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Crunch Yoga Mama - Prenatal Yoga
Crunch Yoga Mama - Prenatal Yoga
Actor: Susan Elkind
Director: Andrea Ambandos
Genres: Exercise & Fitness
NR     2004     0hr 45min

Welcome to CRUNCH Fitness! Expand your mind along with your body. During pregnancy is an incredible time to practice yoga to keep your body healthy, your mind stress-free, and to connect to your growing baby. This gent...  more »
     
     

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Actor: Susan Elkind
Director: Andrea Ambandos
Genres: Exercise & Fitness
Sub-Genres: Yoga, Pregnancy Workouts, Stretching
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Format: DVD - Color
DVD Release Date: 04/27/2004
Release Year: 2004
Run Time: 0hr 45min
Screens: Color
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Total Copies: 1
Members Wishing: 0
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Languages: English

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Member Movie Reviews

Keiahna M. (bubbles76)
Reviewed on 4/20/2010...
This was a very good DVD. I found that the pace of the workout was just what I needed for my third trimester. The instructor was calm but not so serene that she didn't have a sense of humor. I liked that pregnant women at all stages of pregnancy were shown doing the poses. The poses shown were not complicated Cirque du Soleil moves, but were challenging for someone in their third trimester. Many modified poses were also included, with variations on downward dog, half sun salutations, standing poses (swaying palm I think), twists, kegels, and squats. I also liked that props were used throughout for those with carpal tunnel (me!). Oh, there was also an abbreviated intro to yoga breathing technique. One minus is the savasana could have been longer. I will try to use this DVD after my 8 weeks of down time are up, to see if it would be good as a stand alone yoga DVD. I only got to use it a few times before my baby came early :)
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Movie Reviews

Ease that aching back and breathe easier
Laura Hamilton | 12/26/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I should start by saying I'm a beginner and never really did any yoga before now. I started this in my 7th month of pregnancy and I found the tape easy to follow, sometimes even when I am not looking at the TV screen (the head is down and the neck relaxed in several poses). The poses certainly helped me create more room in my midsection so I could breathe easier. They also distributed the weight more evenly along my spine and that helped ease lower back pain. Although this is not an aerobic workout, I felt energized and more clearheaded after doing the tape. The instructor is very friendly. She leads a class of several pregnant women at various stages (from slight belly bulge to just-about-ready-to-pop) and one student shows modifications for those who may not be limber enough to do the poses as shown. There is quiet, soothing background music -- not at all distracting, but just enough to help keep things flowing. I'm really glad I bought this tape. I may hang onto it even after I have the baby!"
An excellent prenatal yoga practice
writer73 | Columbia, MD USA | 11/18/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)

"Although I wouldn't call this the perfect prenatal yoga practice, it has some distinct strengths over other prenatal yoga videos I've seen. Visibly pregnant Sue Elkind leads a class of about a dozen women of in all stages of pregnancy through a well-chosen series of yoga poses. One woman demonstrates modifications for the less flexible, but most of the women do the program without modification, even in late pregnancy. The instructor talks through each pose, giving special attention to the balance and posture changes of pregnancy and emphasizing the connections between body and mind and mother and baby-to-be. This constant commentary makes the poses easy to follow even when not watching the screen, but may distract from the meditative quality of yoga practice. Yoga Mama is most appropriate for women with no or limited yoga experience and no exercise constraints. It may also be helpful for intermediate level women in late stages of pregnancy, for tired days, or as the easy part of a rotation of practices. Advanced yoga students, however might find this video frustratingly basic and prefer to develop a personalized yoga practice using books (try Preparing for Birth With Yoga by Janet Balaskas). Women who need greater modification might want to try the Shiva Rea Prenatal Yoga program instead. Props: sticky mat (or carpet), folded blanket, folded towel (for wrist pain), chair (for modifications)Personal Experience: I used prenatal yoga videos several times a week in addition to prenatal classes in a yoga studio once or twice a week. Although no video can equal a live class, this one captures some of the spirit of practicing yoga in a room full of pregnant women of all shapes and sizes. For home practice, I could choose between Yoga Mama and Shiva Rea's Prenatal Yoga video. Although Shiva Rea's video is longer and has better production values, I plunked this video in the VCR more than twice as often. I preferred the selection of poses in Yoga Mama (though I wish each pose lasted longer) and I preferred following Yoga Mama's visibly pregnant instructor (skinny Shiva Rea demonstrates first trimester poses with no hint of a belly). In addition, I found it much more motivating to see the whole class perform without modifications in contrast to the extreme modifications in Shiva Rea's program (the third trimester woman does most of the poses seated on a chair). To my surprise, I was able to comfortably and safely perform Yoga Mama without modification up until a few days before delivery. Practicing prenatal yoga helped minimize back pain, leg cramps, and other pregnancy discomforts."
Yoga Mama
writer73 | 03/15/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)

"I took yoga classes pre-pregnancy, so the movements were familiar to me. I found that the instruction was on a pretty basic level, and was easy to follow. I just started in my 5th month, and feel I could easily continue until the baby is born. The one thing that bothered me about this video was her constant chatter and quick transition between movements and poses. Perhaps its because I came from a live-instruction atmosphere where there was more time to strech into the positions and really get tuned-into your body and breathing in each one. The choice of exercises is good, but she does a maximum of 3 repetitions each movement,which I don't feel is enough. Also, she talks so much, the "relaxation" exercises at the end are kind of pointless. I can't relax in 3 minutes with her chatting at me the whole time. But overall, this video is good to keep you feeling limber and centered,even when you feel like a house on legs."