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Crunch Yoga Mama - Prenatal Yoga

Expand your mind along with your body. During pregnancy is an incredible time to practice yoga to keep your body healthy, your mind stress-free, and to connect to your growing baby.



10 Minute Solution: Prenatal Pilates

This Pilates program is designed for all three trimesters. These quick and easy workouts will work and stretch the core buns and thighs and a bonus workout includes a postnatal routine to flatten the belly in no time.



Gabrielle Reece: The Complete Fit and Healthy Pregnancy

Pregnant with her second child, Gabby worked with a doctor and trainer to film 15 minute workouts from each month of her pregnancy as well as three months after her pregnancy. This DVD covers all 3 trimesters consisting of nine 15 minute exercises that are safe for women during their pregnancy as well as a warm up and cool down As a bonus, three- 15 minute exercises for women post- pregnancy complete with warm up and cool down have been included.

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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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Prenatal Yoga with Bec Conant

In this new prenatal yoga DVD Bec Conant, registered prenatal yoga teacher, doula, and HypnoBirthing educator, offers a comprehensive yoga program appropriate to any stage of pregnancy, and all levels of yoga practice.
The practice contains flowing sequences to encourage movement and relieve stress, as well as stabilizing poses to promote strength and endurance. Students in early pregnancy can follow one set of modifications, while those later on can easily see how to add props to accommodate a larger belly
Filmed in seven sections and including soothing and inspiring music, this practice can be played as an entire 1 hr 15 min class or subdivided for a shorter, more personalized routine. The practice finishes with a deep relaxation focusing on connecting with your body and your baby, promoting confidence in the body’s ability to give birth naturally.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Really great prenatal yoga dvd!
This is one of the best workout dvd’s I’ve used. I tend to buy them and get bored with them very quickly, and get annoyed by having to watch the intro every time. I love how its set up so you can just skip right to the program and do as much or as little as you want (its divided in segments). I have taken classes in person with this instructor and find this dvd to be very close to the actual experience! You feel relaxed, strengthened, and positive after completing it. Being unable to attend many actual yoga classes due to having a two year old, this is a great purchase!

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Prenatal Yoga Flow

Prenatal Yoga Flow is an instructional yoga DVD specifically designed to ease any pregnancy discomforts thru each stage of pregnancy. You will learn deep relaxation techniques including breathing exercises and proper positioning to prepare you for labor and delivery. This DVD will also create teach you how to create an intimate relationship with your growing baby with focus on internal sensations, breath and guided imagery.

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5 Stars Best prenatal yoga DVD I’ve ever seen
This DVD is great! A wonderful intermediate level prenatal yoga flow. It is professinal looking, the background is beautiful, and Sara demonstrates the poses elegantly. Her voice is soothing and sweet. This would also be a great DVD to do after pregnancy. Thank you Sara for coming out with an intermediate level flow. Some prenatal DVDs are too basic and gentle. This one is just the right level for many of us.

5 Stars Fantastic Prenatal Workout!
This is a fantastic prenatal workout. The instruction is easy to follow. The poses are challenging, but very attainable throughout the entire pregnancy.

Sara’s voice and the music are very soothing and this turned out to be a very relaxing part of my routing while I was pregnant. The scenery was tranquil…it was beautifully shot! I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is expecting…it can be done at any stage throughout the pregnancy. :=)

5 Stars The perfect Pre-Natal Yoga DVD!
Great flow with easy to follow as well as informative narration! The soft and soothing voice is nice to listen to. Shot in a beautiful surrounding!

It is very comforting that Sara seems to be pretty far along in her pregnancy when the DVD was taped. She is not just talking about doing poses but actually goes into the asanas with “the big belly”:-)

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Prenatal Vinyasa Yoga and Short Forms 2 DVD Set

ALL NEW!!!

2 DVD set ~ 4 different Practices!
*15 minute
*30 minute
*45 minute
*75 minute

**plus Partner Yoga Poses & Labor Poses!

Namaste, Welcome to Prenatal Vinyasa Yoga & Short Forms 2 DVD Set with Jennifer Wolfe. Combining the first award winning DVD Prenatal Vinyasa Yoga and the Short Forms Version featuring 3 different practices,15,30, & 45 minutes and including Labor poses and partner yoga poses.

New York Times said of Prenatal Vinyasa Yoga, “Make(s) you feel good, even with a big belly…my arms and legs got a workout, and I felt stretched, connected and relaxed.”

