Customer Reviews
Brilliant but not as challenging as I would have liked - By: ERV Scott, 24 Oct 2008 
I love this exercise regime, it is sooooo good for loosening tight muscles & has really helped to ease my sore back after all that lifting & carrying of baby (now 12 weeks old). However, I was pretty fit beforehand & was halfway through a 10 week course of Pilates when I got pregnant, so I didn't find this DVD particularly challenging & was slightly disappointed when I found I could do the whole thing including the 4 - 6 month workout with ease almost straight after the birth. I have since bought some more difficult workout DVDs but still revisit Lindsey Jackson two or three times a week to help ease my tightened muscles & go through the relaxation exercises, which are brilliant. The tips on good posture & safe lifting & carrying are invaluable -obvious stuff which you don't realise you're doing wrong until someone points it out. I would definitely recommend this DVD to anyone who has just had a baby, just don't expect (like I did) a sweaty workout which will leave you sore the next day- that's not what it's designed for.
Brilliant! Kept me focused - By: Mrs. V. Jaimes, 16 Apr 2008 I found this DVD really easy to use & I began doing it every morning, within 1 month my body had completely changed shape. I still have weight to lose but feel so much more energetic & miss it if I don't do some form of stretching during the day! It really helps your shoulders after feeding & carrying the baby.
I suffered with post-natal depression with my first child & found that the focus used on this DVD helped me stay very positive &in control after the birth of this child! I would strongly recommend this DVD to anyone who hates exercise or is too busy/tired, its well worth it! I have been doing it for 6 months now. (It also improves your sex life!!)
confidence builder - By: Emma Stripe, 04 Dec 2006 I found this DVD very helpful follwing the birth of my baby girl. After birth i found i was nervous about what my body could do, how it felt & whether everything wasin working order!! With the help of this DVD i gained confidence about my body, re-connected with my body parts & had a little 'me' time. I found the relaxtion techniques useful & use them with out watching the DVD when i need to.
Relaxing Exercise! - By: Emma Champion, 27 Sep 2006 I am very impressed with this DVD. I struggle to get motivated to exercise, but this programme is also very relaxing, so I am happy to get the DVD out. I have never done Pilates before, but Lyndsey's explanations are really clear & leave me confident that I am doing each stretchin the right way - using the muscles that I am supposed to be using!
The DVD has exercise sheets that you can print out on the computer. I have found these really useful as a reminder of the programme so that I can do it without the DVD if the time the baby is sleeping is limited.
Essential for all Mums - By: AJC, 08 Sep 2006 I would certainly recommend this DVD to all new Mum's. The exercises arein stages allowing you to start immediately after the birth & progress to further exercises as your body recovers.
It doesn't matter whether you have exercised previously. Personally I have been practicing yoga for several years & found the exercises & education invaluable. Even though I was familiar with many of the moves, knowing when they were safe to do & the benefits of them to a postnatal body was & still is really useful.
A section on preventing injury is excellent & really makes you aware of how you are carrying your baby/child. This has to be a good thing, as how many parents are there complaining of back ache from avoidable actions such as inadvertently carrying a child on the same arm!
The relaxation & breathing techniques by Amanda Latchmore are brilliant for regaining composure & reenergizing, particularly after sleepless nights or bouts of crying (either you or the baby!).
