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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

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!

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 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.

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

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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

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.

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

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.

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Sara Holliday Prenatal Yoga Series

Fitness expert, Sara Holliday, MFT, CPT, uses her extensive training as a yoga teacher to guide you through a safe and effective workout that will strengthen and tone your body, improve flexibility, create a deeper connection with your baby and bring an overall feeling of relaxation and inner tranquility.

Results:

*Reduced labor pain *Increased muscle tone & strength *Decreased stress & muscle tension *Deeper connection with your baby *Improved posture & body alignment *Overall sense of relaxation & well being

Regardless of your fitness level, each innovative program takes you through a series of moves specific to each trimester: First Trimester Yoga (0-12 weeks): This 45 minute yoga workout is great for toning and defining your muscles before, during and after your pregnancy. Second Trimester Yoga (0-24 weeks): A 35 minute yoga workout with flowing exercises to help reduce or eliminate back and leg pain associated with your pregnancy. Third Trimester Yoga (0-40 weeks): For the end of your journey, this 37 minute yoga workout has breathing exercises to help prepare you for labor and postures to open up your pelvis to make your labor easier.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars My favourite of the pre-natal DVD’s
This is my favorite prenatal yoga DVD (I have bought many!). I keep pretty fit (light running, walking, light weights etc.) and this DVD compliments the regime perfectly. I always feel like I’ve actually had a workout afterwards. This is my second pregnancy and the half hour sessions are better now that I have a demanding toddler. I alternate between the 3 different sessions (the 2nd trimester is great for my back) and so never get bored.

I’ve seen comments about poor production - I note I am more interested in the actual workout than production. For example, Shiva Rea’s DVD, while it is well-produced, drives me mad as it is too easy and slow.

Other DVD’s I like are Dr. Christine Anderson’s Dynamic Prenatal Yoga DVD (longer, was great for my first pregnancy … again production not great) and the Perfect Pregnancy Workout (love this one).

2 Stars I’d get a different video
The production quality on this DVD is horrible. It sounds like something I could make in my backyard. This I would overlook if it was an outstanding yoga workout. But in the second trimester, some of the moves involve moving from a flat, lying position to a backbend like move very quickly, and it makes me dizzy every single time. I doubt I am the only pregnant lady this would happen to. I am a beginning yogist, but not completely inept. I liked having three workouts tailored by trimester, and the rest of the moves were good, but I wish I had purchased a different DVD.

5 Stars Wonderful pregnancy yoga series
This is a wonderful prenatal yoga video series. Includes the three dvds - 45 min first trimester, 35 min second trimester, 37 min third trimester. Very nice having three separate videos so you don’t get bored with one routine. Great stretching & strengthening coordinating the breath, helps you to feel lengthened and calmer by the end. Not too intense so you are able to complete each tape even through the nauseous and tired months. Very relaxing and natural settings.

You do not have to have prior yoga experience to enjoy these videos. Sara talks you through each movement. The videos focus on yoga postures with breath-coordinated movement (for those who are familiar with yoga, its similar to moderately intense vinyasa yoga style) rather than a yoga approach that jumps from one posture to the next (hatha yoga).

I have three other prenatal yoga & workout videos (Shiva Rea, Erin O’Brien, Tracey Mallett), Sara’s is the one I prefer the most.

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Sara Hollidays Prenatal Yoga Third Trimester DVD

