Kathy Smith - Pregnancy Workout

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Summary: Ladies, get out your spandex and legwarmers!
Review: Though this video was very obviously filmed in the 80's, it's great--hey, that was the era of aerobics, right?

I was in moderate physical condition when I became pregnant (I worked out when I could, which was about once a week), and I found the video exactly at my level--not too wild, not too easy. I do the aerobic workout many mornings before my kids wake up, and although I'm now hugely pregnant, I'm not pulling muscles to try to keep up with Kathy Smith.

The aerobic section involves mostly walk/dance-type steps, with some arm action. There is also a slow, muscle toning section, which, to be honest, I have not tried (my kids are awake my then).

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Summary: A nice way to stay fit
Review: I liked this video even though it was a little goofy. I just had fun with it (though I had to skip the 'rap'). By making bigger movements, I could keep my heart rate in the target area in the earlier months. Doing this video almost daily keep me in very good shape. I deffinetly recommend it. I also used Shiva Rea's Prenatal Yoga and Buns of Steel 8: Pregnancy Workout to mix it up.

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Summary: Cheezy and Outdated
Review: I knew this would be an old video when I ordered it-but I wasn't prepared for just how outdated it really is. I rarely used this during my pregnancy and actually got shin splints from doing the aerobic portion. I did an "outdated" BBC exercise video when I lived in Europe and thought it was leaps and bounds better than this one. Don't waste your money.

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Summary: Horrible
Review: I am 4 1/2 months pregnant. I bought this DVD for those days when I am unable to go to the gym. I was totally dissapointed. I found this DVD silly and useless and I was petrified my husband would walk in and laugh himself silly at what i was doing.

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Summary: Terrible, terrible
Review: This is my first Kathy Smith Video and I was sorely disappointed. I tried the video two times and I got so bored I stopped using it.

It did get my heart rate up a little which was good.

In the middle of the video, the pregnant moms start "rapping" about baby stuff, with Kathy Smith wearing a cap and sunglasses, I thought it was so cheesy.

I recommend Sheva Rose's Prenatal Yoga, which kept me fit and prevented me from gaining ANY extra weight.

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Summary: Retro is Cool!
Review: I love Kathy Smith, but this DVD should be off the market. i cannot see how a 15 year video is still safe for prego women, so many things have changed with doctors that i do not feel comfortabel doing this retro video. The outfits made me laugh, and the cheesy moves were a hoot, but i didnt buy this for a laugh, so its not worth it to try it again and again, Fitmama is so much better. Sorry, but Kathy is not my prego teacher of choice.