Customer Reviews

Lindsay Brin's CORE Fitness for Moms

5 star:		(18)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I have discovered muscles I didn't know I had! Even though the exercises are difficult for me, I will continue to do them, knowing I will improve. The effort is imperative for me because of a recurring problem with my lower back. This method is the best I have ever tried.

I had my baby three months ago. I loved that this product challenged my abdominal muscles like no other post pregnancy workout dvd has. If you want to get back in shape, I definitely recommend this dvd!

You can't go wrong with this core video! I am in the best shape of my life (because of Lindsay's videos) and this video challenges me each time I do it! It not only works your core, but all of your major muscle groups. And your heart rate does elevate as well! There is also a great yoga workout that I love too! You honestly can't go wrong spending $20 on this video! I am such a fan of anything Lindsay creates! They'll whip you into shape so fast (I am down to my pants size and weight of my freshman year of high school- got there in 6 months!). Definitely worth the money!

I went through all of Lindsay's boot camp DVDs, and a bunch of other basic cardio routines, before even attempting this one for the first time. So much for being in excellent shape - I barely made it through half the sets! After two months, though, I had abs like I was 16, not the mom of 6, and I was throwing my kids all over the place in the pool, too. Seriously, it felt like living a before and after info-mercial that all took place in less than 3 months! Some of her terms are a little corny - but I'll take that in a heartbeat compared to the swearing on some of the hard-core DVDs, especially with lots of kids trying to work-out alongside me. She's done her research and knows which muscles go AWOL on moms during pregnancy, and she knows how to kick it all back into gear. Well worth buying!

I've used this dvd for 2 weeks now and I believe its going to improve my muscle tone. I've finally worked my way up to doing a full 20 mins in one of the 30 min. workouts. Lindsay is no joke! Her workouts were pretty hard at first for someone like me who is 35 and a mother of three. I'd even thought I was in pretty good physical shape until I tried this. I do believe that by the time I am doing a complete 30 to 45 min. workout with her I will see more results. So far I can feel the results in my abs. I'm a petite person but 3 babies stretched my belly and when I coughed 2 wks ago it would hurt, (that's how weak my muscles had become) but not anymore. My only criticism of this video is that sometimes she switches right into other moves a little too quickly and without proper demonstation. These are 2 things that I will overcome after using it a bit longer.

If you're looking for a meaty core video, this is a great pick! I've had a whole slew of back problems since my first child and now, after my second (8 months postpartum), I'm officially "rehabilitated" and can get fit! I've been using this video once a week (modifying as needed) to supplement the physical therapy/core maintenance I've been doing twice a week. I have yet to move on to any of the other tracks because I'm still getting so much from just one. There's plenty of room to grow on this DVD, so you really are getting a lot for the money.

With all my back shenanigans, I've learned a lot about anatomy and muscles and all kinds of stuff, enough to know that Lindsey knows what she's talking about! She does a good job of explaining it all thoroughly enough but quickly, too. I love that she does some education as well. It's SO important to getting your body back.

I'd rather give this DVD 4.5 (I'm very careful giving anything/anyone 5 stars, a 100%, or A+, I have to be truly astounded) as it is one of the best I've seen. I rounded down. Sorry, Lindsay.

If tone or presentation of the workout video is important to you, I'll say that she's probably closer to Bob from the Biggest Loser (if Bob where a girl and a mom of young children) than Jillian or Denise Austin or I can't think of anyone else at the moment. She's encouraging, uplifting, even. (AMAZING that she keeps her smile through the whole thing) And informative. She does have that perky quality that might annoy some. It works for me. I need more perky in my days!

I just got this video and agree with the other reviewers, I think this is a great video but not what I was expecting, I have diastasis recti and thought there would be more adaptable segments, and while there was somewhere in the back you couldnt really see what that person was doing - and the camera never goes to the side of them so you cant see the form 100% on any of them - all in all a great video - but not what I was expecting so do not think I will be using it until I get more into shape! Also some of the things she is doing I was specifically told not to do (it can aggravate diastasis - but she never ever mentions that - given that this is a dvd for new moms - seems like she should!

I bought this DVD after reading all of its positive reviews. It states it has modified levels for beginner, intermediate, and advanced. However, the camera is focused on the advanced method at least 75% of the time. This is really irritating especially at the beginning of an exercise when you are trying to get your form right and have to wait until the camera scans to one of the other techniques. By then you've missed several reps and have to scan the DVD back. It would be a much better DVD if it had a separate video for each of the techniques. A beginner cannot get nearly as many reps in on an exercise as the video is paced too quickly. Each exercise goes right into multiple movements instead of slowly adding each one in. If you've been doing pilates or another program for a very long time, this may be for you. Not novice friendly. Go with a different DVD to get the basics down and then try this one maybe.

I read the reviews for this product and as a regularly active fit individual I thought it would be great. Prior to pregnancy I was using the P90X videos and thought this would be better suited to my postpartum body. Well it was not what I had hoped. The routines are chopped up to be able to tailor to your own choices but I felt it was more difficult to really find what I needed. I hate stopping over and over to change the workout. The workouts were super difficult and it didn't seem to be postpartum friendly at all. I shouldn't have wasted my money and just went back to the P90X. I am sure some people love this type of exercise but it wasn't for me. I now feel like the high rated reviews must be given by ripped ab mommy's like Lindsey.

I ordered this core DVD after already completing the 8 week challenge from Lindsay Brin's Bootcamp 2 DVD. I would have to say that if I hadn't already worked my core with the bootcamp dvd I don't think I could have gotten through one of these core workouts. They are very difficult but also very effective. I love that she works your core from every angle imaginable, no endless crunches here! There are different workout options to choose from and the Pilates and Yoga segment are some of the most challenging I have ever done (and I've done a lot of Pilates vids in the past). I honestly can't say enough good things about any of Lindsay's videos. Yes, they may not be the flashiest or have the greatest music but they WORK and isn't that what a workout video is really supposed to do? Her videos are the first that I have actually been motivated enough to commit to doing EVERY day because I see results. I would recommend them to anyone. They are challenging but if you give it time and build up your endurance you won't be sorry.