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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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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.

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.

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YOGAFIT Prenatal A YOGAFIT Wokout

Yogafit PreNatal Workout is here. Increase strength and flexibility, develop back muscles and proper posture to alleviate back discomfort throughout pregnancy, improve breathing and focus useful for labor, delivery and stress reduction.

This 46 minute video offers a workout that can be enjoyed safely throughout any normal pregnancy. All of the poses presented are safe during any uncomplicated preganancy regardless of trimester.

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Desi Bartlett Prenatal Yoga

A gentle practice for outer strength and inner calm

This flowing, gentle yoga practice is designed to be used throughout your pregnancy to help you connect with your changing body, your baby, and your inner calm.

You’ll start with meditation and breathing techniques that reduce stress and fatigue and quiet the mind. Then you’ll work on strengthening your body and increasing energy and stamina–all things that will assist you greatly during labor, delivery, and beyond. You’ll also enjoy postures for flexibility and relaxation that will leave you feeling peaceful and restored.

Yoga is an ideal way to stay fit and healthy during pregnancy. As you move through each trimester, Prenatal Yoga will promote strength, peace of mind, and an awareness of the beauty and joy coming to your life.

FEATURES INCLUDE audio options (music and instruction or music only), optional Spanish audio track, 10 minutes of additional workouts, and more.

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Leisa Hart FitMama Prenatal Workout Pregnancy

Leisa Hart helps you to stay fit throughout each stage of your pregnancy with four distinct sections: Salsa Dance gives you a dance workout in the prenatal fat burning zone; Yoga Fat Burn offers flowing poses to maintain fat burning and strengthen legs; the Labor & Delivery Prep section will strengthen abdominals & pelvic floor; Prenatal Stretch & Relax will help you to ease back pain, learn breathing techniques and connect with your little miracle. Buns of Steel star Leisa Hart continues to create dynamic programs that are safe, fun and highly effective to get you the results you deserve. Her warm, approachable personality and impeccable cuing has motivated millions to embrace fitness.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Easy to follow, effective workout
An excellent workout that I used throughout my pregnancy, up to two days before delivery. As other reviewers have explained, it is broken into several sections so you can do as much or as little as you like. Very easy follow I am aware that FitMama has been criticised for being repetitive - this was a bonus for me as my brain went AWOL during pregnancy. A safe, enjoyable workout that produced a light sweat and I didn’t have to think too much about it!

5 Stars Fun exercises
This is a good pregnancy video especially if you are not overly athletic. It is not overly challenging, but it includes the Salsa, Yoga and stretches. The instructor seems very knowledgable and is very positive and encouraging. It’s fun to do the Salsa and I look forward to it. The yoga is very repetitive, but it’s sort of nice because this way you do not have to think a lot about what you are doing. It does work out the hips and legs very well. It also includes labor preparation exercies and stretches. It is divided into 4 different sections with the exercises, so you can easily pick and choose which ones you want to do. It also includes an instructional section. I was not aware of this when I bought it, but it includes 2 dvds. The second one is for after you have the baby. I’m 7 months pregnant, I do this twice a week and combine it with The Perfect Pregnancy Workout and I feel great. Good luck with your pregnancy!

4 Stars Fast Moving
The DVD itself is great. I like that it is broken up into parts so you don’t have to do the whole thing at once. It’s very challenging and fast moving. The yoga music could be a little better. I was very disappointed on the delivery time which took over two weeks.

3 Stars Fun but repetitive
I’m going to have to agree with the good and bad reviews. I haven’t been working out, so the fact that it is pretty easy is a GOOD thing for me. It would be hard to workout to only this dvd for the duration of my pregnancy since it is SO repetitive. Especially the “fat burning yoga”. I really enjoy the salsa portion and I don’t find her annoying at all. The dvd also has an option with no narration for those who do find her annoying!

3 Stars A Bit Too Bubbly and Repetitive for A Tired Pregnant Mom
If you are a frequent user of (non-pregnancy) workout videos, then this may be right up your alley - Leisa Hart’s bubbly voice, the perky music, and the general workout flow seem like cookie-cutter exercise video material to me. Unfortunately for me, I found the style to be terribly grating, and not at all comfortable. Yes, I worked up a sweat doing exercises that were probably “baby-safe,” but I just couldn’t get excited about popping this in the DVD player and working out…it seemed like more of a chore than a joy. On the other hand, The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol. 1 was my absolute favorite, and a complete contrast to “Fit Mama.” Karyne is a former Cirque Du Soleil acrobat, but I could completely follow her gentle workout, and I found her music, voice, and workout flow to be much more calming and enjoyable. It really is a matter of preference - are you looking for a peppy cheerleader to push you through your workout, or are you looking for a soothing way to build strength and tone while pregnant?