Feel fit, be strong, and look great during the final phase of your journey to motherhood as you exercise with fitness and health teacher Sara Holliday’s Prenatal Yoga: Third Trimester DVD. Renowned fitness teacher and licensed Marriage-Family Therapist Sara Holliday has designed a prenatal yoga class with exercises specifically focused on the needs of moms-to-be during the third trimester by drawing upon her extensive training in teaching yoga. By the third trimester, many expectant mothers are dealing with all of the changes that their bodies have experienced, including accumulated weight gain associated with a healthy pregnancy and the stress this can have on their bodies. In this ground-breaking prenatal yoga class, Sara Holliday guides moms-to-be with safe and effective postures and poses that help decrease common pregnancy aches and discomfort, such as leg cramps and back pain, that many women experience during the final trimester. Doing the prenatal yoga exercises can also help pregnant women gain increased muscle tone and strength, an improvement in flexibility, and a feeling of well-being. Sara Holliday’s yoga class helps women take time to nurture themselves and achieve the glow that comes with a happy and healthy pregnancy. As a mom of two, Sara Holliday understands the importance of helping pregnant women find balance in their busy lives while connecting with their babies. Taking the time to do the safe and gentle exercises in Sara Holliday’s prenatal yoga program can help pregnant moms stay fit, feel good about their changing bodies, gain a sense of well-being, prepare for a smoother labor and delivery experience, and make it easier to shed pregnancy pounds after the baby is born. Prenatal yoga may have the following benefits. This 37 minute yoga class is specifically designed for the third trimester of pregnancy. The class provides expectant mothers with healthy and gentle exercise during late pregnancy. It allows busy moms-to-be to fit i

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Great prenatal yoga class
I’m currently in my third trimester, and I’ve been using Holliday’s DVDs regularly since the second trimester (I started with her second trimester DVD). I really feel a benefit from using them — so far I’ve had very little back pain and I feel pretty limber for a pregnant woman. I just started Lamaze classes and can tell that the breathing I do in the DVD is going to help a lot with that as well.

The issues with the DVD production that some other reviewers have mentioned hasn’t really bothered me. It’s true, though, that the production value isn’t very high and the workout doesn’t seem to have been edited. Holliday makes a few little mistakes when she’s speaking but after you’ve done the workout once or twice you can tell what she means, so that really didn’t detract from it for me. The lack of music doesn’t bother me.

The only thing I don’t like about the workout is that sometimes it seems a little rushed when moving between poses (this happened in the Second Trimester workout as well). In the section at the end where she relaxes each muscle with a deep breath, she goes way too fast for me to actually take deep breaths.

Overall, though, a great DVD. Holliday has a very calm, kind personality and the stretches really feel good. I really anticipate that it will help me with my labor and delivery.

5 Stars Lovely little DVD
My wife tends to put things off . . . she assumed childbirth would work out that way, too. She fully expected to be on the extended trimester plan, giving birth to a post-term infant who was already in medium Fuzzi Bunz.

So, a mere four days before her due date, she decided it was time to start doing yoga. She put this in on a Friday night just to listen. Our son was born the next day.

I’m not saying this DVD started the whole shebang, but it was a soothing way to experience our last night as non-parents. As a practitioner of various forms of yoga, I think this is an excellent DVD to start with . . . or end with, as the case may be.

5 Stars Perfect for Third Trimester
Love this video. I’m a casual yoga-goer and finally found the tape that works for me! The instructor does a wonderful job of keeping a nice pace and walking you through each pose. The routine is challenging enough to keep you interested, and the instructor verbally will guide you if you like to keep your eyes closed or focused on your own body, you do not need to keep looking up at the screen to follow along. I will do this program over and over again until I deliver!

3 Stars It’s not bad, but…
I just got this DVD 3 days ago and tried it once, so I can’t tell if it’s gonna work for me or not when it comes to the program itself, but I’m going to give it a try and do it 2-3 times a week.

The reasons why I didn’t like it so much from the beginning were:

1. I didn’t like that there was no music in the background. It would be easier for me to concentrate if there was music. If you don’t care - it’s obviously not a big deal.

2. I do believe that breathing in Yoga is very important and sometimes I found it difficult to follow Sara’s directions when it came to breathing because for some reason what she says doesn’t always correspond with what’s on the screen. E.g. she says “Inhale, arms up” but the video is showing her with her arms down. I find it quite confusing.

2 Stars Okay, but…
I thought this was just okay. I did feel very relaxed afterwards and might do it again for the stretching. When your muscles are sore from the gym, for example, this would be nice. But it’s not really all that difficult, if that’s what you’re looking for. Certainly not like a yoga class, though I’ve never taken prenatal yoga.

