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Sara Holliday's Prenatal Yoga: First Trimester DVD
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Be fit, look and feel great from the beginning of your journey with Sara Holliday's Prenatal Yoga: First Trimester. In this revolutionary prenatal yoga class fitness expert Sara Holliday, uses her extensive training in teaching yoga to guide you with safe and effective postures and poses that may result in a decrease in pain caused by pregnancy, an increase in muscle tone and strength, an improvement in flexibility, and a feeling of well being.
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This 45 minute yoga workout, Sara Holliday's Prenatal Yoga - First Trimester, is specifically designed for women in their first 12 weeks of pregnancy. The instructor, Sara Holliday, is also in her first trimester and works through the postures and poses along with the viewer. She is also an expert in prenatal and postnatal exercise designed to help women safely stay in shape during and after their pregnancies. According to Holliday, "The many benefits yoga can provide an expecting mother . . . include increased strength and flexibility, increased muscle tone, breathing exercises, stress relief, less pain and in many cases, an easier labor." Make no mistake, this is a real workout. It's slow, gentle, and relaxing, but you'll break a sweat. I did this workout with my friend who is in her first trimester (I'm not pregnant). It was wonderfully relaxing for both of us, and my friend intends to do the workout often through her 12th week. Sara provides a great deal of instruction so even someone new to yoga can do this workout. She includes modification instructions throughout the workout as well as a separate chapter with modifications. The workout runs about 45 minutes but despite the slow pace, the time flies. You'll be surprised when it's over. My friend felt her pregnancy nerves had floated away, and she was left feeling centered and calm. A fit body and mind is invaluable during pregnancy. Sara Holliday helps newly expectant moms achieve this goal with her Prenatal Yoga - First Trimester workout. You'll soon be able to continue Sara's program throughout your pregnancy with the soon-to-be released workouts for the second and third trimesters. We can't wait! --About.com
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Renowned fitness teacher and licensed Marriage-Family Therapist Sara Holliday, MFT, CPT, has coached and trained thousands of women on how to develop a fit body and mind. Sara brings her successful fitness programs to powerful DVDs for expectant mothers with her Prenatal Yoga Series for the First, Second, and Third Trimester.
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Fitness expert Sara Holliday has drawn upon her extensive training in teaching yoga to design a revolutionary prenatal yoga program for each trimester of pregnancy. As a renowned fitness teacher and licensed Marriage-Family Therapist, Sara understands the needs and concerns of mothers. In her prenatal yoga DVD series, Sara guides moms-to-be with safe and effective postures and poses that may result in a decrease in common pains and discomfort caused by pregnancy, such as back pain and leg cramps. The prenatal yoga series may also lead to increased muscle tone and strength, improved flexibility, and a feeling of well-being. Sara has also developed two powerful DVD workouts to help moms get their bodies back in shape after giving birth: Stroller Workout for Moms and Postnatal Total Body Toning Workout. These two motivating workouts help moms reclaim their pre-pregnancy bodies by shedding unwanted pregnancy pounds while experiencing a sense of well-being.
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R**E
excellent yoga sequence
This DVD feels low budget, but if you can overlook that, the routine is really great.I usually find myself getting bored or wanting to skip certain parts of a yoga routine, but this is not the case for my with this DVD. I am engaged the whole way through.I especially like that Sara gives adequate time to release from poses. Instead of just moving on the the next pose, she has you rest in forward bend for a breath or rotate your ankle to release before moving to the other side.Another thing I really like is that Sara walks you through progressive muscle relaxation before resting in corpse pose, this really helps me to relax at the end of the workout.I wanted a DVD that was good for pregnancy but didn't just focus on the huge belly that I don't have yet. This is it. And if I end up with the awesome muscle tone that Sara has, I certainly won't complain.Four stars instead of five because the production quality is really not great. As another reviewer mentioned, there is this weird smoke going across the screen the whole time that really makes it feel cheesy. After I've done a routine a few times, I really don't look at the TV much, so the smoke doesn't bother me too much. I also sort of wished she had voiced over instead of giving vocal direction while she does the routine herself. While she moves her voice gets softer or louder or more muffled based on her position. This bugs me a little bit, but not as much as I thought it would when I first got the DVD.So, if you are in your first trimester, I recommend this DVD.
B**4
Low quality cinemetography, but EXCELLENT series of poses
I am a person who loves special features, extravagent sets, and perfect costumes. At first, I was put off by the apparent low-budget set. After I did the practice, I began to appreciate the instructor's effectivenss and choice of rotine. Its one of the only prenatal yoga videos that have strengthening and toning as a focus, rather than relaxing or stretching. Most of the poses are standing poses, similar to a real yoga class. Many other prenatal yoga dvds are designed to be "generic"... I mean that its okay for all stages of pregnancy. This one is unique because it doesn't modify to be too easy.If you have done yoga in a studio, you will probably like this dvd. If you do yoga to relax rather than tone, it probably is not what you want.A word about the instructor - she has a confident voice, not whinny or breathy. She also looks like an athlete - a swimmer or something. She is very strong looking. Also- she did not indicate that she was actually pregnant at the time of filming- only that she did these type of things during her pregnancy.I will do this the next time I am pregnant.
