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Prenatal Yoga (1592501583)
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| The best thing about this prenatal yoga program is that there is a model for each trimester. Instructor Shiva Rea demonstrates each of the stretches and exercises for the first trimester, and two pregnant women show modifications for the second and third trimesters (they're even dressed in different colors for easy reference). This removes the self-doubt home-exercisers often have about the safety of certain moves--especially in that cumbersome final stage of pregnancy. Using gentle voice-over instruction, Rea and her assistants take viewers through a half hour of meditational stretches using blocks and chairs for support. She follows that up with 16 minutes of floor work: lunge pose, bridge pose, child's pose, plank pose--all with the necessary adjustments. She winds things up with a four-minute guided relaxation on her back--the traditional position--with the second-trimester woman on her side and the third on her side with one leg up on a chair. By including the different adaptations, Rea has made a program with the flexibility to carry an expectant mom through her entire pregnancy--and beyond, if she wishes. --Kimberly Heinrichs Editorial Descriptions are usually submitted by the manufacturers, publishers and authors. Contact us if you are one of them, and wish to change the above description. |
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Author: Guest
im currently 24 wks pregnant w/ my 3rd child & i was so excited when i ordered this DVD that i even payed for 2 day shipping. when i got the DVD i did my 1st workout that night. and while im sure that the workout would greatly benefit me if i kept up w/ it, i just cant bring myself to. Shiva Rea's voice bothers me to no end. she is obviously very well informed, practiced, & knowledgable in yoga, but she just sounds so flakey and spacey. i cant get past it. and the the time spent devoted to kegal exercises is a bit excessive, how many women could possibly need that much help in doing kegals?? the organization on the DVD is great and the massage section is awesome and very cool, but that voice and tone has got to go. the background music is very "new age" also, while some people might like that i certainly am not 1 of them.
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Author: Guest
This has been a great workout for me. I really felt the benefits of the stretching,which helped on days when my muscles were a bit tight. The squats also helped build strength in my legs.I just wish I had more time to do the excercises more frequently.
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Author: Guest
I would definitely not recommend this workout to ANYONE who has previously practiced yoga. It is not challenging in the least bit. There is a whole lot of fluff in it. Shiva Rea taks too much in the beginning and you can't ffwd through it. I just want to exericse! I don't want to listen to her ramble on! She spends much too much time on kegels which if you are in your first pregnancy are irrelevant bc those muscles are already fit! If you have done yoga alot pre-pregnancy, stick with a regular yoga dvd until you are so big you cant move, and just do some modifications, such as not doing corpse pose during relaxation bc you should not be on your back after 4 mos. I have this dvd and now I don't know what to do w/ it. I am considering sending it to one of my pregnant girlfriends who is less fit and has never done yoga. Honestly, heed my advice, don't waste your money if you want to be remotely challenged.
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Author: Guest
Shiva Rea just rips through the postures in this one so I never feel like I'm getting a good enough stretch. She's very much an Iyengar yogini and I tend to like Kundalini yoga more, so I find the style of this DVD to be too mechanical at times. Once you hit your third trimester you might as well not even put the DVD on - the woman she uses as a model for the third trimester, Poppy, sits on a chair just about the entire work-out. Maybe worthwhile if you've never worked out before pregnancy, but if you are fairly active - this might bore you.
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Author: Guest
I attribute my continued flexibility, good circulation and general physical comfort in part to doing this program a few times a week. I'm at 39 weeks and still do it.
The program is broken up in such a way that you can do just one of the 20 minute segments or all three for a more complete workout. My apartment is small, and I can still do each posture. My only slight criticism is the length of the whole work-out, as I work full time and am quite tired when I get home. I would like to have a "full" workout in 20 minutes, but I'm not sure that's possible. Regardless, this is a great program and the instructor is not too alienatingly "new-age."
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