Product Details

• Actors: Melinda Bryan
• Directors: Kaz
• Format: Color, Digital Sound, Full Screen, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Pilates Studio L.a.
• VHS Release Date: March 1, 2003
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00008OD9E
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #356,870 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

SHAPE Fit Pregnancy, April-May 2003

"...upbeat, original soundtrack certified Pilates Master teacher Melinda Bryan leads viewers through a seamless routine that builds..."

Product Description

Pilates After Pregnancy - Melinda Bryan "This is the video all moms should have after having a baby!" Whether you have recently had your baby, or if years have passed, even if you have had more than one child, get back in shape fast with Melinda’s specially designed program!

This video was produced just 8 weeks after Melinda gave birth to a happy healthy baby boy. (See Melinda's "Pilates For Pregnancy" video) There was no trick photography or trimming done to our picture of Melinda on the video's cover shot. Melinda actually returned to her normal shape and size within the 8 weeks, even after having her third child. "The proof is in the puddin’!" Melinda's Pilates programs really work!

10 MIN.BONUS SPECIAL! EXERCISES FOR C-SECTION DELIVERIES!

How Pilates can benefit women after pregnancy:
• Focuses on abdominal and pelvic muscle strengthening
• Increases muscle strength, tone, and flexibility
• Improves posture and alignment
• Increases endurance and lessens fatigue
• Enhances weight loss and trims your waistline

Enjoy a routine of effective exercises for the woman during her post pregnancy period and beyond. Ensure a speedy postpartum recovery by taking just a few minutes a day to tone and firm the areas of your body that have gone through remarkable change. Get back to your pre-pregnancy weight in a short time. Prepare for the exciting months ahead with your new baby!

Look for additional videos and books by Melinda.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not for Beginners, August 29, 2004

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Shelby'smom - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pilates After Pregnancy (DVD)

I bought this DVD, having done Pilates before. I found that it moves very fast and is not for those who don't already know pilates moves. Her counting on the voice-over doesn't always match up with the demonstrations. There aren't any variations for movements if they are too difficult (especially for moms that have virtually no ab muscles after giving birth). There is nothing that makes this video specifically for the post-natal period. You may just as well get a Windsor video, which does more explaining with the moves.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good Pilates, but not tailored for post-pregnancy, March 12, 2004

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Lara F (Berkeley, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pilates After Pregnancy [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video is perfectly good as a normal Pilates workout, but it does not seem to be tailored at all for after pregnancy. Melinda does not suggest any variations for women with abdominal wall separation or C-section (though there is a small section at the end of the video of exercises that can be done in bed after a C-section, the one pregnancy-oriented section of the video). The primary workout seems quite rigorous for immediately post-birth, especially with no modifications suggested. The intro says that this workout should not be done until at least 4-6 weeks postpartum, which makes sense given its rigor. But then the cover shows a perfectly skinny Melinda, with the headline, "Look at her now!... Just 8 weeks after Melinda gave birth..." Has perfectly skinny, toned Melinda really only been doing her workout for two weeks? I was looking for a video which would show me a gradual way back to fitness, with appropriate modifications, and this video does not do it at all. I began my pregnancy extremely strong (I'm a professional dancer), but I have abdominal wall separation, and I need a sensible, gradual way to get my strength back, not a full-on Pilates workout with a video cover that claims that a perfect body can be had in a couple of weeks after recovery.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Seems just right to me, January 5, 2004

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Dreamdog (PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pilates After Pregnancy (DVD)

Unlike the reviewer from Oak Park, I found this DVD to be just the right length and intensity. I have done yoga and Pilates before, so perhaps that makes a difference. However, I am not in very good shape at all. I didn't follow any kind of exercise program while I was pregnant--not even walking! I am now nine weeks postpartum and started using this DVD a week ago.

I was afraid when the DVD started that it would move too fast, since the instructor said that people who had used her pregnancy video would be familiar with the moves. I didn't have any trouble following the exercises, though. Some of them are challenging, but I can do them all. I get a nice workout without feeling sore the next day. Best of all, the workout relieves the stiffness I get in my back, arms, and shoulders from carrying my baby all day.

All in all, I'm really pleased with this.