The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol. 1
by Elisa Llamido
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Actor: Karyne StebenDirector: Elisa Llamido
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Full Screen, NTSC
Running Time: 43 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-12-01
Studio: Far Star Productions, Inc.
DVD Reviews of The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol. 1
DVD Review: Best of the Bunch!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have 4 prenatal videos so I'll mention them and compare them to this one. Skip the end of this review for my favorite to least favorite ranking.
These are my videos listed in the order they were purchased:
- Prenatal yoga - shiva rea
- Perfect Pregnancy Workout
- Neice Pachenka's Pilates while Pregnant
- Leisa Hart's Fit Mama
I started the Prenatal workouts in my 7th week, I'm a competitive cyclist and workout regularly. I had an injury and modified my workouts to Yoga Shakti with Shiva Rea -- a wonderful DVD by the way. When I learned I was pregnant I was looking for something to challenge me gently and safely. So I bought Prenatal Yoga With Shiva Rea and then stumbled upon The Perfect Pregnancy Workout based on reviews. It's much better than the Prenatal Yoga DVD in terms of feeling like an actual workout. Prenatal Yoga is well done but extremely gentle. So if that's what you're looking for, it's got yoga, kegels, lots of great stretching and soothing music, and candles. **Note** there are NO yoga mats used in this video, all the work is done on carpet with blankets and chairs. I used my yoga mat and felt more grounded, carpet is quite slippery when barefoot. I'm not sure why Shiva chose to skip the yoga mats, seems risky for the 2nd & 3rd trimester women. Also, my copy did not have the partner massage, which is one reason why I bought it. Overall, I'd give this one 2 stars.
I'm in my 3rd month now and have moved to weight training and walking outside, but plan to resume doing this DVD soon. I grew bored and needed a change. My advice is to find several DVDs that you like and use them in rotation. I liked this one so much I did it too often and finally switched to Pilates During Pregnancy for a month or so. I found Neice's DVD easy to follow and handy to use the way it's split between abs and legs(hips). I brought it with me when I traveled and was able to do the workout anywhere I had my laptop. It's a 4 star DVD, you definitely feel it in your lower half -- but there's no addressing your arms, shoulders, and back, something I really needed and missed.
One word of warning, as much as I enjoyed the Perfect Pregnancy workout I had some trouble shifting from one exercise to the other. I had to stop the DVD to pull out my chair and my step and sometimes had to rewind. I also had a tough time seeing the advanced exercises. The DVD shows both regular and advanced in the same window so it can get confusing if you're not used to it. Best to watch it all the way through first -- maybe a few times -- and be prepared to stop and rewind if you need to.
Perfect Pregnancy focuses on arms, back, and shoulders quite a bit. Many of the other prenatal videos do not. It's tank top season so I need all the help I can get! Their are 2 types of dips for triceps, shoulder push-ups that I've never seen before -- but wow do they work! There's a swimming type exercise that can be done with hand weights, this one works shoulders, triceps,lats, and deltoids. As others have mentioned the incorporation of kegels at multiple points throughout the DVD is excellent. Overall, it does seem to be the "Perfect Pregnancy Workout" that I've found so far. I happily give it 5 stars.
Leisa Hart's Fit Mama Prenatal Workout is not what I had hoped for. She starts with dance steps that feel a bit lame to me, I love to dance so maybe it's what she's saying about being sexy or it's the repetitive nature of the moves. I dance during that time but I don't follow her steps. I enjoy the yoga fat burn section a lot, it focuses on thighs and glutes and I really feel it. The stretches and kegels that follow are also quite good. I'd place this DVD above Prenatal Yoga in terms of it's intensity and feeling like a workout. I'd give this one 3 stars.
Here's my order of preference, favorite (& most effective) to least favorite of all 4 of these videos.
1) Perfect Pregnancy Workout *****
2) Neice Pachenka's Pilates while Pregnant ****
3) Leisa Hart's Fit Mama ***
4) Prenatal yoga - shiva rea **
(Shiva Rea - Yoga Shakti is wonderful if you're not pregnant)
If you really want a solid exercise plan, you can't go wrong with Perfect Pregnancy Workout. It's well produced with lots of information and detail about what happens to your body while your pregnant as well as what to be aware of when working out. I see it as a challenging, effective, and safe workout.
Description of The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol. 1
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 hemorroidsKaryne 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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