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Summary: Not recommended
Review: I saw good reviews for this video on another site, so I purchased it for my own pregnancy. I was very unsettled by what was contained on the tape. While Finger's descriptions are pretty clear and he does give a good introductory speech about the problems women can encounter with breathing during the later stages of their pregnancy, he includes a number of postures that are contraindicated past the fourth or fifth month. Downward Dog, Standing Forward Bends and Standing Forward Folds are all inversions (which bring your head beneath your waist). Most ob-gyns are adamant that these postures should not be performed once the pregnancy gets too heavy. So I find Finger's claim that this is a routine that can be safely done at all stages of pregnancy hard to swallow. Clearly, his wife Greta, the model here, was able to perform those postures in her seventh month of pregnancy without any visible side effects. That doesn't mean, however, that the same will hold true for all women.If you have your heart set on this routine, I advise discussing it with your doctor before you begin.
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Summary: An excellent yoga routine
Review: I think this is a great video. I love the postures and find it easy as a beginner based on the instructors suggestions.
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Summary: Different but it works
Review: I wish I would have known about all the different prenatal Yoga videos out there! There has definately got to be something better than this. As it is, this was the only one my local video store had. I was six months pregnant when I watched it. I kept waiting for the instructor to stop talking so I could enjoy the poses and have a relaxing workout. Oh no, he talks constantly the whole 50 minutes of the video, explaining in excrutiating detail all the poses. He spends so much time explaining the poses...and then they're only held for seconds before moving on to the next one. So most of the time I was not doing anything because I was waiting for him to finish explaining the next pose, and I just wanted him to show it already so I could do it! Don't waste your time or money.
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Summary: So Annoying I Could Only Handle Doing This Once
Review: I wish I would have known about all the different prenatal Yoga videos out there! There has definately got to be something better than this. As it is, this was the only one my local video store had. I was six months pregnant when I watched it. I kept waiting for the instructor to stop talking so I could enjoy the poses and have a relaxing workout. Oh no, he talks constantly the whole 50 minutes of the video, explaining in excrutiating detail all the poses. He spends so much time explaining the poses...and then they're only held for seconds before moving on to the next one. So most of the time I was not doing anything because I was waiting for him to finish explaining the next pose, and I just wanted him to show it already so I could do it! Don't waste your time or money.
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Summary: yoga zone postures for pregnancy
Review: I would not know how to rate the DVD, since I never recieved it. I placed a order on June 13th and am still waiting its arrival. I have placed several phone calls to this company called "orderbox.com "and quite a few emails and no on has ever bothered to return them. I did however receive the bill for this item. ..
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Summary: Simple and effective
Review: I'm almost at the end of my 6th month of pregnancy, and I do this workout at least 2 times a week. I always feel so relaxed afterwards, and the stretches have been really good for my back and legs. I do always play my own music, as there isn't any provided on the tape, but I almost prefer that--I tend to get tired of the music on exercise tapes before I tire of the routines. The approach is simple and matter-of-fact, with clear instructions. Some of the streches are so helpful I find myself doing them when my back hurts. I have yet to learn how this will help me with labor, but I know the relaxation and focusing exercises can only benefit me.
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Summary: Very helpful
Review: I've been using this video for a month. I find it very energizing, and I look forward to the feeling of calm I have by the end. It's a manageable length of time. I'm not terribly flexible, but I find the postures manageable. My one issue is that I have a bad back. A couple of the postures were irritating my back in the tailbone region. However, I just stopped doing those postures and I've been fine. Something I would have liked is more direction about postures that could be helpful in labour. Overall, this is a very enjoyable video, and I recommend it, especially to beginners.
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Summary: FOR BEGINNERS ONLY!
Review: If you are a physically active person or have ever taken a yoga class, this tape isn't for you. Even in pregancy I wanted more. But, if you are a beginner, this tape may be just right. In general, the postures are good. But there is no soothing music or silence. You hear talking throughout. I often did the poses with the TV muted and my own music playing. And don't expect to work up a sweat or hold the poses long enough. I would often have the remote control close by to pause the tape so I could feel the stretches equally on each side. Despite all of this, I would use the tape about 3 times a week in my last trimester, mostly to quiet my mind and get back in focus.
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Summary: Different but it works
Review: My fiancee and I bought this DVD and we are pleased with it. It is different then what she or I am use too, but it does work.
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Summary: More of a workout than I expected!
Review: Overall, this was a good video, and I was sweating by the end, although I had expected just stretching. One problem I had was that if a position was done on both sides, the instructor sometimes spent only half as much time on the second side as he did on the first, so I felt unevenly stretched. In the future I guess I'll just pause the tape and hold the position longer. Also, a couple of positions required you to stand on one foot, while also putting your arms and other leg into complicated positions. I don't think I could have done these even before I was pregnant! I wish he would have given simpler alternatives for these moves.
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