This is a terrific pregnancy workout DVD –I highly recommend any pregnant woman who has no complications get this workout!! I use this workout along with Shiva Rea’s pregnancy yoga and Pregnancy Pilates by Niece Pecenka. This is the most hardcore of the three, and I have worked my way up to doing it three times a week.

-The instruction is simple to follow, with excellent transitions
-She gets right down to business and goes directly from one exercise into another, without rushing you
-She is not a perky cheerleader type, she just tells you what you need to know/do for the exercise
-It is a real workout–your muscles are worked from head to toe, she gets every muscle group and you definitely feel it
-She has modifications for advanced and beginner exercisers (with a couple of intermediate modifications), which allows you to do what you can, and still get a good workout
-She’s about 8 months pregnant, and she is doing every single exercise with you, which makes you feel like you can do it, too–pushups and all!
-The instructional part goes over diastasis, how to detect it, and how to modify the exercises to ensure you do not make it worse.

Denise Austin: Fit & Firm Pregnancy

by Denise Austin (DVD – 2006)

$8.99

Denise is still her over-the-top excited fitness guru, but this workout is so much better than her other prenatal video. Denise is not pregnant in this one, but uses women in various trimesters. The workouts are varied and, with a little modification, I can really feel challenged when I’m done. I enjoy it, the music is good, the stage/setup is good, and I would actually recommend this pregnancy workout DVD.

Summer Sanders’ Prenatal Workout

by Summer Sanders (DVD – 2009)

$14.49

Definitely a pregnancy workout DVD for expectant mothers worth having. Keri and Summer have designed a program that is perfect for all stages of pregnancy that gives you a real workout. The problem with most pregnancy workouts is that there is little working out. It’s like they think that because you are pregnant, you don’t really want it. Not true here. Keri and Summer have designed workouts for not only the 3 trimesters, but for different intensities as well. You can opt for longer or shorter programs which is great because when you are pregnant, there are definitely good days and bad days. Also, let’s face it, during these long 9 months, it’s sometimes hard to motivate to go to the gym (especially if there is another child already in the picture) so this is a great alternative that makes it easy (and you no longer have the excuse to not exercise). And really, watching Summer is motivation enough to stay fit during pregnancy. This is my new go to gift for all expecting mothers.