Since I have had a little more down time with the Holidays I called around to several yoga studios inquiring about a prenatal class. Shockingly NONE of the studio owners knew of a class in the area. Keith over at YogaFox explained the economics of it to me -- you only have those specific yogis for a set amount of time so it is hard to have a standing class. Better off just modifying at your regular class. Fair enough. Still, given my inability to back off...that idea makes me nervous. So I've been searching high and low for a prenatal yoga DVD, that really gives me the good stretch I've been looking for.
AcaciaTV has about 450 streaming workouts -- two of which are prenatal yoga flows. It's really easy to navigate via its drop down menus.
You can also add different workouts to a fitness planner. I really love this function since I like planning my workouts for the week just like I do my menus. It keeps me accountable and I don't have the excuse of not knowing what I am going to do that day.
I've already done Hilaria Baldwin's DVD a few times, and it is good for a quick "trouble shooting" area. So I decided to try Desi Bartlett's flow. It's about 45 minutes though the screen says 58 minutes. The difference is that it also includes a sequence where she teaches you how to use a chair for support in some of the poses. I haven't quite hit that point yet...sort of hope I don't have to. That's the idea behind continuing yoga right? I really like this flow as a nice recovery day yoga flow. I felt relaxed and open after completing it. That's really what I am looking for in a prenatal yoga flow something that relieves the tension in my shoulders and hips more than anything else.
Having access to this many workouts when it comes time for "body after baby" (I am already shuttering at the thought will certainly keep me motivated. They have workouts from 10 minutes to over an hour. I have a feeling that the 10 and 20 minute workouts are going to be my best friends in those first few weeks. A monthly subscription is $6.99, I haven't sprung for a subscription yet, as there is a 10-day free trial and want to see how often I use workouts from here before I go all in. Bonus points that I can access it through Amazon Fire and Amazon Video app.