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Pregnancy Videos
- Thread starter NancyM
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Hi Nancy!
This may or may not help, but I just wanted to say that when I was pregnant, I tried Kathy Smith's Pregnancy Workout, as well as Jane Fonda's and Denise Austin's. Seems like I rented them from the county library. If you are new to working out, you will probably like them and also you will probably get a decent workout. However, if you have been working out for awhile and are already in good shape, they may not be challenging at all for you. I had been working out before my pregnancy, so I did not break a sweat during these videos. But I did learn some breathing tips and stretching from Kathy's and Jane's that I liked. Plus, just working out with some other pregnant people made me feel good (even if they were on tv). I am looking thru the collage video brochure, and it looks like Buns of Steel Pregnancy Workout, item #2382T, was done in 1994. At least that one is newer. The video's above that I tried were quite a few years old and the clothes were kinda funny. I guess that shouldn't matter, but for whatever reason, I kinda wanted something newer. Although the clothes are out of date, I believe all of them are approved by the American College of Gynecologists, so the info is probably still very good.
Good luck to you.
Lisa
This may or may not help, but I just wanted to say that when I was pregnant, I tried Kathy Smith's Pregnancy Workout, as well as Jane Fonda's and Denise Austin's. Seems like I rented them from the county library. If you are new to working out, you will probably like them and also you will probably get a decent workout. However, if you have been working out for awhile and are already in good shape, they may not be challenging at all for you. I had been working out before my pregnancy, so I did not break a sweat during these videos. But I did learn some breathing tips and stretching from Kathy's and Jane's that I liked. Plus, just working out with some other pregnant people made me feel good (even if they were on tv). I am looking thru the collage video brochure, and it looks like Buns of Steel Pregnancy Workout, item #2382T, was done in 1994. At least that one is newer. The video's above that I tried were quite a few years old and the clothes were kinda funny. I guess that shouldn't matter, but for whatever reason, I kinda wanted something newer. Although the clothes are out of date, I believe all of them are approved by the American College of Gynecologists, so the info is probably still very good.
Good luck to you.
Lisa
Depends
I am typically an advanced exerciser, so the commercially available fitness pregnancy tapes didn't do much for me.
I did get a nice workout at a comfortable level by using some "intermediate" level tapes. My favorite was Kari Anderson's Fitness Formula. (I didn't know about Cathe then, but could probably have modified some of her slower-paced tapes, lowered the step and sometimes only done portions of the workout and done OK.) I wasn't into strength training when I was pregnant, so I can't comment there.
You may want to check over at www.videofitness.com, Nancy. There's a really nice section for pregnant women, with lots of suggestions for videos that are suitable for pregnant women.
I am typically an advanced exerciser, so the commercially available fitness pregnancy tapes didn't do much for me.
I did get a nice workout at a comfortable level by using some "intermediate" level tapes. My favorite was Kari Anderson's Fitness Formula. (I didn't know about Cathe then, but could probably have modified some of her slower-paced tapes, lowered the step and sometimes only done portions of the workout and done OK.) I wasn't into strength training when I was pregnant, so I can't comment there.
You may want to check over at www.videofitness.com, Nancy. There's a really nice section for pregnant women, with lots of suggestions for videos that are suitable for pregnant women.