Cindy Crawford A New Dimension

Kathy Kaehler
Year Released: 2004

Categories: Pregnancy/Postpartum


There are 3 separate workouts and it's just Cindy and Kathy Kaehler. There's an intro by Cindy, talking about working out after pregnancy and some video of her and her baby and husband.

Workout A: 12 minutes/4 minute warm up/ 6 minute workout/2 minute cool down. This is mainly stretching with some lunges, squats, plies, kegels, abs and pelvic tilts. It's recommended for use the first 2 weeks working out after giving birth. No equipment.

Workout B: 16 minutes/3 1/2 min warm up/10 min cardio/2 1/2 min cool down. The warm up includes stretches, side step, knee lifts, calf pumps, plies, back, shoulder, hip, quad, calf stretches. You need a chair. The main workout is primarily cardio: marches, knee up/overs, back crossovers, squats. There are "card squats". You use 10 playing cards, put them on the floor next to where your foot will hit when you lunge. You pick up a card when you lunge. Then onto pushups, kegels, 2 count pushups, pelvic tilts, 2 count crunches, reverse crunches. The cool down is yoga type stretches. You need a chair & 10 cards.

Workout C: 41 minutes/ 3 1/2 warmup/35 minutes interval workout/3 1/2 cooldown. The warmup is stretches, squats, hamstring stretch, and some yoga moves. The main workout starts with weights: overhead press, lateral raises, tricep kickbacks, forward & backward lunges, tricep dips. Cardio follows with a march/squat/kick combo, knee up w/biceps curls, knee crossovers, side step with arm work, and a squat/jump combo. More weights follow with lat rows, rear leg lifts, push ups off chair, cad squats (pick up cards when you squat). More cardio that resembles the Firm's 4 limb movement with a grapevine/knee up/side kick combo. More weights: isolated bicep curls, plies, pulsing push ups, kegels, 2 count push ups, hamstring lifts, abs--reverse crunch, cross over crunch, 4 count crunch, and pelvic tilts. The cool down is a nice set of stretches.

The production value is very high. There is nice music, some vocal. The video changes between Cindy exercising on her own on a beach, to Cindy and Kathy working out in Cindy's apartment, with other video tricks thrown in. In between workouts there is video of Cindy and her son. I didn't find the change of scenery distracting, but I was only previewing. Cindy's form was ok. The cardio sections are short, so I don't think that your heart rate will stay up in your zone. I think that this tape is good for its intended audience (new moms) and for beginners and low intermediates. I will probably use this tape on days when I'm in a hurry but want to do something or a very light day. It would also be good to use when coming back from injury or illness.

Instructor Comments:

Jenn M

03/17/2000