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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.

User Ratings and Reviews

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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Desi Bartlett Prenatal Yoga

A gentle practice for outer strength and inner calm

This flowing, gentle yoga practice is designed to be used throughout your pregnancy to help you connect with your changing body, your baby, and your inner calm.

You’ll start with meditation and breathing techniques that reduce stress and fatigue and quiet the mind. Then you’ll work on strengthening your body and increasing energy and stamina–all things that will assist you greatly during labor, delivery, and beyond. You’ll also enjoy postures for flexibility and relaxation that will leave you feeling peaceful and restored.

Yoga is an ideal way to stay fit and healthy during pregnancy. As you move through each trimester, Prenatal Yoga will promote strength, peace of mind, and an awareness of the beauty and joy coming to your life.

FEATURES INCLUDE audio options (music and instruction or music only), optional Spanish audio track, 10 minutes of additional workouts, and more.

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Leisa Hart FitMama Prenatal Workout Pregnancy

Leisa Hart helps you to stay fit throughout each stage of your pregnancy with four distinct sections: Salsa Dance gives you a dance workout in the prenatal fat burning zone; Yoga Fat Burn offers flowing poses to maintain fat burning and strengthen legs; the Labor & Delivery Prep section will strengthen abdominals & pelvic floor; Prenatal Stretch & Relax will help you to ease back pain, learn breathing techniques and connect with your little miracle. Buns of Steel star Leisa Hart continues to create dynamic programs that are safe, fun and highly effective to get you the results you deserve. Her warm, approachable personality and impeccable cuing has motivated millions to embrace fitness.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Fun exercises
This is a good pregnancy video especially if you are not overly athletic. It is not overly challenging, but it includes the Salsa, Yoga and stretches. The instructor seems very knowledgable and is very positive and encouraging. It’s fun to do the Salsa and I look forward to it. The yoga is very repetitive, but it’s sort of nice because this way you do not have to think a lot about what you are doing. It does work out the hips and legs very well. It also includes labor preparation exercies and stretches. It is divided into 4 different sections with the exercises, so you can easily pick and choose which ones you want to do. It also includes an instructional section. I was not aware of this when I bought it, but it includes 2 dvds. The second one is for after you have the baby. I’m 7 months pregnant, I do this twice a week and combine it with The Perfect Pregnancy Workout and I feel great. Good luck with your pregnancy!

3 Stars A Bit Too Bubbly and Repetitive for A Tired Pregnant Mom
If you are a frequent user of (non-pregnancy) workout videos, then this may be right up your alley - Leisa Hart’s bubbly voice, the perky music, and the general workout flow seem like cookie-cutter exercise video material to me. Unfortunately for me, I found the style to be terribly grating, and not at all comfortable. Yes, I worked up a sweat doing exercises that were probably “baby-safe,” but I just couldn’t get excited about popping this in the DVD player and working out…it seemed like more of a chore than a joy. On the other hand, The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol. 1 was my absolute favorite, and a complete contrast to “Fit Mama.” Karyne is a former Cirque Du Soleil acrobat, but I could completely follow her gentle workout, and I found her music, voice, and workout flow to be much more calming and enjoyable. It really is a matter of preference - are you looking for a peppy cheerleader to push you through your workout, or are you looking for a soothing way to build strength and tone while pregnant?

4 Stars Fast Moving
The DVD itself is great. I like that it is broken up into parts so you don’t have to do the whole thing at once. It’s very challenging and fast moving. The yoga music could be a little better. I was very disappointed on the delivery time which took over two weeks.

3 Stars Fun but repetitive
I’m going to have to agree with the good and bad reviews. I haven’t been working out, so the fact that it is pretty easy is a GOOD thing for me. It would be hard to workout to only this dvd for the duration of my pregnancy since it is SO repetitive. Especially the “fat burning yoga”. I really enjoy the salsa portion and I don’t find her annoying at all. The dvd also has an option with no narration for those who do find her annoying!

