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Summary: I love it!
Review: This video is sooooo great! It all flows together, its tons of fun, and features upbeat modern music. Im only 4 months pregnant now but it seems as though it will work great for any and every trimester. The workouts themselves are not overwhelming they are just perfect. I do them everyday! I have bought other pregnancy videos and they dont compare at all. Hers is definately the best. It kicks butt!
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Summary: Jennifer from Kennesaw, GA is so wrong, this video is great
Review: FITMAMA IS GREAT...I usually don't bother giving reviews of videos and stuff, but after reading the ignorant review from "Jennifer from Kennesaw, GA" titled "Don't be fooled by this video", I was very annoyed with her....again, FITMAMA IS GREAT! First, Leisa Hart was over 8 months pregnant when she produced this video. I should know, my friend was an extra on the video rehearsals, she had the same doctor as Leisa, and was due around the same time as Leisa. Leisa did not have a "fake" belly, that is such a stupid comment...and rude! No one would be so stupid as to choreograph and shoot a pregnancy video while not being pregnant. FYI- she had her baby the week before Christmas, and the video was shot the first week of December, so do the math Jennifer from Georgia(you must be a fake by making such a mean spirited comment, Leisa was over eight months pregnant when she filmed FitMama ! When I got pregnant earlier this year, my OB recommended this workout for several reasons. First, it was approved by several ob/gyn's for safety and effectiveness for pregnant women. The cardio keeps the heartrate at the proper level, taking into consideration all the variations of women doing the workout, and Leisa gives tips as to what you should expect. Jennifer from GA must be someone who is in great shape and when she got pregnant expected everyone else to be in top shape and can't find anything good to say about a workout that is not "extreme" enough for them. Kathy Smiths video is very old, outdated, with unsafe moves that are no longer part of the American College of OB/GN's guidelines, her video should be off the market! If that's what Jennifer from GA likes, then that explains the ignorance of her rude comments about this video. I was so upset I was compelled to write some good things about FitMama, as it is a great video...but at least I know, you can't please everyone, that's our freedom to choose! But if you have negative comments, express them constructively! Also, the toning was the yoga fat burn. That was a very effective segment, with great moves utilizing the bodies own weight as resistance. I found it to be challenging and motivating. I especially liked the breathing tips that were very straightforward and helpful with daily life. Finally, I see Leisa Hart on tv being very professional and looking very classy, she is very fit and her approach to fitness is easy to follow, she teaches great and is a role model for many, so I give my two thumbs up to FITMAMA and highly recommend it!!!!!!
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Summary: Everything I was looking for in a prenatal workout!!
Review: I got this workout tape to use in conjunction with Shiva Rea's Prenatal Yoga, and I am so happy that I did! The workout starts out with an aerobic-type routine that incorporates Salsa dancing, and is set to Salsa music. Not being much of a dancer, I was a little wary of this at first, but it's actually really fun and not nearly as cheesy as I was worried that it would be. It's actually a good workout, too, and I'm always sweating by the end of it. Next is a 20 minute yoga session, which is also a very good workout that focuses on the moves and building your strength and flexibility. The emphasis on breathing is also something that I've found myself incorporating into my daily life to help whenever the aches and pains of pregnancy start to flare up! The workout ends with some simple pregnancy-related stretches (calves, etc) and excercises (kegels, etc). Leisa Hart is a great instructor! She is very, very pregnant, which made me relate to her better for some reason. And she is very good-natured and upbeat without being cloying. I definitely recommend this workout for all you pregnant chicks, and am looking forward to her postnatal workout after we have our baby in December!
