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You've got nine months to prepare for the challenge of your life. Use every minute! The Perfect Pregnancy Workout will: -improve your mood -reduce lower back pain -develop mental discipline to control labor pain -tone your lower body to handle the demands of labor and birth -make it easier to lose weight after your baby is born -strengthen your upper body to lift and hold your baby -help eliminate or avoid incontinence and hemorroids Karyne Steben, a world-class acrobat formerly with Cirque du Soleil, leads us through the sculpting workout, combining strength moves with graceful flexibility. First time exercisers can feel at ease; Karyne illustrates exercise techniques and explains the dos and don'ts of exercise during pregnancy in a clear, easy-to-understand twelve-minute instructional section. With options to make it fun for beginners and challenging for advanced exercisers, anyone can do The Perfect Pregnancy Workout! The Perfect Pregnancy Workout video is a 43 minute pregnancy exercise video: 5 minute warm-up, 33 minute workout, 5 minute cool down. There is also a 12 minute instructional section explaining proper technique for pregnancy exercise. *The Perfect Pregnancy Workout includes exercise variations for women with diastasis recti.*
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Awesome workout!
I'm 11 weeks along with my first pregnancy. I'm 5'3'' with an athletic, but petite physique. My whole life I have been naturally toned in the arm and abs area, so I never had to do much but aerobics to stay in shape. So once I got pregnant, I got a bit scared. I gained a few pounds and freaked out a little. I know it's because of the baby, but with my being small my whole life, it's a bit to mentally get ready for.
I wanted a program that would work me over and challenge me. I wanted to sweat and feel like I had done something. This program is it. I just finished it and I can feel the tightness in my arms from the weights work as I type on the keyboard! It is a total body conditioning/toning video. There are even parts that get your heart rate up and you're not even doing any jumping around! I agree with the last comment -- this def goes in the "favorites" rotation.
I also like that she gives you beginner, intermediate and advanced versions of each move. So you can ramp it up or slow it down as you see fit. Sometimes I will move between the three stages to vary the program each time. She emphasizes getting the arms strong to hold the baby so there is work with weights, and the thigh and butt area, including kegels (which she assumes you know how to "contract" already). Includes warm up and cool down.
I feel very comfortable that this program is working me out to get me strong for the baby now, that it will keep me strong while having the baby and that it will definitely give my body some muscle memory for after the delivery. Great video!
Good work out
I found this was a good workout providing a more energenic excerise than a lot of the others on offer. It also provides different levels for beginner, intermediate and advanced. I didnt give it 5 stars as it wasnt quite as intense as I was expecting
Great!
I love this workout DVD. At first I was a little disappointed because it didnt seem like I was doing much... then I realized that duh, Im pregnant and of course I cant be doing intense workouts - I think this dvd is perfect and has the right intensity (she also shows different ways to increase intensity). There were actually some things that I couldnt do in the beginning, it took some time to be able to do all the reps. Ive been doing it for 5 weeks, 3 days a week now and my arms and legs are firmer. I could this with using my stair stepper also 3 days a week. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to have the perfect workout routine while they are pregnant.
Excellent workout - 3 to 8 months pregnant!
Now being 8 months pregnant and having done this workout dvd for at least 5 months and 1-2 times per week, I can honestly say it's a great workout. Even in the beginning the exercises were strenuous enough to make you feel like you did something. And even now, at 8 months, it's still excellent, without making you feel you overdo it. Thanks to the good warm-up and cool-down, I have never felt sore the next day, just energized and in better shape.
After doing this video for so many times, I am still not bored with it.
The instructor gives tips, instructions, and reminders at just the right time, without becoming annoying. The music is very modern and upbeat, but again just fine.
I highly recommend it!
Challenging but Good Prenatal DVD
I'm so glad I got this DVD to mix up my exercise routine. Yes, it is challenging, and it's been challenging since I was 6 weeks pregnant. Now I'm 5 months pregnant I still do it and always feel invigorated after. She is clear, concise, and I don't feel like I'm overdoing it, which is REALLY important to me for the safety of my baby. This video is definitely for people who were physically fit before their pregnancy. I'd definitely recommend it.