These DVD’s were specifically developed for women who are pregnant and have experience with Ashtanga, Vinyasa, or Power Yoga before pregnancy; but can also be used by those with less experience or practitioners of other forms of yoga if they listen to their bodies, use the 3rd trimester modifications, start with the 15 minute practice and only do poses which feel good.
These DVD’s were created to be challenging while giving women different modifications for each stage of their pregnancy. They focus on breath and body awareness to safely achieve a vigorous practice.

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

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Rockis Prenatal Yoga Vol 2 Labor Preparation 1

Mom, dad and unborn baby work together in this unique program. Rocki gently guides couples through breathing techniques, yoga positions and accupressure points designed to minimize pain and maximize comfort. Emphasis is placed on the support of the partner to calm, comfort and relax the mother-to-be during labor. These empowering techniques increase concentration, flexibility, strength and stamina, helping labor and delivery become an experience to remember with joy, awe and respect.

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5 Stars great for partners!
My husband is a lovely affectionate sort of person, but had virtually no instincts about how to make a person in pain feel better. Rocki’s video was perfect for us- it gave him concrete, hands-on suggestions, with easy to follow instructions. She suggested things I wouldn’t have thought of, or been able to explain half as well. It was highly recommended to me, and I am delighted with it. Better than birthing class!

4 Stars Good material, but short
This isn’t so much as a workout video as it is an instructional video. This is really a guide for how to accomplish workouts. I think there is decent material in this video for methods that can be used for easing the labor process, but I think that the video is a bit short. In fact, I see no reason that Volume 2 and 3 could not be on the same disc. For that reason, I can’t give this a higher rating. If this disc had been arranged in such a way that workout parts could be accomplished, then it would be fully worth it, but noting that all it does is explain the various positions and does not go through as a “workout video”, it falls short of its purpose.

5 Stars Fantastic!
I’ve told every one of my pregnant friends to get this DVD–it was SO helpful for my delivery. It really helped me focus on what worked for me and what didn’t. After practicing the positions, we knew when labor started that I liked this pose and not that one. When I started to freak out during labor, my hubby helped bring me back by suggesting a position. I love that it gets your husband involved in the labor process. (He has more to do that just hand you ice chips and say “good job!”) My husband really got into the exercises–he said it made him feel more of a partner than an assistant. Invaluable!

5 Stars Better than a Lamaze class
I got this DVD because I love Rocki’s Prenatal Yoga routine so much. I’m really glad I did. She has a ton of information about how movement and breathing affect the baby during labor and ways to get more comfortable. I’ve actually gotten my husband to do this with me and as corny as it sounds, it’s really given us some time to get closer. He now knows what I like and want during labor and I think we’ll work better together as a team. Thanks, Rocki.

5 Stars Unbelievably helpful!
We’d taken a Bradley class with my first baby and it didn’t do much for me. I got this for my second and what a huge difference! I used so many things she teaches on the DVD-breathing, different poses, movement. The last hour before I started pushing was me moving my hips with my husband massaging my back-and I’m convinced that’s why it only took 2 pushes for my son to be born. Rocki really seems to know alot about childbirth and her techniques helped me immeasurably. Great DVD. (I feel the same way about the next one in the series-Labor Prep 3.)

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Yoga Pregnancy Pre and Post Natal Workouts

YOGA FIT PREGNANCY Pre- and Post-Natal Yoga Workouts
Presented by Heather Seiniger: certified Yoga Instructor… and Mom.

Pregnancy and Mothering are some of the most challenging and fulfilling times in a woman?s life. An appropriate yoga practice can help us stay healthy, happy and calm, both as we prepare for and recover from our baby?s arrival. The 30-minute pre-natal sequence is designed specifically to help moms-to-be develop the strength, flexibility and mental focus that will help them not only in the delivery process but also in facing the new challenges of mothering.

The post-natal program addresses the needs of moms who want to get back in shape while also releasing tension and fatigue. This 30-minute routine provides safe ways to build core strength, as well as effective tools for increasing energy and reducing stress. Using breath and mental focus, yoga is one of the most effective tools for training the body and calming the mind. Led by yoga instructor, Heather Seiniger, women of all levels of yoga experience can work safely and will improvement with regular practice. Modifications are offered to increase difficulty and provide a more challenging routine, as needed.

Two Workouts on one DVD will help:

Control Weight Gain
Alleviate Back Pain
Ease Delivery
Get Your Body Back Fast!

