Prenatal Fitness: Gaiam Prenatal Yoga

Pros:
--Broken into three sections (plus a relaxation session), so you don't have to do the full fifty-minute workout every time
--Has three "instructors" that model modifications for each trimester
--Suitable for beginners
--Great for stretching, flexibility, and breathing

Cons:
--Could potentially require a handful of specialized accessories (yoga mat, block, towel, etc)
--Probably wouldn't be very challenging for yoga enthusiasts
--It's the same workout for all three trimesters (just with minor modifications), so it can get a little repetitious
--The instructors have unusual names and dress in funny unitards (that's more Darrell's complaint than mine)

I've really loved this DVD. I've had it since early in second trimester, and have tried to do it at least once a week. Honestly, I've been able to tell when more than a week has gone by between sessions, which to me is a testament that it is working. And the repetition of doing the same workout once a week, every week, hasn't really bothered me that much because it feels So.Good. However, I suspect that people who regularly did yoga before becoming pregnant might not feel the same level of accomplishment; I say this because even though I'm over 37 weeks pregnant, I'm still able to do most of the video without adjusting to the second and third trimester modifications. So it's probably a workout geared more toward beginners--and really, I'm convinced that there is no better time than pregnancy to start practicing yoga, which makes this an excellent prenatal yoga DVD (in fact, I've enjoyed this DVD and the yoga exercises so much that I intend to buy a non-prenatal yoga DVD so I can continue the regime).

The instructors do call for some special "accessories" to be used for modifying the poses, but with a little creativity you can probably get by without purchasing any of them. The only thing I bought was a yoga mat, but that was mostly because my feet would slip on the carpet where I do my workouts. Otherwise I probably could have gotten by without any special yoga gear.