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 enlarge | Director: Steve Forner
Actors: Niece Pecenka, Niece Pecenka
Studio: reForm Pilates
Category: DVD
List Price: $21.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  107 reviews
Sales Rank: 1929
Format: Color, Full Length, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 36
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 853330001038
EAN: 0853330001038
ASIN: B000AXW0WS
Release Date: August 1, 2005
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 Good workout! July 31, 2008
Very good workout. She has you lay on a blanket for the stomach exercises since you are not supposed to lay straight on your back. She uses regular Pilates workout and just modifies it for us pregnant folk.
 Perfect with Additional Modifications & Prior Pilates Experience July 25, 2008
Let me first preface that this is Geoff's wife writing this review.
I was a little nervous to try this DVD after reading the 1 star review by a physician who was injured by this workout. I am familiar with Pilates and have practiced for approximately 5 years before the conception of my first & current pregnancy. I was 26 weeks when I began this particular DVD. Most OBs will advise you to NOT take up a "new" form of exercise during your pregnancy. If you have NO Pilates experience prior to pregnancy, then this may NOT be the video for you. I use additional modifications not shown on this DVD when I perform these exercises to make them more comfortable for my stage of pregnancy. You're better off to take a prenatal Pilates class if you have no experience & are unfamiliar with additional modifications. If you do have experience, however, you may be very delighted with this purchase. I feel great after I complete this workout & there are only 3 exercises I completely avoid on it (the 2 twisting ones on the AB section, and the laying flat on your back leg stretch on the Legs section).
 Brutal workout June 22, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was really excited to receive this DVD, since I wanted to add another pregnancy workout DVD to mix things up. I am currently using "The Perfect Pregnancy Workout" on a daily basis, which I love, but I'm starting to get a little bored doing the same thing every day.
Here are my Pros and Cons with the "Pilates During Pregancy" workout:
Pros:
- The instructor was not the least bit annoying
- The spoken instructions for each exercise were easy to follow
- At 36 minutes, this workout is not too long or too short
- Very little equipment is needed: a workout mat and three blankets
Cons:
- The lighting is very dark throughout the whole DVD, and the instructor is wearing dark, long pants, a dark, long-sleeve shirt, and does all the exercises on a dark workout mat. Do you see where I'm going with this? It's really hard to see what's going on. At times, you have to rely entirely on her spoken instructions, which thankfully are very good, to follow along.
- The camera work is kind of off at times. For example, the camera shows the instructor's face, while she is explaining and doing a leg exercise, instead of showing her legs. That's kind of dumb.
- I don't know how the instructor does it, but I couldn't do half of the exercises the way she did them, because my growing belly was in the way (I'm 26 weeks).
- The workout is brutal. I was able to somewhat struggle through the abdominal section, taking lots of breaks, but the side leg series was brutal. My hip hurt so bad, I had to stop doing the exercises. And it wasn't the good kind of hurt that you feel when you are getting a good workout. It was just plain pain. I almost couldn't get up from the floor because it hurt so much.
- At times, during the abdominal section, my belly felt very uncomfortable. I even experienced some piercing pain in my stomach, which freaked me out a little.
- Section II, the side leg series is actually 21 minutes long, not 30 minutes as stated.
This DVD got a lot of positive reviews, so I figured I was going to like it a lot, but it just didn't work for me. I hope I can return it for a refund and try a different pregnancy pilates DVD. The "10 Minute Solution Prenatal Pilates" DVD looks good. Until then, I'll stick to "The Perfect Pregnancy Workout" which always makes me feel great afterwards.
Great Pilates Workout! June 18, 2008
I love this video. I have been doing it since my 14th week of pregnancy and wish that I had it sooner. I like how combined it is only 36 minutes, which gives you a quick workout (I was using it 5 times a week). My legs and core have been strengthened tremendously from this video. I am now in my 28th week of pregnancy, and am still using it (but not as frequently, as I notice that some of the core moves have been difficult). I use this video and the Prenatal Vinyasa Yoga Video with Jennifer Wolfe (a must have for those who did yoga before pregnancy).
Excellent May 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Very impressed. I was skeptical at first. I was concerned that this workout wouldn't be challenging enough as I have been doing pilates for some time now. I was pleasantly surprised. The workout is challenging and I recommend it to anyone trying to remain flexible and lean while pregnant.
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