8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
great for beginners!, August 3, 2005
This review is from: Pregnancy Fitness: Stretch & Strengthen (DVD)
This video combines simple exercises with seated exercises and leaves no excuse for skipping exercise while pregnant!
I designed this workout to help stengthen the muscles needed for pregnancy, delivery and faster recovery. This workout can be used during all trimesters and after the birth of your baby to begin the road to regaining your shape.
Stretch & Stregnthen is a little on the basic side, but can be made more challenging with hand weights.
If you are an advanced exerciser, you may want to check out my upcoming Cardio Tone workout-great for fat burning too!
FYI- I produced and instructed the Pregnancy Fitness Series in my eighth month of pregnancy. I felt that most pregnancy fitness dvds were either outdated or not targeting the right muscles. Exercise during pregnancy makes a huge difference for both you and your baby! Any bit of exercise helps!
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Thanks for your interest!
Kira
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Slow paced... very slow, September 5, 2006
This review is from: Pregnancy Fitness: Stretch & Strengthen (DVD)
Before becoming pregnant, I exercised by running 3-4 times a week for 30-45 minutes. Once I became pregnant I was just way too tired to run, so I looked for a DVD to get me through.
I bought this DVD (along with Kira's cardio & core dvd) based on Kira's own review about the videos. I liked her philosophy (and the fact that she was 8 months pregnant in the video) and was lured by the claim that I would be doing exercises designed especially for muscles needed in pregnancy and delivery.
The reality for me was that the workouts were way too slow. She doesn't announce the move changes in enough time and the routine does not stay consistent (for example, transitioning consistently from one move to the next with the same foot or after the same number of repetitions). This may not bother you, but I found it distracting. I could never anticipate what was coming next or when the whole thing was going to be over. Also, the video is shot outdoors on a golf course and you can easily tell the passage of time throughout the workout, and during the ab section she has to wave the bugs out of her face while she is instructing... again, this may not bother you.
I did the workouts probably 3 times throughout my pregnancy. They were just too boring for me.
I prefer Leslie Sansone's "Walk Away the Pounds" series. It has a lot of the same steps: marching in place, stepping side to side, small kicks, etc., she gives modifications (which I did not do when pre-pregnant, but they made for a gentle workout while pregnant), the workout is far more organized, and Leslie is as positive as Kira.
As for the exercises targeted for the pregnant woman promised in the Pregnancy Fitness series... it boils down to the ab tightening and the Kegels (which any pregnancy book will describe how to do).
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pregnancy Fitness: Stretch & Strengthen, August 4, 2005
This review is from: Pregnancy Fitness: Stretch & Strengthen (DVD)
Super DVD for non-pregnant as well as pregnant women! Very easy to follow. As Kira says, with this DVD, there's no excuse for not exercising and you can enjoy it too!
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