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Studio: Gaiam Americas Release Date: 04/19/2007
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3 Stars Good for a Beginner
I am a runner who practices yoga. I bought this video because I wasn’t sure if all the yoga poses I was familiar with were safe for my growing baby.
I’m used to a more intense workout and I found this video to be boring. You can break it up by the sections, but if you want to do the whole workout it takes over an hour and there is no challenge at all. The instructor holds the poses for only a few seconds so you barely get any stretch from it.
It also got on my nerves that she pronounced the word “exhale” as “eck-ssale.” She says it over and over again and it made it hard to focus on what I was doing.
I recommend this video if you’re a beginner at yoga and excerising, but if you have any experience and are looking for a workout I’d try something else.
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5 Stars Prenatal Yoga
I love this workout! I am in my second trimester, I’m not showing yet, so I am able to follow the first trimester poses for the most part. This video moves at a wonderful pace, has a very nice setting with no annoying music or constant talking. It’s pure instruction and very effective! I absolutely recommend this video to anyone!
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3 Stars Overall a good yoga DVD, but not as vigorous as I prefer
To introduce myself, I am 30 years old and weighed about 118 pre-pregnancy. I consider myself to be in good shape.
With that said–I do enjoy doing this DVD. It is very relaxing but it does have some challenging poses that encourage strength and stretch. It is a good DVD to do when I need to just relax while doing gentle movements. It’s a perfect way to start out my day or unwind in the afternoon.
On the flip side, I don’t rely on this DVD for my only activity for the day, as I prefer to actually feel more challenged. I pair this DVD with a trip to the gym or a long, brisk walk. I go to a prenatal yoga class 1-2 times a week that is more vigorous and doesn’t treat me like I am fragile. So, if you exercised regularly before you got pregnant and have done at least a few yoga classes, this one may make you yawn, although I am not advising against it (like I said, it is beneficial, just not for getting you energized). I have ordered FitMama and Pilates for Pregnancy so we’ll see how they measure up…
Hope this helps.
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2 Stars Good for stretching, not to get a workout.
I’ve been to yoga classes where you get more of a workout than this one. This is more like a stretching exercise. My complaint is a lot of the stretches seemed to repeat many times. The equipment required for use to follow the exercise like the block, straps are kinda specialised items you’d have to buy. I tried to substitue with items I can find at home like a step stool, and rope.
For a real workout, I prefer the Perfect Pregnancy workout dvd with Karyne Steben.
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5 Stars Nice for the Price
I enjoyed this. Very relaxing music and positions are demonstrated for each trimester. Was not expensive either.
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