Leisa Hart's FitMama - Prenatal Workout

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Summary: fun workout
Review: this was fun, considering that fun isn't easy to achieve when you're 60 pounds heavier than normal, but my doctor told me if I didn't do something more than walk to the frig than I'd regret it later...well, she's been right about everything during my first two pregnancies, so enough of the hormonal blues, I'm gonna stick with it...I've found Leisa Hart to be great in hers Buns of Steel videos, so I gave this video a try(along with 3 others), and it is by far easily the best...the other three(Rocki's, the Prenatal Yoga with Shiva Rhea, and Denise Austins) were pretty much terrible, but hey, I'm hormonal, I can pick my favorites and tell others, cause that's what us pregnant women can do...

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Summary: works the abs, hips, thighs, and butt....wow
Review: my butt was ready for a good workout now that I', 14 weeks pregnant, and i got more than that after doing the Buns of Steel girls pregnancy video FitMama...my hips, thighs and abs were also really worked, it was challenging yet is was also easy, if that make sense. You can't beleive how fun combining a good dance routine to salsa music can spice up you day, i loved it...to then do yoga toning, or a "Yoga Fat Burn" as its called in the video, was great. I had a great workout, and now, after working out to this vid at least 6 or 7 times, I think I am going to see if I can get a group of other pregnant friends over to my house to do this workout together because it will really help all us maintain some semblance of a fit body for our hubbies, even if we put some baby weight on. Leisa makes you feel good about yourself, and she's very calm and reassuring that our baby is first priority but we have to take care of ourselves to better take care of everyone around us who relies on us. She is phenomenal and I respect her so much more now that I know she's been there done that with two kids, it says alot when a fitness celebrity who has shown her butt to the world can then put on the baby pounds but lose it, and do it over again. It shows that what she's doing works and can work for me. My hubbie now is calling me Fitmama, which is kinda cute(just hope he's not wishing i was leisa hart!...lol). Back to my review, I really liked the stretch and relaxation portion of this routine, it was very good on my bones and muscles, and I think that by doing the different segments of this workout everyday I will have a great pregnancy and a great delivery.

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Summary: Incredible prenatal workout, inspiring me to stay healthy
Review: Incredible, that's how I felt after workout out with Leisa Hart the very first time, and now after doing her Fitmama video several times I feel even better about myself and my pregnancy. She incorporates such positive energy into her workout, I loved her style of leading the women throughout the workout and I felt like I was really being talked to by leisa, she is very encouraging and talked about safety during working out and about labor and delivery tips that helped her the first time(she looks incredible during her second pregnancy). It's hard to stay motivated while prego, and Leisa seems to have a knack for saying the right things that women want to hear, she's not annoying or overly perky like a denise austin or richard simmons, she's a tony robbins leader in a christie brinkley or heather locklear body. I really looked up to her when she hosted different infomercials and liked her products, but I really love Fitmama and can't wait to ge to delivery and see how much stronger I will be by doing this great workout.

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Summary: Excellent pregnancy workout, very fun and challenging
Review: Great music, great set, great instructor. Loved this 60 minute workout, I can do the Salsa dance if I only have 20 minutes, or I can do the yoga fat burn to tone up for 20 minutes. I loved the two bonus segment, this is very cheap considering you're getting 60 minutes for what most 30 minute videos cost. I loved this workout and hope to try other Leisa hart videos very soon.

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Summary: love this prenatal workout
Review: i love this prenatal video, the instructions are ideal, i don't have to follow a bunch of unnecessary choreography, and the personality of the instructor Leisa Hart is great....i highly recommend this workout, i never get bored doing it and always feel very refreshed and good about my workout, plus my darling hubbie thinks i am a FitMama!!!

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Summary: best prenatal video ever!!!!
Review: FITMAMA Prenatal is no doubt the BEST EVER prenatal made to hit the market. I LOVED IT. Leisa Hart is a guru with fitness programming, I loved her BUNS OF STEEL videos a few years back and loved it when I saw that she did a prenatal video, expecially after doing a few others that bored me to tears. This was fund, the Salsa dancing got my heart rate to a great level, the yoga was new and fun, a great variation that Leisa explains well and it toned my hips and legs and got my back ready to deliver another healthy baby, this is a TWO THUMBS UP video!!!