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Sara Hollidays Prenatal Yoga Second Trimester DVD

Feel and look great in the middle of your journey to motherhood as you exercise with fitness and health teacher Sara Holliday’s Prenatal Yoga: Second Trimester DVD. Renowned fitness teacher and licensed Marriage-Family Therapist Sara Holliday has drawn upon her extensive training in teaching yoga to design a prenatal yoga class specifically designed for your second trimester. During the second trimester, many expectant mothers are adjusting to their newly changing bodies and images of themselves due to intermediate pregnancy. In this revolutionary prenatal yoga class, Sara Holliday helps guide moms-to-be with safe and effective postures and poses that help decrease common pains and discomfort caused by pregnancy, increase muscle tone and strength, improve flexibility, and provide for an overall feeling of well-being. Sara Holliday’s yoga class helps women take time to nurture themselves and strike a balance between their busy lives while connecting with their babies inside. Safe and gentle exercise during pregnancy may lead to an increased sense of well-being. Taking the time to do prenatal yoga can help pregnant moms stay fit, feel good about their changing bodies, prepare for a smoother labor and delivery experience, and make it easier to shed pregnancy pounds after the baby is born. Prenatal Yoga may have the following benefits. This 35 minute yoga class is specifically designed for the second trimester of pregnancy. The class provides expectant mothers with healthy and gentle exercise during the middle of pregnancy. It allows busy moms-to-be to fit in exercise at their convenience without being tied down to class schedules. The class helps maintain strength and stamina while increasing muscle tone, strength, and flexibility. It eases common pregnancy aches and pains, decreases stress and muscle tension, and teaches pregnant women calming deep breathing techniques. The class helps busy moms-to-be nurture themselves during pregnancy, creates a deeper

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Great second trimester workout!
Great workout, but some days a little too much to handle.

She goes at a brisk pace. Have your Mat, Blankets, and Blocks ready - you will use them. Also, dress lightly - this one tends to work up a bit of a sweat.

5 Stars LOVE this prenatal yoga workout!
Generally I am not a huge yoga person and I only do it every once in a while (less than once a month)! However after receiving this prenatal yoga video I can tell such a difference in the way I feel! The video takes me thru a range of motions and stretches that helps to strengthen my body for the drug free natural childbirth I am preparing for. In the next couple of weeks I WILL be ordering the third trimester dvd as well. Some people are bothered by the lack of yoga music but it doesn’t bother me at all.

3 Stars Too Slow for Someone with Yoga Experience
I had been practicing both Vinyasa and Slow Flow for about a year before becoming pregnant and this DVD was simply too slow paced for me. I didn’t really feel like I got a good workout. I also didn’t really like the fact that there was no music at all in the background. I have since purchased the Prenatal Vinyasa Yoga by Jennifer Wolfe and absolutely love it. It’s much more aligned for someone who has yoga experience.

4 Stars Good Short Video
I tried this video for the first time in my 23rd week after having not exercised consistently for several months. I’m not new to yoga but this video was challenging and just the right length. Although I would have enjoyed more ambiance(calming music, interesting scenery), I felt very good and stretched out afterward. Most importantly, I felt like I got my money’s worth.

5 Stars Instant help for my hip pain
At age 41 and in my 2nd pregnancy, I started experiencing severe hip pain at just 15 weeks. Scary. Walking made it worse, and the yoga videos I swore by during pregnancy #1 (Shiva Rea and Kristen Eykel) just didn’t help. Sara Holliday’s 2nd trimester video provided significant relief on the first time through. (It’s rare for me to even get the hang of a yoga video on the first viewing, but I was about 90% successful in following Sara.) My other prenatal yoga videos are focused on flexibility and balance. Sara’s is all about strength and movement. Lots of squats and lunges plus some excellent stretching through the shoulders and upper back. It will take me a while to build the strength to keep up with her completely but it feels like a good, healthy challenge. You will need yoga blocks, although I was able to get by for a few days by substituting two small accent pillows. The lack of background music was a bit startling at first but I think it actually may help me tolerate this video a bit longer. I was also a bit put off by the need to buy another video for third trimester, but then again, who can stand the same routine over and over for 6 months? I am very very enthusiastic about this yoga video and can definitely see myself continuing to use it after my pregnancy.