T**M
Good selection of poses
I really enjoy this dvd. There is a natural flow between poses with good descriptions, and the selection is great for allover stretching and toning. Unlike some prenatal dvd's, it actually does give a workout. I don't feel too exhausted afterward, but I do feel that I've accomplished something. Many of the poses were ones that I enjoyed before pregnancy, so the transition in this first dvd is not enormous. The instructor's voice is pleasant and thoughtful. I would highly recommend this.I also bought Prenatal Yoga with Mary Pappas-Sandonas and disliked it. That dvd had no transitions, too many props, and poses with little to no stretching...I got more of a workout from constantly stopping the dvd and moving all of the props for the next pose. I would not recommend it at all.
S**M
Great teacher/50 minute workout too long
Sara is very pleasant and is a great teacher. Always reminding you to and how to breathe, very important to me. Having picked up yoga (really any form of exercise) again after a few years of absence, I found myself getting very nauseous even after 35-40 minutes. This video is almost 50 minutes long. In the delicate stages of the first trimester, 20 minutes is all my body will allow and really all I have time for on a daily basis. It's too bad I have to 'quit' at 20 minutes, I don't feel complete!
J**T
Not great
Perhaps the workouts are good, but I never made past the first 10. Insures of the tape. I just didn't like the tone or narrative of the instructor.
R**D
video for experts
This video was clearly for those yoga experts or people that do yoga quite often. I am not new to yoga, but I had quite a bit of difficultly completing this video. This is not a relaxing exercise for those in first trimester that experience fatigue AND nausea!!!! I'm not impressed, and feel ripped off by the whole experience!!!!!
B**E
Poor sound and picture quality
The quality of this video is very poor. Additionally there's really not much difference between this and a regular yoga workout (at least for the first trimester). Maybe the other two are better.
F**D
Good for beginners and those feeling sick in the first trimester
The poses were very easy, which is good for women not feeling well in the first trimester and can't handle having their heart rate above normal. For more experienced women or women feeling OK, it was too easy
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Renowned fitness teacher and licensed Marriage-Family Therapist Sara Holliday, MFT, CPT, has coached and trained thousands of women on how to develop a fit body and mind. Sara brings her successful fitness programs to powerful DVDs for expectant mothers with her Prenatal Yoga Series for the First, Second, and Third Trimester.\n\n
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Fitness expert Sara Holliday has drawn upon her extensive training in teaching yoga to design a revolutionary prenatal yoga program for each trimester of pregnancy. As a renowned fitness teacher and licensed Marriage-Family Therapist, Sara understands the needs and concerns of mothers. In her prenatal yoga DVD series, Sara guides moms-to-be with safe and effective postures and poses that may result in a decrease in common pains and discomfort caused by pregnancy, such as back pain and leg cramps. The prenatal yoga series may also lead to increased muscle tone and strength, improved flexibility, and a feeling of well-being. Sara has also developed two powerful DVD workouts to help moms get their bodies back in shape after giving birth: Stroller Workout for Moms and Postnatal Total Body Toning Workout. These two motivating workouts help moms reclaim their pre-pregnancy bodies by shedding unwanted pregnancy pounds while experiencing a sense of well-being.\n\n
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Instead of just moving on the the next pose, she has you rest in forward bend for a breath or rotate your ankle to release before moving to the other side.Another thing I really like is that Sara walks you through progressive muscle relaxation before resting in corpse pose, this really helps me to relax at the end of the workout.I wanted a DVD that was good for pregnancy but didn't just focus on the huge belly that I don't have yet. This is it. And if I end up with the awesome muscle tone that Sara has, I certainly won't complain.Four stars instead of five because the production quality is really not great. As another reviewer mentioned, there is this weird smoke going across the screen the whole time that really makes it feel cheesy. After I've done a routine a few times, I really don't look at the TV much, so the smoke doesn't bother me too much. I also sort of wished she had voiced over instead of giving vocal direction while she does the routine herself. 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Many other prenatal yoga dvds are designed to be \"generic\"... I mean that its okay for all stages of pregnancy. This one is unique because it doesn't modify to be too easy.If you have done yoga in a studio, you will probably like this dvd. If you do yoga to relax rather than tone, it probably is not what you want.A word about the instructor - she has a confident voice, not whinny or breathy. She also looks like an athlete - a swimmer or something. She is very strong looking. Also- she did not indicate that she was actually pregnant at the time of filming- only that she did these type of things during her pregnancy.I will do this the next time I am pregnant."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"T***M"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2011","name":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Good selection of poses\n \n","reviewBody":"I really enjoy this dvd. 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