5 Stars Easy to follow, effective workout
An excellent workout that I used throughout my pregnancy, up to two days before delivery. As other reviewers have explained, it is broken into several sections so you can do as much or as little as you like. Very easy follow I am aware that FitMama has been criticised for being repetitive - this was a bonus for me as my brain went AWOL during pregnancy. A safe, enjoyable workout that produced a light sweat and I didn’t have to think too much about it!

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Leisa Hart Fitmama Prenatal and Postnatal Pregnancy Workout 2 DVD Set

An exclusive 2-pack offering both of Leisa Hart’s FitMama DVDs - the Post-Natal DVD is ONLY available in this specially-priced 2-pack. Pre-Natal DVD: Leisa Hart helps you to stay fit throughout each stage of your pregnancy with four distinct sections: Salsa Dance gives you a dance workout in the prenatal fat burning zone; Yoga Fat Burn offers flowing poses to maintain fat burning and strengthen legs; the Labor & Delivery Prep section will strengthen abdominals & pelvic floor; Prenatal Stretch & Relax will help you to ease back pain, learn breathing techniques and connect with your little miracle. Post-Natal DVD: Designed in easy to follow 10 minute segments - perfect for busy moms! Four separate segments designed to help you return to form in the difficult post-natal period. Funky Fat Burn offers two 10 minute easy to follow aerobic dance combos; FitMama Yoga will help to shed inches from your hips and thighs; Power Pilates will get your belly and buns back in shape and includes variations for c-section and abdominal separation; Postnatal Stretch & Relax delivers gentle stretching and positive visualization to help ease tension and cope with the endless duties of being a mom. Leisa Hart continues to create dynamic programs that are safe, fun and highly effective to get you the results you deserve. Her warm, approachable personality and impeccable cuing has motivated millions to embrace fitness.

User Ratings and Reviews

2 Stars Boring
If you like doing the same moves over and over then this is the DVD for you. I got bored and only did the workout a couple of times.

5 Stars Worth every penny!
I was already 5 months pregnant when I bought this video and it sat on my desk for another month before I actually used it, so I thought that I may be too out of shape to jump into it. However, it was a pleasant surprise to find that I was able to get through both exercise sections. The DVD is split into two sections, so if you’re a beginner you can just start with the first part and then gradually work in the second one. It was difficult enough to work up a sweat, but simple enough that you didn’t feel like you were hurting your baby. They also have stretching sections and a section to prepare you for labor. I try to do these everyday as they are pretty short and make you feel really good. I only do the actual exercise portions 3-4 times as week as the video suggests. I also love the fact that the women in the video are actually pregnant including Leisa and they offer slight variations on the exercises depeding on which trimester you are in. Leisa is a good motivator and not cheesy at all. I recommend this for all pregnant women wanting to stay in shape!

5 Stars fun to do!
I’ve never been much of a video workout person, but this one I actually enjoyed and looked forward to doing! If you are really fit this video is probably not for you, but if like me your pre-pregnancy work out consisted of mostly walking or light cardio you should find this just right. I got this video in my first trimester and found it a little easy at that time as I was not really showing yet. In my second trimester it was just right using the second trimester variations Lisa provides. My heart rate was up and I was breathing hard, but the workout lasted just long enough that I didn’t get too overheated. Then the last portion of the video is great for relaxing and stretching those sore muscles. The leg stretch for a pinched sciatic nerve came in very handy when I was awakened at night with sciatic pain. I am now in the later portion of my last trimester and do not use the work out portion of the video as often as I should, but still love the stretching and delivery portion.

5 Stars Great prenatal video
I have only done 3 of the 4 sections so far - the yoga, the stretching and labor and delivery section… but I have really enjoyed them. It was easy to follow and feels like a great workout!

5 Stars A nice prenatal workout
I really like the prenatal workout in this package. I haven’t tried the postnatal workout yet. The prenatal workout is just challenging enough and offers some modifications depending on which trimester you are in. The salsa dancing is a good way to make the cardio component enjoyable. The yoga portion is a nice way to stretch out the muscles that need it most. You have the option of doing a long workout for more “advanced” exercisers or a short workout for “beginner” exercisers. I bought a few prenatal workout videos and this is my favorite. I am more of a beginner at this point because I had been on bed rest and I am perfectly able to do the workout.

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