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Workout/Exercise Videos & DVDs
Instructors Kathy Smith Denise Austin Tamilee Webb Leslie Sansone Workout Series The Firm Quick Fix :08 Min. Workouts Buns & Abs of Steel Workout Types Pre & Post Natal  Tae-Bo Yoga Pilates |
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Baby & Mom-Pre Natal Yoga
Relaxing, strengthening, and allowing oneself to feel rather than think have long been associated with ancient yoga practice.
Instructor Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa expertly ties this essential combination of physical experiences together in a gentle exercise
video for pregnant women of all fitness levels. Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa discusses the role of yoga in helping with pregnancy; the
calm and security that develop through guided breathing and gentle movement are transferred from the mother's body to her
growing baby. The nonimpact routine itself provides ample warm-up, toning, and conditioning portions, as well as a deep,
head-to-toe relaxation and visualization segment. Every bit as enriching for the soul as it is for the body.
Pregnancy Workout
Kathy Smith has been around a while in the world of fitness videos, and with good reason. Her calm,
authoritative manner, flawless timing, emphasis on proper form, and responsible directions put her
entire fitness series a cut above most celebrity workouts. Pregnancy Workout is no exception.
Smith and five workout buddies (all of them appearing to be well past the fifth month of pregnancy)
demonstrate a good 50-minute prenatal workout, with an ample warmup period, a cardio section
that includes sufficient upper-body work, plenty of safe abdominal and pelvic-floor exercises, and an
active relaxation period (which some avid aerobicizers may find a bit too long). Smith uses props
such as chairs and pillows to allow effective exercise while maintaining an emphasis on safety and
comfort.
Denise Austin - Pregnancy Plus Workout
This high-intensity workout is one of Austin's most energetic: two 20-minute cardio
routines to burn fat and increase stamina. The first is a lively kickboxing workout. The second
workout uses interval training to alternate cardio segments with short weight segments using
light dumbbells. The cardio intervals in this workout are mostly athletic moves - jump rope,
lunges, and plenty of kickboxing - with a few easy dance moves thrown in. If you're a Denise
Austin fan and you're ready to pump up the intensity of your workout, you'll enjoy this video.
Baby & Mom-Post Natal Yoga
Baby & Mom Post Natal Yoga features a group of twenty-two new moms and their babies, two to five months old. Regardless of whether you have or have not done Yoga before, this video is truly an inspirational mental and physical experience for baby and mom. The 40 minute-long class starts with simple Yoga warms ups and stretches for the moms, then continues with sitting and standing exercises where the babies help the moms strengthen and tone the muscles of the stomach, chest and shoulders, thighs and buttocks, and the lower back. The program, which features a live chamber quintet, ends with a joyful mom and baby dance followed by a final visualization and meditation cooling off period.