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Summary: Great pregnancy workout -- even if you hate to exercise!
Review: I was so excited to find Leisa Hart's prenatal workout DVD. With my last pregnancy, I took up walking and tried doing whatever prenatal workout I could, but my well-meaning husband got me a prenatal yoga video that I just HATED to do. It felt a little too much like work, forcing myself to do it. Now 4 months into my second pregnancy, this DVD has been a lifesaver! Not only do I not mind doing it, but it's actually FUN! Plus, with the DVD format, you can pick and choose what type of workout you want to do ... from the fat-burning yoga one day to the Salsa dance (my absolute favorite) the next. Plus, there are lots of prenatal stretches and relaxation techniques. I especially like how fun and upbeat Leisa Hart keeps this workout ... not at all boring or "meditative" like some. Just a great prenatal workout in general! Five stars!

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Summary: great conditioning for my prego body, very FUN!
Review: i usuallu don't do many revies, but i dsagree with a few reviews here that say this is a boring video, i get the impression some people think a workout video needs to be exactly like a step class from 1989 or an oscar winning type video. Leisa Hart is very pregnant in FITMAMA and does an EXCELLENT job moving to the beat, she is pleasant and positive, and makes my heartrate get to a SAFE LEVEL, it is very fun and easy to follow. The yoga is not a yoggie oldie, its a blend of new yoga fitness that is designed for me, a pregnant mom. I LOVE IT....this video is exactly what my body wanted me to start doing, I was slightly out of shap to start with, and i am not kidding myself into thinking i will get not shape now that i am 5 months prego, but at least i am not thinking a video will do that, it wouldn't be safe, but this video keeps me feeling good about my upcoming delivery and feel refreshed after doing it. I think you will love FITMAMA, I do, and so does my OBGYN. !!!

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Summary: really, REALLY boring
Review: I have tried several prenatal workout DVD's. I am an intermediate exerciser and in fairly decent shape. So the pregnancy DVD's are mostly unchallenging for me until late in the pregnancy.

I got FitMama in the second trimester and the first time through, was bored out of my mind. Even making the moves pretty big, I didn't get my heartrate up at all. I waited until the third trimester to review it, to be fair. Now with my pregnancy nearly over, I have tried this several times again, and while it is slightly more of a workout, it is still incredibly boring. The salsa portion is the same 3 or 4 moves, over and over again for 20 minutes. The yoga fat burn is even worse. It is 4 or 5 moves that are based on yoga poses, and you do them over and over again, switching sides, for 20 minutes. Nothing wrong with the moves per se, but it is not what I would call "yoga" or even "power yoga", and just way too repetitive. Now, I have to say that Leisa Hart's Gym in a Box DVD, which is not geared specifically for pregnant women, has been pretty good for me for pregnancy. I didn't like it much before I got pregnant, but for pregnancy it works great as it is low impact and easy to modify. The moves are more varied than FitMama. I'd say the same for Kathy Smith's TimeSave Cardio Fat Burner, for an experienced, very pregnant exerciser who gets tired many days, the 20 minute workouts on here have been great for me. They have some bouncing but are easy to modify.

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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I was very disappointed by this video in many ways. The "salsa" aerobic portion is too short, and considering that I spend a lot of time in latin aerobic and dance classes, Leisa's "salsa" steps are ridiculous. Having practiced yoga for the past 3 years, I do not understand what in the world Leisa Hart is trying to accomplish with the "yoga fat burn" session. The abs conditioning is too short, and there is absolutely NO upper body (chest, arms) or useful back conditioning in this DVD, despite that a strong back is essential during pregnancy. Many DVDs and videos contain, for the same price, postnatal exercise and advice. My perspective is that of someone who gets exercise several times a week by training in Aikido and practicing yoga and pilates, interspersed with standard aerobics and weight training (but certainly not all of these every week!). Perhaps the video would be good for someone new to exercise. Instead of trying to get an all-around workout in 50 minutes, it would be more productive to do aerobics one day and some form of body conditioning (yoga or pilates) another. I prefer Kathy Smith's pregnancy workout, an oldie but goodie, with more substantive aerobics and upper body, leg, and abdominal workouts, plus good starter post-partum exercises.