One of the key balancing acts pregnant women face is how to stay active and fit, before and after the baby. Fit & Pregnant -- The Pregnant Woman's Guide To Exercise, has helped thousands of women do just that. This book will help you understand the tremendous changes your body is experiencing and how you can continue to safely exercise before, during, and after your pregnancy. Through professional advice based on years of experience, nurse-midwife Joan Butler lays out a common-sense road map for expectant moms. Dozens of mothers share their “here’s what worked for me” stories throughout the new edition of our most popular book.
 Fit & Pregnant explores the beneficial effects exercise can have on the pregnant body, from types of exercise that can reduce the risk of postpartum urinary incontinence to general health and fitness promotion. Fit & Pregnant also covers which specific exercises are best avoided particularly in the second trimester onward, how to lift weights safely, and how to scale back particularly intense regimens - pregnant women are advised to train not for professional competition, but rather specifically for the "event" of delivering a healthy baby. Also discussed at length are the changes a pregnant woman's body goes through, what to expect and prepare for, and means to maximize health and safety throughout the experience.
In Fit & Pregnant, you will learn how:
- physical activity may affect your ability to get pregnant,
- your body changes over the next nine months,
- your baby is affected by the exercise you do,
- exercise needs to be modified during pregnancy,
- other mothers stayed fit during their pregnancies.
Fit & Pregnant is 192 pages long. It has 53 photographs, charts, reference list, resource listing, and index The price is $17.95 but reduced this spring to $14.36 Order now.
Here’s what some reviewers say about Fit & Pregnant:
"Finally there is a terrific book for active women ... who want to keep up their workouts throughout their pregnancies and postpartum."
--Sylvia Klein Olkin, MS Positive Pregnancy and Parenting Fitness Newsletter
"Fit & Pregnant provides a compassionate and rational approach to the subject of exercise and pregnancy."
--Kristen J. Kratzert, MD, F.A.C.O.G.
"Joan Butler's writing is like her patient care ... excellent!"
--Patrick Dorr MD, F.A.C.O.G.
"Drawing upon personal experience, the experiences of other active women, and medical research, Joan Butler has brought together in one volume, a "how to" approach to physical fitness during pregnancy. Fit & Pregnant will be a valuable asset to any woman who wishes to remain fit during pregnancy and after."
--James Cahill, MD, F.A.C.O.G.
"I strongly recommend this book to anyone contemplating pregnancy or who is pregnant and concerned about safely maintaining their fitness during this special period."
--Genie Rotundo, RN, FACCE Childbirth Educator
"An intelligent, fun, inspiring and easy-to-read guide to maintaining fitness in pregnancy ... a must read!"
--Cheryl Hunt, RN
"... A very informative and practical guide for the pregnant woman and new mother who wishes to stay fit during her pregnancy and after. Joan Butler shares creative options for exercising while facing the unexpected realities of parenthood."
--Kathy M. Caiello, A.C.E. Certified Personal Trainer and Aerobics Instructor
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