Product Details

• Actors: Sheri Katz, Anita Halton, Jennifer Gianni
• Directors: Pat Soloman
• Format: NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Fusion Pilates
• VHS Release Date: February 1, 2004
• Run Time: 65 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0001FZB6C
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #113,600 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Fit Pregnancy Magazine,

Named one of the "SIX BEST WORKOUTS FOR PREGNANCY"

Product Description

    Discover how yoga infused Pilates can keep you in shape during and after your pregnancy.   Jennifer Gianni's Fusion Pilates for Pregnancy is the first Pilates based workout designed to give pregnant women a challenging workout, without compromising safety.

      When Jennifer Gianni became pregnant with her first child, she realized how little information was available on how to stay in shape, while taking every precaution to insure the safety of her baby and a healthy pregnancy.

      Experienced Pilates instructor, Jennifer Gianni, credits Pilates for a quick bounce back after her first and second babies.   Fusion Pilates is the result of her in-depth research into what constitutes a safe and effective workout for the pregnant woman. The workout follows all guidelines from The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

      This unique workout includes modifications that are appropriate for each trimester.   Pregnant woman of all fitness levels will be challenged and motivated by this inspiring workout.

      Jennifer Gianni has over 13 years of experience in the mind/body field including Dance, Pilates, Yoga, Weight Training & Gyrotonic.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fusion Pilates Totally Satisfactory, April 23, 2005

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Pilates user "Exercise" (Middletown, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jennifer Gianni's Fusion Pilates for Pregnancy (DVD)

This DVD is the only pregnancy exercise program that I ordered and I love it. It is almost an hour long, but it goes quickly and targets every single part of the body with toning and stretching. If I don't have an hour, I can do part of the DVD and still feel like I got some quality exercise. It is excellent for flexibility and circulation. Someone said that they were disappointed that there are no stomach exercises, but you spend the whole time contracting your pelvic muscles which targets the very muscles that need to be strengthened. The only thing I add is gentle squats because the leg toning is limited. I have and will continue to recommend this DVD.

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Workout, August 30, 2004

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Sandra - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jennifer Gianni's Fusion Pilates for Pregnancy (DVD)

I found out about this video in FitPregnancy Mag which said that it was one of the best workouts for pregnancy. I couldn't agree more. This is by far the best video for pregnancy I've found- and unfortunately-I've tried a few before I found this one. So many of them that I've tried are too strenuous to be safe. As far as I'm concerned, pregnancy is a time to maintain your health, body and your mental state, not a time to go crazy trying to get into shape. This video seems to target the areas that have effected me since I became pregnant. I'm in my 3rd trimester now, and the biggest problem throughout has been my back. Doing this workout has literally cured my back pain. It's the mixture of the stretching and the toning has really gone a long way for me. Not to mention, this video totally mellows me out... It's so relaxing and Jennifer is so gentle with her instructions. The workout itself is a little longer than most, about 50 minutes, but that includes about 10 minutes of relaxation at the end which I sometimes skip- although I have to say, when I have the time to do the entire video from start to finish, I feel amazing for the rest of the day. I highly recommend this video.

53 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Blah!, October 27, 2004

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J La "pmljll" (Columbus, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jennifer Gianni's Fusion Pilates for Pregnancy (DVD)

I was excited to see another pilates exercise tape on the market since the other ones got such bad reviews. But this one seems like it must be as bad. First of all it is excrutiatingly boring. The instructor is boring and the exercises are boring. It seems to take forever for the instructor to tell us about the exercise, then she can't even figure out her left from her right. Yikes. I too am a mother of one with one on the way so I have to do my exercises right before bed, I don't have a lot of time to waste. It's too bad that I wasted my money because I dread doing this tape, but make myself do it since I paid for it.

The other tape I use - and love - is the Perfect Pregnancy Workout. Look for it, use, love it! Don't bother with Leisa Hart's fit mama, that is horrible too.

Happy working out!