Pregnant Couple's Guide to Working Out Together

Pregnant Couple's Guide to Working Out Together

Herrera, I.

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

01/2003

228

Mole

Inglês

9780471207573

0471207578

15 a 20 dias

397

Written by a personal trainer, this text helps pregnant couples maintain and improve their fitness by working out together. It focuses on safe and effective exercises that will better prepare the couple both physically and mentally for the demands of pregnancy and labour.
Foreword by Penny Simkin, P. T; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE: The Importance of Exercise during Pregnancy; 1. Achieving a Healthier Pregnancy with Exercise; 2. Weight Training and the Pregnant Couple: Essential Information; PART TWO: Exercises for a Fit Pregnancy; 3. The Partner Walking Program; 4. The Partner Lower Body Workout: Triple Crown Squat Combo Exercise Routine; 5. The Partner Upper Body Workout; 6. The Partner Flexibility Program: Stretching and Relaxing with Your Partner; PART THREE: Abdominal and Pelvic Power Workouts; 7. Keeping Abdominals Fit during Pregnancy; 8. Increasing Pelvic Power with Kegels; 9. Practice Makes Perfect: Squatting and Upright Labor Positions for an Empowered Birth Experience; PART FOUR: Working Out on Your Own; 10. When Your Partner's Away: The Solo Body Strength Workout; APPENDIX: Your Body's Muscular System; Bibliography; Index.
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