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The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol 2 Yoga

If you love The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol. 1 with Karyne Steben, you will find The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol. 2 to be the *perfect* sister DVD.

The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol. 2 features Karyne’s twin sister, Sarah, as she prepares her body for the birth of her first child.

The workouts are as unique as two sisters can be: Karyne concentrates on dynamic scuplting in vol. 1, while Sarah brings energy and centering to vol. 2.

Regularly practicing her her 35-minute yoga workout will help:

* improve your mood
* reduce lower back pain
* increase your flexibility
* connect with your body and baby
* improve your blood flow
* improve your balance
* sleep better
* make it easier to lose weight after your baby is born

A unique combination of flexibility and fluid motion, the workout is ideal for every stage of your pregnancy.

Alternating between The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol. 1 and vol. 2 will help bring strength and balance to your changing body.

With exercise options to make it fun for beginners and challenging for advanced exercisers, anyone can do The Perfect Pregnancy Workouts!

User Ratings and Reviews

2 Stars Hoped for better
I really don’t want to give a bad review, but unfortunately have to.

I am now 20 weeks into my pregnancy, and still work out regularly (jogging, swimming, pilates, yoga, dance…all of which I did previously). I bought this DVD in conjunction with The Perfect Pregnancy Workout 1. Considering the fitness experience of the instructor (former acrobat for Cirque) I hoped that it would be a challenging workout that adhered to the safety needs of a pregnant woman. I was disappointed.

While safety is definitely addressed (in the intro), the workout is lacking. Instruction during the workout is poor and the yoga moves lack flow and organization. Beginners would have trouble following the workout, while advanced exercises will fail to find this much of a workout.

Unfortunately, I would not recommend this dvd. If you are wanting to try out one of the Perfect Pregnancy series, Volume 1 is a better purchase.

2 Stars Good for the last 2-4 weeks of pregnancy
I’ve been doing yoga for about 5 years. During my last pregnancy and now this one I’ve been using a “regular” yoga DVD and just modify when I start getting bigger. That’s worked well, but I wanted a shorter video for days I can’t do a full hour. It would have been more beneficial to save my money from this and just do half of my normal routine.

The good: The look of it is nice. The setting is pleasant and there is light pleasant music. She’s pleasing to watch. I think it might offer good relief at the very, very end of pregnancy when you can’t do much else.

The bad: I was hoping to find a 30 min. workout that would work me. The majority of this is “warm-ups” (not sun salutations that are a work out themselves). It takes very little athletic ability to do even the “advanced” portions. Also, there is very little to no flow between the moves. She doesn’t explain the movements well, so it’s important to watch it once without doing the workout. I’m sure that’s not that big of a deal if you do this enough to commit it to memory.

5 Stars Comparison of four prenatal yoga workouts
First, a little background of who I am. I am a fairly athletic woman at the end of my second trimester. I was totally unable to workout during my first trimester because I was so very sick. When my second trimester started I felt much better and started looking for some good pregnancy workout DVDs.

I bought four pregnancy yoga DVDs: “The Perfect Pregnancy Workout, vol. 2:Yoga” with Sarah Steben, “Prenatal Yoga Complete” with Mary Pappas-Sandonas, “Prenatal Yoga” with Shiva Rea, and “Prenatal Vinyasa Yoga” with Jennifer Wolfe. Here’s my comparison:

The Perfect Pregnancy Workout, vol. 2:Yoga:

Great workout! The one negative I found is also it’s positive: it was *a bit* challenging to follow the first time through and I had to do it a few times before I really got it down, but I call this a positive because it has much more interesting moves and poses than the other DVDs. Even though I had to take some time to learn something new, I found it to be really worth it. After doing a few times I was finally able to let go of the pregnancy tension I’ve been holding in my calves, hamstrings and lower back! It’s a very energizing take on yoga and when I was done I felt extremely relaxed and tingly.

