December 30, 2008.

Great beginning workout video.

Rating: 4
I bought this DVD at 4 weeks (I know, very early!) and have been using it for the last 6 weeks, along with her sister's, vol. 2 and Pilates during Pregnancy. I have not had extreme morning sickness, but I certainly haven't been feeling like myself. Before I became pregnant I would classify myself as an intermediate in workouts, I typically do calisthenics and pilates at home on dvd. While pregnant I find I am tired and much less motivated to work out. So these videos have been great at just getting me up and moving, stretching and giving me a boost of energy. As some women mentioned, her voice is dubbed over the video, which I think works very well. There is no huffing and puffing or change in clarity. I find her accent charming and her tone soothing. The Kegel exercises are a real bonus, I'm not sure how many others focus on this, but it's something I think about as I get later into pregnancy and worry about sneezing or laughing too hard! Hope you enjoy and have a happy and healthy pregnancy.

December 25, 2008.

challenging, yet rewarding.

Rating: 5
I bought this based on the great reviews I read...I think they are right on. It's a challenging workout (more so than any other prenatal workout I've tried) but not so challenging that I feel discouraged. When I've missed a few days, I can definitely feel it--a good kind of sore!
I love the warmup and cool down, all the stretching and emphasis on breathing does wonders for my aching back!

December 25, 2008.

Bustin a sweat.

Rating: 5
I Like to do challenging work-outs>>.shes very good!!!! at first the video was a little confusing...but see the preview of the workout before so you can have everything ready!!!!!!

December 25, 2008.

Not all it is cracked up to be.

Rating: 1
To start out I am a very active person and consider myself to be in pretty good shape. I have done a lot of videos before I was pregnant and catch on quickly. I got two videos hoping to alternate them with the days I do my cardio. I will write about the videos separately.

The first one was The Complete Pregnancy with Erin O'Brien. I really enjoyed this video. At times it got my heart rate up and my legs were even a little sore the next day. I wish it would have had a little more upper body work and stretching but overall it gave me a good workout. I would recommend this video. I will continue to do it.

The next video I did was The Perfect Pregnancy Workout With Karyne Steben and it was absolutley the worst video I have ever done and believe me I have done my fair share of workout videos. Everything was so random in it. There was no flow of exercises. One minute I am using a bench, then I am using a chair, then I get weights, then I am on the chair again changing its position, then I am on the floor, and then I am standing with weights again. I felt like I was just jumping from one thing to another. I probably got more exercise moving equipment than I did doing the video. It feels like the last five minutes of the video I am doing arm circles with the weirdest music playing. My heart rate never got up and I don't feel like I even worked my muscles. Besides all that her voice is recorded. I was very disappointed with this video after all the great reviews I saw. I am now going to have to order another one because this video will not cut it. I would not recommend this video to anyone.

December 23, 2008.

Good workout, worth the price..

Rating: 4
This is a pretty fun and challenging workout that will actually make you sore afterwards, but does offer easier movements if needed. I would buy again for sure!