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Love it!
This is my favorite workout in my third trimester. It keeps me feeling good. I attribute this workout and the others I do to the reason I am still so mobile and able to do things almost like I usually do. It completely loosens everything up. Say goodbye to backaches and all those other pregnancy aches. I really like the prenatal modification for sun salutations, it is much more effective than the versions on my other workouts. This is a little slow for first and second tri if you usually exercise. If you want a more challenging 1st and 2nd tri workout try Kira Landgolf’s Total Body Tone or Erin O’Brian’s Prenatal Fitness Fix. I learned the hard way to stick with prenatal workouts in pregnancy, regardless of how good you may feel. I tore a muscle from overdoing (tricked by the relaxin I guess) during a regular workout. It took over a month to heal. I haven’t tried the postnatal workout yet, I’ll add a review when I get to that point. This DVD was very worth it. Other good prenatal workouts include Shiva Rea’s prenatal yoga and Crunch Yoga Mama. They are good quality, I used them during both of my pregnancies. If you are an experienced exerciser, they are really best for third tri. Try the ones I recommended above for the earlier days or just go for brisk walks (Leslie Sansone’s walking workouts have been great too!)

5 Stars Great, quick yoga workout
I did yoga for stretching and relaxation fairly often before becoming pregnant. Once my doctor discouraged my regular yoga class, I decided to try a prenatal video. This is one of several I’ve tried and by far my favorite. It is only 30 minutes but still feels like a good yoga workout - you feel relaxed, flexible and centered at the end, not sweaty or exhausted. The queing is good and I find Heather’s voice relaxing. There’s also a postnatal workout on the dvd that I plan to put to use in a few months.

2 Stars Not Great
I bought this in my 3rd trimester and only did it once. I am a big workout DVD fan but this just didn’t do it for me. It was boring and I found it to be of poor quality and a little too “fruity” for my liking.

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Gabrielle Reece Fit and Healthy Prenatal Workouts

Custom-designed by Gabrielle Reece, her personal trainer Mike Monroe and approved by a leading OBGYN, FIT & HEALTHY PRENATAL WORKOUTS, safely and effectively condition your growing body by focusing on strengthening and stretching moves. With six 15-minute workouts, you ll always find time to work out. Stay fit and healthy while you increase your self-confidence and feel great throughout your first two trimesters.

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2 Stars Boring
Sorry to say both Gabi and her trainer need a little more personality. It’s not only a slow workout, but they are boring. I’ve tried 3 of the 6 workouts and haven’t been impressed.

4 Stars great workout
great workout for the preggers out there just one thing I wish they would mention what kinds of exercise equipment that you need before you start, such as stability ball, weights, bands and chair.

5 Stars Awesome workout
Before my pregnancy, I was already doing core exercises, therefore had all the equipment needed. So it was an easy transition, since I was already doing similar exercises. I like how the workouts are only 15 minutes and move from one exercise to the next. I’ve also found that during the day I can easily do some of the stretches learned.

I feel great afterwards and get a great stretch. Since my husband is a physical therapist, he is always telling me how good posture prevents back pain. These exercises definitely help you focus on your posture and strengthen the muscles that support your back.

4 Stars Different workout
The video has shot workouts which I like. The videos are informative and give a good workout.

3 Stars Not as vigorous as I expected
I was disappointed with this video. The workouts are too short and it doesn’t seem like the trainer does enough reps. I’ve got all the equipment needed, but the pace at which we’re expected to switch gears is annoying. Gabrielle Reese has her trainer handing her the weights, band and ball but those of us doing it at home aren’t so lucky. I feel like I spend half the workout keeping track of my equipment. That said, I do think it has stregthened my back and abs and Reese is pleasant enough on camera. I wouldn’t buy it again though.

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Tracey Malletts 3 in 1 Pregnancy System

Studio: Razor Digital Ent Release Date: 06/27/2006

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5 Stars Workout feels GREAT in third trimester
I love this DVD. She does some really nice fluid stretches that are relaxing AND strengthening/limbering at the same time. For me, it’s exactly the kind of exercise I was looking for for my current stage of pregnancy (3rd trimester). I have been feeling achy and tired, so I love how my body feels happy/calm during and after this workout. I also find her really sweet and personable and a pleasure to exercise with. I actually laughed with her a few times like she was in the room with me. (My husband found it amusing.)

4 Stars good workout
I really liked this workout. It was good stretching mixed with some pretty hard moves. It really loosened up some leg cramps I have been having. But it’s not just lying around stretching, it really makes you work your muscles! I liked how she explained the moves and wasn’t annoyingly peppy. Over all I liked it and plan to use it until the end of my pregnancy.

5 Stars Great
This is a great workout. It really relaxes u too. I should do it more often too…

I was really achy after the first workout since I haven’t worked out in the 6 months prior to starting…. My thigh were sore with the squatting. This is not meant as a critique at all but more as a good thing meaning that it obviously works to tone your muscles.

