Yoga For Pregnancy And Childbirth DVD

Advantages: Positions for birth
Disadvantages: Too much talking and not much yoga

...I bought this DVD when I was pregnant with my first baby. I had done some yoga before but was not an expert and thought this looked like a good DVD to help me to stay in shape throughout my pregnancy. Wrong! A word of warning to anyone who is buying this because of the picture on the front. This fit, young looking woman is nowhere to be seen on the DVD! The lady who actually appears on the DVD is middle aged and wearing what appears to be a curtain! Whilst there is nothing wrong with this in principal, I felt it was wrong to show an entirely misleading photograph on the cover. The content of the DVD was also disappointing. Although it is quite helpful when watching it for the first time, a large amount of time is taken up by talking and chatting and not much devoted to actually doing any yoga. There are a few simple stretches... Read review

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Advantages: meant to help strengthen your body to cope with pregnancy
Disadvantages: Boring and a lot of info to take in!

...This pilates dvd consists of a warm up, 2 different work outs and and a section on post birth exercises. The instructor also teaches you how to regain deep muscle tone and flatten your tummy after having your baby. During my pregnancy i put on a lot of weight so decided to get a dvd when i was around 28 weeks pregnant. This dvd has two workouts for during and after pregnancy. The exercises are meant to help gently tone your body to help it through your pregnancy and make it stronger. Ok i must admit i found this dvd a bit of a flop- maybe because im lazy? i think i did it 3 times and it just bored me! I think if this dvd is going to work for you have to be very motivated and really want to do it. I also found it quite hard to take it all in and i think theres a good chance i wasn't doing all the exercises exactly the way they were... Read review

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Advantages: You gain a few tips for positions to try in birth
Disadvantages: Most of the dvd to be honest.

...With my first 2 children i didnt really do much exercise apart from alot of walking but now iam 18 weeks pregnant i decided i wanted to stay as fit as possible for the coming months. With this in mind i looked around the internet at different sites such as amazon and play.com for some good pregnancy workouts. Ive never done yoga to be honest iam more of a get the heart rate up and sweat a little kinda girl but with being pregnant that was not really an option, so i decided to give yoga a go. I found this dvd on ebay and i only paid £5 and £2 postage. The lady i bought this from stated she bought it but had never ever watched it so it was basicly brand new so i got a bit of a bargin there. When the dvd arrived i was very excited as i was feling a little chubby and unfit so i could not wait to get started. The look of the dvd is very... Read review

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