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Summary: Don't be fooled by this video
Review: I just got my Fit Mama video and it's not for me. My outdated Kathy Smith video gives me a much more well-rounded workout. I will still do my Fit Mama video, but I was deeply unimpressed. First of all, don't be fooled. The instructor is wearing a FAKE belly which any pregnant woman should be able to recognize right off the bat. I, at least, hoped the instructor would be pregnant for the video. Second, I hardly got a work-out from the salsa or the yoga fat-burn. My heart-rate didn't get even close to the 140 bps that pregnant women should try to attain. Third, toning? I must have missed that. The toning movements were either too fast to actually make a muscle or they just didn't work for me. Maybe I'm different than everyone. I guess the only good I got out of it was the fact that I did "move" for about an hour. The Kathy Smith pregnancy video is much better in my opinion because it gives you a good toning workout as well as a good aerobic work-out. Plus, she provides pregnancy tips throughout, has you check your heart-rate, etc. The only drawback is that the moves are old. The outfits are old. The music old. You get the point. Nobody snaps their fingers in aerobics classes these days and adds so much shoulder "oomph". Luckily, I just find it funny and I keep going along. Maybe someone out there really likes Fit Mama. If you have some positives about the video, I'd like to hear them because I might have missed something. Like I said, I might put it in again if I just get bored with my other video. However, I would just be doing it for the sake of movement and not really anything related to a workout or making me feel better later. Good luck ladies!
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Summary: Very helpful and fun
Review: Once I recieved the tape I could not wait to see for myself if it was all that people said it was. Once I did the routine once I noticed that it had easy to follow routines that were presented to fun, upbeat music. I love the salsa routine. It's fun while you working out. I would recomed it to any pregnant moms-to-be. It's never too late to start working out.
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Summary: Fun and Effective Workout
Review: I have been using this prenatal workout for 4-1/2 months of the 5 months of my pregnancy, and it is great. It is not only fun, but effective. I gained 50lbs with my first pregnancy and was determined not do this with my second. This video has helped me keep my weight at a minimum, and is entertaining at the same time. I highly recommend it!
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Summary: Definitely Worth It!!
Review: After reading reviews on Amazon, I decided to buy the DVD. I tried the workout and was quite impressed. At 13 weeks, I'm in pretty good shape, I normally use the elliptical machine at a moderate incline for a half hour 3 times a week at the gym and walk a lot living in NYC. The benefit of FitMama is that it provides great toning exercises with moderate cardio. You do squats, are constantly moving your arms, and stretching. After doing the salsa and yoga fat burn (don't expect "real" yoga) routines, I felt like I had a good workout. It might be too easy for very atheletic women, and a bit too much for women not used to exercising, but they can always do 20 minute segments. This is a great DVD to have around when you're feeling lazy to leave your home and exercise.
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Summary: okay
Review: I found this video difficult. I didn't like the dance steps and I found my heart rate got over 140 while doing the tape. I really like Kathy Smith's video, easier to do!!
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Summary: Very easy but still a lot of fun
Review: I haven't found a pregnancy video yet that makes me feel like I've had a good workout, but at least this one comes close. I can't say that I get my heart rate up, but I guess it's better than doing nothing. The salsa dance is easy to catch on to, accompanied by good music, but rather mild in intensity level. So it's advised that experienced exercisers do the yoga fat burn afterwards. The main benefit of this section is toning (thighs) and stretching (back and sides) but it moves really slowly. I don't mind all the repetition in the video since it makes it easier to learn the moves, but I wish it had a bit more oomph to it. I still do my usual exercise videos and even step aerobics (at almost 6 months) but I think I'll be using Fit Mama more and more as I get bigger.
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Summary: best fitness DVD i have, the best
Review: the options in this prenatal DVD are superb, it is simply the best prenatal video ever made. I love the way Leisa Hart teaches and i absolutely love the aerobics and yoga style toning. The tips section was very valuable, especially coming from someone who looks so good but is not a workout junky. I have seen and read about Leisa Hart and I absolutely loved this DVD, the music option is great and the extra photo gallery was a joy to view, it must have been a blast filming this workout tape, everyone seemed to be having a lot of un. I have bought several as gifts for friends in my Moms Club and also am getting several for church moms who need a lift of motivation during their pregnancies. I suggest this to anyone I talk to about staying fit. As a personal trainer, I need tips from good role models, and Leisa Hart is definitely mine, as she looks goods, sound good, and puts a great product together. This was a great buy adn I am glad I discovered it at Amazon.
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