Top 5 Prenatal Workout DVDs
If you're ever tempted to skip workouts during pregnancy, get one of the top five prenatal workout DVDs. These DVDs will help you overcome the biggest challenges to exercising when you're pregnant, such as not being sure if your workout is safe for expecting mothers. The workouts shown in these DVDs are designed especially for pregnant women, so they include only those activities that you can realistically do. Exercise along with these DVDs, and you'll be in good shape when it's time for your baby to be born.
Summer Sanders' Prenatal Workout
Summer Sanders won an Olympic gold medal in swimming. In this DVD, she teams up with a personal trainer to lead you through several prenatal workouts. There are different workouts for each trimester, so you'll be doing exercises that are appropriate for what your body is going through. Additionally, you can choose between full-length workouts and abbreviated workouts, depending on how much time you have. This DVD gives you more than 180 minutes of exercise guidance.
10 Minute Solution: Prenatal Pilates
The premise of the 10 Minute Solution series is that it's hard to fit workouts into your schedule, but everyone has at least ten minutes that they can commit to exercise. Doing the same routine for ten minutes every day would be awfully boring, so this prenatal Pilates DVD offers five sets of exercises. Each workout focuses on a different goal. For example, one workout improves your flexibility, while another one strengthens core muscles. Also included is a bonus postnatal workout, which will allow you to build abdominal muscle with the help of 2- or 3-pound dumbbell weights. This DVD gives you 67 minutes of content.
Prenatal Fitness
There are more than 600 muscles in your body, and you want to vary the exercises you do so that each of those muscles gets a turn to work. In terms of variety of routines, nothing can compete with the Prenatal Fitness set of three DVDs. The Fit & Toned section includes upper- and lower-body exercises, plus a Pilates workout and stretches. The Pilates section presents 15 workouts that foster strength and balance. Furthermore, the Yoga section provides you with 20 routines, including some that address pregnancy health issues like morning sickness and back pain. All three DVDs teach you how to modify the workouts to match your fitness level and stage of pregnancy. This set of DVDs runs for a grand total of 500 minutes!
The Perfect Pregnancy Workout Vol. 1
The workout in this DVD is designed to improve your strength, as well as to prepare you for labor. It can even help you avoid pregnancy-related problems like pain and incontinence. You'll need to get hand weights for this routine. It also calls for two pillows and a chair with a straight back, but you probably have those already. It includes instructions for warming up and cooling down, plus modifications to make the exercises more challenging. This DVD is 43 minutes long.
Leisa Hart: Fitmama Prenatal Workout
The Fitmama Prenatal Workout is extra fun! It incorporates salsa dancing in addition to the usual stretches and strengthening exercises. You'll also learn some helpful breathing strategies. This DVD runs for 63 minutes.