I LOVE IT!

5 Stars Great for those with Back/Sciatica Problems
I bought this DVD in my second trimester. It is no impact exercising. I suffer from lower back, sciatica and knee problems. Even walking aggravates my back while pregnant. This is the only workout I can do while pregnant. I do it six days a week and find it provides great relief for my sciatica, aching lower back and hips. Finally….I’m regaining my muscle tone with the help of this DVD.

5 Stars Fun and comfortable
I liked this video because it isn’t overly strenuous, yet it keeps me in shape. I struggled with using the arm weights, but I have weak arms, so it isn’t probably hard for someone who uses weights more frequently. I have a baby girl that I carry, yet still struggled with the arm weights!! But this video is fun and easy to do, and I really enjoy listening to Tracey while I exercise with her. Hopefully my arms will be more tone before I even have this baby!!

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Pilates During Pregnancy Vol 1

Pilates During Pregnancy with Niece Pecenka - An inpiring Pilates based routine adapted for busy women in all trimesters who want to feel fit, healthy, and fabulous.

Pilates requires you to move consciously - using the breath to revitalize and energize - something you will need to depend on during and after childbirth. Every movement in Pilates emanates from the “center” - helping you focus on those muscles necessary for labor and delivery.

This routine is comprised of two distinct sections to make the most of you time.

Section I - abdominal and breath work = 15 minutes

Section II - side leg series, lower body work = 30 minutes

Sections I and II can be combined for a longer workout depending upon your time and energy level.

You will need a minimum of three blankets, folded and stacked. So Let’s Move!

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars An awsome workout!
This was a very pleasant and yet challenging Workout. The Breathing and Core excercises were perfect for me and I am 5 months pregnant. The legs exercise was really good. If you are wanting to tone and target your leg and butt area this is a really good excercise program. You will feel it…I did ! Also Niece is really pleasant but not cheezy at all like some workout videos I have seen. Hope You enjoy as much as I do.

4 Stars Pilates for Pregnancy
I have really enjoyed this video. The intructor is pleasant to listen to and seems to move at an almost perfect pace. I enjoy the moves very much, even though the leg work tends to hurt and really work, but that’s what I wanted! I would recommend this video to any pregnant woman!

3 Stars Less than I expected
The video is good, but it lacks guidance and explanations or modifications for different trimesters, especially the third one. Also the background is very dark, and if you were to watch it on a computer, like I do, the details are hard to distinguish, such as the proper leg positioning etc.

In terms of difficulty, I have done Pilates before and did not think it was difficult.

Another concern is the stretches which are almost none for legs.

In terms of recommending, I would say buy it if you don’t find anything better. Otherwise, buy something else.

5 Stars Love it. Buy it. You won’t be sorry.
I’m 22 weeks along and I’m THRILLED to have found a pregnancy pilates video that isn’t terrible. In fact, I was surprised with how much I liked it!

Before getting pregnant I went to a regular class on the pilates beds, so doing mat work isn’t my favorite - but the DVD is great. I appreciate that it’s still somewhat challenging, yet enjoyable AND that the instructor is pregnant, as well. You can do as much (or as little) as what’s comfortable.

Do note that the two sections: abs/lower body do not include any arm/upper body works. That’s my ONLY complaint. But, I’d buy this DVD again if given the choice.

5 Stars Great Workout for the lower body
I love this workout! For those who would like a break down of the pros and cons, here they are.

Pros:

-The instructor is pleasant but doesn’t talk too much

-breathing is explained and easy to follow

-well organized, good length

-Can be broken up into two smaller workouts if you are feeling tired

-Will definitely tone the lower body

Cons:

-While I do not find the moves difficult, this DVD is not for the newbie to pilates. The moves are not broken down as they would need to be for a beginner. Also, technique is not given in detail. It seems that it is expected you are familiar with pilates.

-Took a LONG time to get to me. This is a popular DVD and was hard to get my hands on. From the time I ordered it from Amazon it took almost 3 months to get to me….ORDER EARLY!

I will definitely be adding this to my pregnancy workout routine (and postnatal!). For those who are worried about reviews that say you are on your back too long, this is not the case. The ab work is done while being propped up (the instructor uses blankets, I like to use pillows) and at no point are you flat on your back. Aside from feeling I nice burn in my bum during the leg work, I was comfortable throughout the whole workout.

I will definitely be recommending this DVD to anyone who asks for pregnancy workout tips.

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