designed to provide progressively challenging exercises for each level of fitness and stage of pregnancy. The exercise circuits provide the right combination of strength training, flexibility and cardio training to maintain and build core muscles that tend to weaken during pregnancy. Led by ACE, NASM certified master personal trainer and mom-to-be Valerie C. Merriweather, this DVD uses exercise routines built from years of expertise in training moms. The workouts have been developed in consultation with well-respected exercise physiologists and OB/GYNs.

This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com’s standard return policy will apply.

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5 Stars Love Her Tone
As a pre-natal instructor, I really enjoyed this video not only for it’s overall content and ease of use, but I really enjoyed Valerie’s tone. She is very real and motivating which I find refreshing.

3 Stars OK workout tape
This video is ok. It drags a bit between circuits and is not the challenge I thought it would be. If you’re used to working out and doing aerobic type of exercise, it’s not for you.

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Healthy Mother Healthy Child

A pre-natal health video hosted by Denise Valentine for mothers exploring dance, yoga, meditation, and other natural and healthy techniques to prepare mother and child for birth.

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babyShape Prenatal Workout

babyShape Prenatal Workout is specifically designed to provide progressively challenging exercises for each level of fitness and stage of pregnancy. The exercise circuits provide the right combination of strength training, flexibility and cardio training to maintain and build core muscles that tend to weaken during pregnancy. Led by ACE, NASM certified master personal trainer and mom-to-be Valerie C. Merriweather, this DVD uses exercise routines built from years of expertise in training moms. The workouts have been developed in consultation with well-respected exercise physiologists and OB/GYNs.

This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com’s standard return policy will apply.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Love Her Tone
As a pre-natal instructor, I really enjoyed this video not only for it’s overall content and ease of use, but I really enjoyed Valerie’s tone. She is very real and motivating which I find refreshing.

3 Stars OK workout tape
This video is ok. It drags a bit between circuits and is not the challenge I thought it would be. If you’re used to working out and doing aerobic type of exercise, it’s not for you.

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Moms With Muscle Step It Up

A great resistance workout using dumbbells, resistance bands and an eercise ball. Let JulieB show you how to have a fabulous resistance workout using some simple tools. Workout at-home, or on the road with this simple program!

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