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Summary: This is a video, not a DVD...
Review: What I mean is, all they did was take the videotape and record it onto a DVD. There's no DVD menu or chapter selections, so you have to sit there and fast forward through the introduction or to get to whichever part of the exercise routine you want to do. I suppose this isn't a humungous deal, but if I had a choice between this DVD and one that DID have menu and chapter selections, I'd opt for the latter.As for the CONTENT of the DVD, I guess it's okay. I've done the routine twice and am already a bit bored with it, and I find the narrator's voice telling me to "imagine your baby is enjoying the rocking motion," etc. a little annoying. I also agree with what another reviewer said: the modifications for third trimester are way too easy. I'm at 29 weeks and I did the first trimester exercises right off the bat.
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Summary: Great Pregnancy Workout
Review: I was worried about doing my standard yoga workout and talked to my ob-gyn. She recommended I pick one up specifically for pregnancy, and I'm familiar with the GAIAM name, so I looked for one done by them. It's great! I feel stretched out without feeling trembly, my energy is increasing, and I'm comfortable knowing that the poses I'm doing are no danger to either myself or my child. I look forward to returning to my standard workout, but during my pregnancy - this is the one!
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Summary: Great prenatal workout
Review: Although the yoga on this tape is more suited for beginners, I found myself using this tape over and over again- especially as my pregnancy progressed. I did not do the modifications for the second and third trimester even late in pregnancy- just too easy. The stretching helped eliminate back pain, and I felt refreshed and re-energized after finishing. As far as workouts to stay in shape, there are others more suited to that, but just for feeling good when pregnant- this tape did it!
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Summary: A pregnancy must-have
Review: This is the best purchase I made for my pregnancy. During my prior 2 pregnancies, I was not able to maintain any sort of excercise program, and suffered many aches and pains. What a difference this tape is making! It stretches and releases tension just where I need it. I like the trimester modifications, and also that the tape is divided into different segments, so you don't have to do the full 50 minutes if your time or energy level is a bit low. Highly recommended.
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Summary: too much talk, very annoying instructor
Review: i did not like this workout at all, the yoga i do in clubs and with other tapes is so much better...Shiva is annoying with the voiceover, I mean, it is tooooo strange to do a video while the instructor does not talk to cmaera, that is sooooo weak and unprofessional, she should at least rehearsed her lines then shoot the video. This is terrible~!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Nice and easy intro to yoga
Review: If you haven't done yoga before, this might be the perfect tape for you - good explanations of the poses and paced to be accessible for a newcomer. However, I practiced Bikram yoga for two years before getting pregnant, and I found this tape to be pretty tame.
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Summary: great for stretching, fails as a workout, too much talking
Review: This is a great DVD to help with flexibility. However, it is NOT a good workout. This will not help stop excess weight gain. In addition, I find it annoying that she talks through the entire routine. I have another yoga DVD also put out by Gaiam, and they speak very little. I was hoping this one would be similar. It is especially annoying when she is not even talking about the specifics of the poses, but rambling about connecting to your unborn baby, etc.
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Summary: Relaxing, Low-Impact Yoga workout
Review: This tape was my first attempt at Yoga. After learning I was pregnant, I researched several different prenatal yoga tapes to find one that would focus more on building strength and flexibility, and less on New-Agey chanting or visualization. I am much more interested in preparing my body for labor than I am in chanting or mantras! From the reviews I read, this seemed to be the best prenatal yoga workout that would focus on the areas that I am interested in. Although i had never done Yoga, and actually didn't begin until I was in my second trimester, I found this tape extremely easy to follow. The poses are not terribly challenging, but I have definitely noticed a difference in my strength and flexibility, which is very encouraging! The one flaw that I have found is that after a month or so, the workout seemed a little too easy. So I got the Leisa Hart Fitmama Workout also, and now I alternate those 5-6 days a week. I highly recommend using these two together - the Fitmama Workout is more high impact (it actually makes me sweat!) so I feel more worked out at the end, while the Prenatal Yoga is a good, low-impact workout for the days in between. I've read some reviews that criticize Shiva Rea for not actually talking during workout (it's all voiceover). But that really didn't bother me. She does come off a little drippy at times, but all-in-all this is one of the most focused Prenatal Yoga workouts that I've come across!
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Summary: Don't do pregnancy without this!!!
Review: I highly recommend this yoga session with Shiva Rea. I was able to use it during my entire pregnancy because the poses are modified for each timester-- what a wonderful concept! I can't imagine not having this video during my 1st trimester when I needed a lift from feeling naseous, or during my 2nd timester when I needed to be moving to feel good, or during my 3rd timester when my back and muscles were filled with tension. The exercises are perfectly designed for the aches and pains of pregnancy, as well as for birth preparation. In fact, you'll find many of these same poses recommended in the best natural childbirth books. The relaxation session at the end is a nice reward, and I always look forward to hearing Shiva Rea end by saying, "May you enjoy a radiant pregnancy, and motherhood. Namaste."
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Summary: Love it!!
Review: Gotta try this one!! I love it!! It tones and relaxing at the same time.
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