10 Best Postpartum Workout DVDs in 2021

Tracy Anderson, an American fitness expert, entrepreneur and author, is popular for her Tracy Anderson Method, with workouts that are widely known to be effective. She started releasing fitness DVDs after years of extensive research and development, and many of her DVDs are top-sellers in their respective category. She also has many celebrity clients, including Gwyneth Paltrow, who she specifically helped with a postpartum workout plan.

The Tracy Anderson Post-Pregnancy Workout is perhaps the top-selling DVD in the category which offers effective workouts for new moms to get their pre-pregnancy body back. Having gained 60 pounds during her pregnancy, Tracy discovered a way to get her body back after having babies, and this DVD is an outcome of what she followed to achieve results. She suggests that new moms can start with these workouts as soon as they get OK from their doctors. The fact that the postpartum workouts in this DVD do not require any specialist equipment is certainly a highlight, and even for weight exercises, all you need is two 500ml bottles of water, one for each hand.

Known from her multi-million-selling Buns of Steel Workout Series with Warner Brothers, Leisa Hart also excels in lifestyle coaching and inspirational speaking, helping women around the world to take on the challenges of life with finesse, just like she does. She is a mom of three, still amazingly fit in her 50s, shares her getting-back-to-shape journey with this post pregnancy workout DVD.

The Yummy Mummy Workout helps new mommies to find the hidden energy in themselves to get working with the goal of getting energetic and fit, and get back to their pre-pregnancy shape. With the little time you have as a new mom, the workout routines in the DVD are curated to let you engage in a physical activity while your baby naps. With fat burn sessions, the exercise routines are gentle yet highly effective, enabling you to get fit as well as relax.

Davina McCall, the actor in this DVD, is a former model and English TV presenter, well-known for hosting Big Brother on Channel 4. She has released many workout DVDs, some of the most prominent being Davina Intense, Davina – My Three 30 Minute Workouts, Davina: 30 Day Fat Burn, and of course, Davina – My Pre and Post Natal Workouts. Being a mom of 3, Davina understood how hard it is to get back into shape after having a baby, which made her join hands with her personal trainer, Jackie, to put together this gentle yet effective workout routine.

The workout routines in this DVD, which has both prenatal and postnatal exercises, include a warmup, a few low-impact aerobics exercises, and several amazing toning workouts, especially focusing on the crucial pelvic floors. The routines finish with a stretch and relaxation session. Davina recommends new moms to always follow Jackie’s instructions when doing the exercises and take a break wherever necessary.

Pilates has been known to be an excellent workout format for pregnant and postpartum women, which is mainly because of its gentle yet powerful characteristic. The Prenatal & Postnatal Pilates Collection is by Caroline Sandry, a Pilates instructor, fitness consultant and fitness and lifestyle expert for various brands and celebrities. This DVD set consists of three titles – two prenatal and one postnatal, and the postnatal routines were filmed when Sandry was 20 weeks postpartum.

The postnatal exercises in the DVD are designed to let new moms practice progressively after birth, when they feel able and ready, and after consulting with their doctor. There are different stages forming the routine; Stage 1 is to be performed for at least 2 weeks after birth, and Stage 2 should follow Stage 1, after you complete it and pass the ‘rec-check’. The DVD also includes special workout routines that you can perform with your baby, which will most certainly make you more interested in working out.

Andrea Page has 25 years of experience in the fitness industry training thousands and thousands of people both in person and online. She founded the Fitmom program over 20 years ago after she gave birth to her first child, and this DVD, Fit Mom: Postnatal Workout carries exercise routines that helped Andrea herself regain her perfectly fit body after delivery, which has been used by moms around the world to get back in shape.

Known to be one of North America’s top and premiere prenatal and postnatal fitness specialists, Andrea Page offers this DVD containing 30-minute workout sessions that you can do with or without your baby in hand. The workouts use a combination of cardio and resistance training, which help increase your metabolism and thereby burn fat in your body. These effective workouts will make you feel energized to get back into shape after delivering your little one.

Millie Dobie has more than 18 years of experience teaching Pilates and fitness in general, and she helps people improve the quality of their life through fitness. She now has a Pilates studio of her own, conducting classes focusing on personalized, prescriptive training, helping individuals achieve their fitness goals. The Pilates Pre & Post Natal Workout DVD from her is one comprehensive workout DVD that includes sections for all three trimesters during pregnancy and postnatal workouts as well.

While the prenatal workouts on the DVD help women prepare their body for labor and delivery, the fourth section of the routines covers postnatal workouts, allowing them to take the most crucial steps towards getting back into shape after giving birth, as soon as they feel able. Since these are short workouts, you can easily make them a part of your regular life, at any time, and also do them regularly to regain your pre-baby body.

Honored by the Evening Standard as one of the top 5 yoga teachers in the UK, Tara Lee has been practicing yoga for 17 years and teaching the same for 11. She now teaches pregnancy yoga, postnatal yoga, and dynamic yoga in London and a registered senior teacher with Yoga Alliance UK. In this Postnatal Yoga DVD, Tara Lee guides new moms through suitable postnatal yoga that can be practiced from six weeks after giving birth to their baby.

The DVD includes different options, such as abdominal exercises, gentle yoga, strengthening yoga, and deep relaxation, all of which will be extremely helpful for you not just with trying to get back to your pre-pregnancy body, but also to relieve your stress and obtain the much-deserved relaxation state. You can start by practicing the gentle yoga during the first few months after giving birth and progress towards stronger and more advanced sections.

Shiva Rea is a global prana Vinayasa flow yoga and yoga trance dance teacher, and one of the best yoga teachers not just in America, but around the world. With more than 17 years of experience practicing yoga, she incorporates her background in bodywork, massage and dance in her yoga techniques, thereby offering some of the most effective routines that delivering amazing results. The Gaiam – Postnatal Yoga DVD is focused towards helping women regain their shape, energy and strength after giving birth to a baby.

The DVD includes sessions that enable you to regain flexibility and strength by concentrating on the muscles that are stressed with childbirth; relaxes your muscles that have overworked for the growth and delivery of your baby; relieve you from the stress of sleep-deprivation; and nourishes your spirit and mind as you go through the new challenges in your life. In addition, it also offers infant massage techniques to pamper your little one.

Wendy Powell is an internationally recognized voice and leader in the recovery of maternal physical and mental health. The Postnatal Recovery Workout for Moms is a 12-week programme that is globally medically endorsed by Women’s Health Physical Therapists, and comes as a holistic package of safe fat burning workouts, food guidance, and also complete core and pelvic floor strengthening and restoration.

The MuTu System is an award-winning, tried and tested solution for all women out there who wish for their bodies to look, feel and function in its best form after giving birth to a baby, regardless of how long ago that was. From losing your baby weight and keeping it off to strengthening your pelvic floor and core, the DVD provides step-by-step coaching for real-time workouts with full color manuals.

Erin O’Brien has over 25 years of experience working as a fitness expert in elite fitness clubs in Los Angeles and New York, and she is certified by different bodies as a personal trainer, group exercise and pre/postnatal trainer, post rehab training, and more. As a mother of two children, Erin has been on the same path as any new mom, trying to get back into their pre-pregnancy body but finding no time to work out in a proper setting.

The Postnatal Rescue DVD comes with tried and tested workout routines that help moms get back into shape after delivery. It involves Erin’s three uplifting progressions, which help your body slowly ease back into exercising without overworking or hurting yourself. All you need to do is spend 15 minutes a day to rehabilitate your back, hips, inner thighs, abdominals, and buttocks – which are all the muscle groups that got worked during your pregnancy and delivery.