Prenatal Yoga Complete:

How can I say this kindly? This was definitely NOT the DVD for me. I purchased it because it seemed like it was giving a lot of value for the money, with “over 8 routines for each trimester”, but they didn’t mention how boring those routines were. I know that Iyengar yoga is supposed to be slower-paced, but I literally fast-forwarded through long sections of the workouts without missing anything. My husband walked through while I was doing this and scoffed, “is that supposed to be a workout?”

Prenatal Yoga:

This DVD is so popular and I can see some really great things about it: the set is beautiful, there’s high production value and she gives a solid, beginner’s workout. It is not my cup of tea because although there’s a meditative feel to the DVD she NEVER STOPS TALKING. EVER. I also found it to be too gentle, but that’s just my opinion.

Prenatal Vinyasa Yoga:

A pretty good, fast-paced workout. I enjoyed the moves, but I think that newbies would have a very hard time getting into some of the positions. For example, she does full sun salutations without accounting for the fact that many people lack the mobility to move their feet from downward dog to warrior without modification. She was also pretty chatty and the set was also uninspired, in a small room which reminded me of Jack LaLane circa 1976. I think I’m revealing my age here… Hmm.. I was very, very young then!

I hope this helps save you some money!

2 Stars The Perfect Pregnancy Workout
This DVD had good reviews, I wanted something that would stretch and relax and do some work too, however, I found this video to be very difficult to follow and I’ve practiced Yoga for years. I am just beginning my second trimester with my first child. I feel that the instructor moves way to quickly between positions, and it’s constantly bouncing back and forth between modifications. I couldn’t keep up and was very disappointed. The moves and poses look wonderful, but she doesn’t give you the chance to move thru them and keep up. I found Prenatal Yoga with Shiva Rae to be wonderful!

3 Stars Good!
Her accent and voice is very soft sometimes its hard to understand until you’ve listen to it a few times but I think its still a good workout. I’ve always worked out regularly so I do her advanced exercises.

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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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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.

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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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2005 Lindsay Brins 2nd Trimester DVD

Moms Into Fitness is retiring this version of Second Trimester, the new 2007 version is now available. AS SEEN IN PREGNANCY AND PREGNANCY & NEWBORN. Research leader in SIU-E pre/post-natal study, Lindsay Brin brings you the safest exercises for your pregnancy. Cardio, Toning and Prenatal Yoga all in 1 DVD! 2nd Trimester 3-in-1 DVD (80 minutes) Lindsay and Candace (16 weeks) strengthen your total body to support the growing baby and ease back pain. Includes 2-25 minute workouts to tone all major muscle groups and boost cardiovascular endurance, and 20 minutes of prenatal yoga to relieve tension. Lengthen and strengthen all of your muscles with this DVD!

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4 Stars A Fun and Versatile Prenatal Workout
I really enjoy doing this workout. The separate 20 minute yoga section makes a great cooldown. I also do the yoga on the days when my muscles are recovering from a more intense workout. This video is fun and while it is not too strenuous, I feel like I have gotten a good workout.

4 Stars A Good Choice
I am currently in my second trimester and have been using this video workout for two months. There are two different workouts and a yoga session. The first work out is about 25 minutes long and I have not yet tried the second as the first is challenging enough to keep me doing it. You will need two sets of dumbbells. Lindsay has three on the video but only uses two, 3 lb. and 8 lb. I have been using 3 lb. and 5 lb. There are plenty of exercises for back and arms as well a variety of squats and movements for the legs. The workout has kept me in shape and, I believe, prepared my back to support the extra weight I have been gaining. The yoga is a nice cool down or good stretch and tension reliever, but as a novice to yoga I find some of the breathing only parts a tad boring. I recommend the yoga mat. One is used in the video and with out it my feet tend to slide on a couple of the poses.

