Customer Reviews

Pilates in Pregnancy

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

As a physical therapist who deals with pregnant women in pain every day, I can definitely recommend THIS routine for pregnancy. Traditional Pilates tends to be extremely stressful on loose pelvic joints (that occur in pregnancy). The pace is steady and calming, but the exercises are challenging. I especially like that the video was made in consultation with UK physiotherapists. I recommend it to my pregnant patients, and use the routine myself outside of pregnancy. Two thumbs up!

One admission. I am 16 weeks into my pregnancy with a sore bump, so I did the Later Pregnancy Workout. The exercises are fine. They are mild. My biggest issue is that the workout stops each time the moves change and the instructor discusses what's coming next. So, the pace is very slow. I may come to appreciate it during my 8th month, but today I will place the DVD in the back of my rotation.

As a women who practices Pilates outside of Pregnancy I was impressed to find a DVD that adapted it so well for during pregnancy. Careful attention is paid to explaining the moves and ensuring that they are executed properly.
I was impressed and re-assured that the instructor was herself heavily pregnant. Two big thumbs up!

I am currently 7 months pregnant with my second child. As most others, I have found that your second pregnancy is totally different on your body than your first. Soon into my pregnancy I came to the conclusion that I was definitely going to have to exercise frequently.

I am an avid fan of Pilates and I love all of my Windsor Pilates dvds that I have. So I decided that it would be a great idea to find a pilates dvd for pregnancy. After searching the internet trying to find the perfect one, I settled on this dvd. Thank goodness my parents bought it for me for my birthday!! I would be very upset if I had spent my own money on this dvd. It is horrible!! Yes, the stretches are great and you definitely feel relaxed when your "work out" is completed, but making it through the dvd is excrutiating. I actually fell asleep the first time I used this dvd. The pace is beyond slow and the way the narrator talks is even slower. I was so disappointed that I have only used the dvd a total of 2 times.

If you want a great Pilates work out I would suggest purchasing "Pilates During Pregnancy with Niece Pecenka". I love this dvd, I do this workout every night. It is relaxing as well as it makes you feel like you have actually exercised.

So if I was you and had it to do all over again I would not purchase Pilates in Pregnancy...keep looking.

Having done this exercise whilst I was pregnant, which I enjoyed very much... I now put it on and my baby lies still on the playmat next to me when he hears the instructors voice! Worth every cent! The pace is slow and calm, which was helpful when I was bigger and finding it slower to move positions. Now it helps me to relax when the baby has a sleep.

The pelvic floor reminders are excellent throughout, as these often get forgotten in exercise videos.

I'd describe is as a bsic but effective workout, that is achievable even when you energy is low. I really recommend this one.

This is an excellent video/DVD: It is well organized, clear, concise. There are two people to follow, one for early or post pregnancy and one who is in a more advanced trimester (the maker of the DVD herself, whose personality and demeanor are very pleasant). The emphasis is pregnancy and postnatal conditioning and protection of the pregnant and postnatal body. All of the exercises have been well modified for pregnancy, which I appreciated after 3 months of Pilates prior to pregnancy and 3 months of unmodified Pilates during pregnancy. The reason that I did not give this video 5 stars is that I found it too easy and too short of a session for someone with my amount of experience in Pilates and conditioning from other athletic activities (martial arts, aerobics, weight training, yoga). It is certainly excellent for those new to Pilates. Women should consider it body strengthening and conditioning along the lines of yoga, weight training, and tai chi and pursue other sources for more aerobic workouts.

I agree with the reviewer regarding the annoying break between exercises--once you've done the workout several times, you don't need to hear the description of the next exercise anymore. However, don't let this deter you from buying this DVD. As a Pilates instructor, I was looking for something more gentle to do while pregnant, and the later pregnancy workout is an excellent prep for your abs and back. Jackson's breathing cues and demonstration of the exercises are excellent. Great stretches are included, too.

I am glad I rented Pilates in Pregnancy instead of buying it. I hesitate to call it a workout. It was more instructional than something I would actually use as a workout. Maybe if it came with cards (it might if you buy it) telling you what comes next... so you could do it without the dvd when you know the exercises... maybe that would be better.

It is put out by a British woman, so it was at least fun to listen to her talk. There was an "Introduction" section that I watched some of (it was really slow and boring - should have given me a hint as to the tone of the workout!) about neutral spine, breathing, and the pelvic floor.

Next came a warmup - about 7 minutes, only 4 moves. Here is the main defect I see in this workout. Each move has at least a minute of explanation beforehand. You should, I think, be able to select the workout without the explanations. It was ok the first time, but MY GOD, it would be so boring if I was doing it more than once.

There is a workout for Early Pregnancy, Later Pregnancy, and Post-Pregnancy. Here is another problem - if you go to the next chapter (so you can skip the Early Pregnancy section, for example), you have to skip through each exercise separately. I could have gone back to the main menu and skipped to the Later Pregancy workout, but it didn't seem worth it. SO - had to skip through the 12 exercises outlined in the Early Pregnancy workout before getting to mine. (I am 24 weeks pregnant)

The moves were pretty good, again, but nothing new, and nothing challenging at all. And they spend about 2-3 minutes on each move. First, explain, explain, explain... then set-up. Are you sure you are set up properly? Ok... let's do the "exercise," (and I generally use this term loosely with this dvd).

There is only one person doing the moves (there were two doing the warm-up - wonder what happened to the other lady? Maybe she got bored and left...) I think it is the same woman who is doing the voice-over. She is pregnant, maybe 5 or 6 months?

I can't say much about the moves. Again, nothing new, nothing challenging, I guess it felt good, but I wish I had done something else this morning. SO - back it goes to Netflix. A pilates workout I like better for pregnancy is Jennifer Gianni's Fusion Pilates for Pregnancy.

For a beginner and for being pregnant, the exercises are good. Less intense than I'm used to, but helps with flexibility.
Unfortunately, the presentation is poor. The instructor stops the exercise to announce the next movement, which lasts a minute or two, disrupting the flow. You find yourself antsy and waiting for her to stop talking and get on with it. It would be a better dvd if they had figured out a way to explain the exercise while creating a smooth transition to the next exercise. I solved the problem by continuing to do the previous exercise while she was talking. But, it would be nice to have it flow more.

This was a very slow moving workout. Literally, one move at a time with long pauses between each one. Very slow and boring. I am very disappointed with the amount of money I spent on this. It is long and has a lot of different moves, but that's it. You would be better off buying "Yoga Mama" by Crunch videos.