Product Details

• Actors: Sarah Steben
• Directors: Elisa Llamido
• Format: Full Screen, NTSC
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1000
• Studio: Far Star Productions, Inc.
• DVD Release Date: August 28, 2008
• Run Time: 35 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001DOM8VQ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,530 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Review

A well-designed video, The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol. 2 will definitely help pregnant women get in shape under their Obstetrician's advice and particularly for these intending to go though Natural Childbirth. --Miguelito A Cabelin, M.D. FACOG

Product Description

If you love The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol. 1 with Karyne Steben, you will find The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol. 2 to be the *perfect* sister DVD.

The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol. 2 features Karyne's twin sister, Sarah, as she prepares her body for the birth of her first child.

The workouts are as unique as two sisters can be: Karyne concentrates on dynamic scuplting in vol. 1, while Sarah brings energy and centering to vol. 2.

Regularly practicing her her 35-minute yoga workout will help:

* improve your mood
* reduce lower back pain
* increase your flexibility
* connect with your body and baby
* improve your blood flow
* improve your balance
* sleep better
* make it easier to lose weight after your baby is born

A unique combination of flexibility and fluid motion, the workout is ideal for every stage of your pregnancy.

Alternating between The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol. 1 and vol. 2 will help bring strength and balance to your changing body.

With exercise options to make it fun for beginners and challenging for advanced exercisers, anyone can do The Perfect Pregnancy Workouts!

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89 of 89 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comparison of four prenatal yoga workouts, January 11, 2009

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MamaToBe (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol. 2: Yoga (DVD)

First, a little background of who I am. I am a fairly athletic woman at the end of my second trimester. I was totally unable to workout during my first trimester because I was so very sick. When my second trimester started I felt much better and started looking for some good pregnancy workout DVDs.

I bought four pregnancy yoga DVDs: "The Perfect Pregnancy Workout, vol. 2:Yoga" with Sarah Steben, "Prenatal Yoga Complete" with Mary Pappas-Sandonas, "Prenatal Yoga" with Shiva Rea, and "Prenatal Vinyasa Yoga" with Jennifer Wolfe. Here's my comparison:

The Perfect Pregnancy Workout, vol. 2:Yoga:
Great workout! The one negative I found is also it's positive: it was *a bit* challenging to follow the first time through and I had to do it a few times before I really got it down, but I call this a positive because it has much more interesting moves and poses than the other DVDs. Even though I had to take some time to learn something new, I found it to be really worth it. After doing a few times I was finally able to let go of the pregnancy tension I've been holding in my calves, hamstrings and lower back! It's a very energizing take on yoga and when I was done I felt extremely relaxed and tingly.

Prenatal Yoga Complete:
How can I say this kindly? This was definitely NOT the DVD for me. I purchased it because it seemed like it was giving a lot of value for the money, with "over 8 routines for each trimester", but they didn't mention how boring those routines were. I know that Iyengar yoga is supposed to be slower-paced, but I literally fast-forwarded through long sections of the workouts without missing anything. My husband walked through while I was doing this and scoffed, "is that supposed to be a workout?"

Prenatal Yoga:
This DVD is so popular and I can see some really great things about it: the set is beautiful, there's high production value and she gives a solid, beginner's workout. It is not my cup of tea because although there's a meditative feel to the DVD she NEVER STOPS TALKING. EVER. I also found it to be too gentle, but that's just my opinion.

Prenatal Vinyasa Yoga:
A pretty good, fast-paced workout. I enjoyed the moves, but I think that newbies would have a very hard time getting into some of the positions. For example, she does full sun salutations without accounting for the fact that many people lack the mobility to move their feet from downward dog to warrior without modification. She was also pretty chatty and the set was also uninspired, in a small room which reminded me of Jack LaLane circa 1976. I think I'm revealing my age here... Hmm.. I was very, very young then!

I hope this helps save you some money!

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Hoped for better, January 26, 2009

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J. Hochstein "labella" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol. 2: Yoga (DVD)

I really don't want to give a bad review, but unfortunately have to.

I am now 20 weeks into my pregnancy, and still work out regularly (jogging, swimming, pilates, yoga, dance...all of which I did previously). I bought this DVD in conjunction with The Perfect Pregnancy Workout 1. Considering the fitness experience of the instructor (former acrobat for Cirque) I hoped that it would be a challenging workout that adhered to the safety needs of a pregnant woman. I was disappointed.

While safety is definitely addressed (in the intro), the workout is lacking. Instruction during the workout is poor and the yoga moves lack flow and organization. Beginners would have trouble following the workout, while advanced exercises will fail to find this much of a workout.

Unfortunately, I would not recommend this dvd. If you are wanting to try out one of the Perfect Pregnancy series, Volume 1 is a better purchase.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love it., August 15, 2008

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Ellie Ackerman - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol. 2: Yoga (DVD)

After falling in love with "The Perfect Pregnancy Workout, Vol. 1", I had to try volume 2. Again, the Steben sisters have brought a thoughtful, helpful, and much needed exercise video to expecting mothers.

I am currently 19 weeks pregnant and have been traveling cross-country for work. I find that, while I love the toning exercises of Vol 1, the Yoga of Vol 2 really helps to relax my spine. It also helps draw my focus into my body which goes a long way to relieve the stress of work and travel.