Positive Postnatal Fitness - A Complete Post Pregnancy Workout [VHS]

Review

New mothers with some advanced aerobics experience and a yen for a challenging workout will enjoy this offering from National Aerobics medalist Aileen Sheron. Sheron loves constant modifications, rarely does the same step twice in a row, and has a penchant for adding variations such as "funky shoulder" and "sassy hip." Her 42-minute workout begins with a warm-up before launching into a series of alternating resistance and cardio sections. The resistance training requires the included exercise band, and the cardio dances require more space than most exercise videos, so stack the furniture to the side. The floor work consists of abdominal exercises and warm-down stretches--much of it done while lying on stomach and back, forbidden pleasures during pregnancy. After a brief advertisement for Similac infant formula, Sheron concludes her 54-minute tape with a Q&A session with a female physical therapist who comes armed with a pelvic floor model. She answers questions about lower-back pain, foot swelling, and post-baby stomach flab. This thorough video should come with a warning: Don't let the impossibly thin Sheron and her two svelte sidekicks be your yardsticks. Their babies were already 10 months old when they shot this video. --Kimberly Heinrichs