Baby Weight - The Complete Guide to Prenatal and Postpartum Fitness by Micky Marie Morrison, PT, ICPFE

Baby Weight, an innovative prenatal and postpartum fitness plan, helps you control weight gain and maintain muscle tone during pregnancy and get your body back faster after baby comes. Baby Weight is unique to other books on the market today in that it was developed by a licensed Physical Therapist and certified Perinatal Fitness Educator, offering the insight of an experienced healthcare professional aware of the unique needs of the prenatal and postpartum mother. Learn all you need to know about the changes in your body and how to counteract adverse body changes and common aches and pains through specific exercises that isolate the exact muscles weakened during pregnancy and childbirth. Baby Weight features the CoreMama exercises, which teach you to work the muscles that need it most in a progressive and intense program that caters to all fitness levels. Since the exercises were developed by a Physical Therapist and Perinatal Fitness Educator specializing the treatment of women during and after pregnancy, you can rest assured that the intense exercises will safely challenge you within the limits of your abilities to push to the next level. You will sweat, you will tremble, and you will definitely feel like you've had a work out after doing these exercises! After baby comes, the postnatal program will teach you to use your baby's weight to help you lose your baby weight by incorporating your baby into the exercises, making them more effective and more fun! The handling techniques used to integrate baby into the exercises, developed by a neonatal and pediatric Physical Therapist, help stimulate your baby's motor development. Mom and baby grow strong together! Of course, weight control doesn't depend on exercise alone. Learn to follow a balanced and healthy diet with Baby Weight's practical and easy-to-implement nutritional advice that teaches you to make conscious food choices. If you are looking for a guide to get and stay in shape during and after pregnancy, look no further!