There are a couple of negatives about this video. Lindsay is not pregnant and watching her smiling and bouncing while you sweat can be annoying. Occasionally a picture in picture box appears with a woman early in her second trimester doing the workout, but the box is small and pixels out on a large HD TV. The instruction is usually clear and concise. However, at one point Lindsay intructs us to throw in a pelvic tilt without any explanation. I have yet to figure out what she is doing, if anything, as it is not visible on the video. She also intructs us to do a Kegel now and then, but I knew what those were. The music is awful. Once I learned the rountine I simply killed the sound and played my own music which helped immensely with my energy level in getting through the whole workout.

Over all I would choose this video again. I feel like I get a good workout with out feeling like I am overly straining.

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Sara Holliday Prenatal Yoga Series

Fitness expert, Sara Holliday, MFT, CPT, uses her extensive training as a yoga teacher to guide you through a safe and effective workout that will strengthen and tone your body, improve flexibility, create a deeper connection with your baby and bring an overall feeling of relaxation and inner tranquility.

Results:

*Reduced labor pain *Increased muscle tone & strength *Decreased stress & muscle tension *Deeper connection with your baby *Improved posture & body alignment *Overall sense of relaxation & well being

Regardless of your fitness level, each innovative program takes you through a series of moves specific to each trimester: First Trimester Yoga (0-12 weeks): This 45 minute yoga workout is great for toning and defining your muscles before, during and after your pregnancy. Second Trimester Yoga (0-24 weeks): A 35 minute yoga workout with flowing exercises to help reduce or eliminate back and leg pain associated with your pregnancy. Third Trimester Yoga (0-40 weeks): For the end of your journey, this 37 minute yoga workout has breathing exercises to help prepare you for labor and postures to open up your pelvis to make your labor easier.

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2 Stars I’d get a different video
The production quality on this DVD is horrible. It sounds like something I could make in my backyard. This I would overlook if it was an outstanding yoga workout. But in the second trimester, some of the moves involve moving from a flat, lying position to a backbend like move very quickly, and it makes me dizzy every single time. I doubt I am the only pregnant lady this would happen to. I am a beginning yogist, but not completely inept. I liked having three workouts tailored by trimester, and the rest of the moves were good, but I wish I had purchased a different DVD.

5 Stars Wonderful pregnancy yoga series
This is a wonderful prenatal yoga video series. Includes the three dvds - 45 min first trimester, 35 min second trimester, 37 min third trimester. Very nice having three separate videos so you don’t get bored with one routine. Great stretching & strengthening coordinating the breath, helps you to feel lengthened and calmer by the end. Not too intense so you are able to complete each tape even through the nauseous and tired months. Very relaxing and natural settings.

You do not have to have prior yoga experience to enjoy these videos. Sara talks you through each movement. The videos focus on yoga postures with breath-coordinated movement (for those who are familiar with yoga, its similar to moderately intense vinyasa yoga style) rather than a yoga approach that jumps from one posture to the next (hatha yoga).

I have three other prenatal yoga & workout videos (Shiva Rea, Erin O’Brien, Tracey Mallett), Sara’s is the one I prefer the most.

5 Stars My favourite of the pre-natal DVD’s
This is my favorite prenatal yoga DVD (I have bought many!). I keep pretty fit (light running, walking, light weights etc.) and this DVD compliments the regime perfectly. I always feel like I’ve actually had a workout afterwards. This is my second pregnancy and the half hour sessions are better now that I have a demanding toddler. I alternate between the 3 different sessions (the 2nd trimester is great for my back) and so never get bored.

I’ve seen comments about poor production - I note I am more interested in the actual workout than production. For example, Shiva Rea’s DVD, while it is well-produced, drives me mad as it is too easy and slow.

Other DVD’s I like are Dr. Christine Anderson’s Dynamic Prenatal Yoga DVD (longer, was great for my first pregnancy … again production not great) and the Perfect Pregnancy Workout (love this one).

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