This is a straight-talking, woman-to-woman postnatal recovery guide with a difference. These tailored Pilates exercises are safe and effective to build strong foundations, whatever your exercise goals. Clear step-by-step exercises are suitable for the fourth trimester, caesarean recovery and year one and beyond. Take control of your postnatal recovery and feel empowered with this toolkit of resources: - Health, fitness and wellbeing advice will help replenish and renew your energy in mind, body and spirit. - Learn how to check for abdominal separation and recognise the signs of pelvic floor weakness – what it means and what you can do about it. - Posture tips, easily incorporated into your day-to-day life – while breastfeeding, pushing your buggy, at your desk, picking up your toddler. Routines are realistic and manageable as they are broken down into bite-sized 10/20/30-minute blocks.

You want your pre-pregnancy figure back, but you have little time to devote to exercise-yes, attending to the needs of your newborn is a full-time job. With PeeWee Pilates, you no longer have to choose between the two!

Pilates for Pregnancy is a straight talking, woman-to-woman exercise guide, focusing on pelvic floor and core strength, to improve your health, mood and energy during pregnancy. Clear, step-by-step Pilates exercises, tailored for the demands of each trimester, show you how to: - improve your posture as your bump grows - protect your back – especially when lifting older children - optimise the position of your baby for a better birth experience - help you release tension and create a positive mindset for birth - reconnect and restore your core postnatally, focusing on your pelvic floor muscles – including for Caesarean recovery. You'll find helpful advice and motivational tips from mums throughout, explaining how much Pilates improved their strength, birth experience and postnatal recovery, to help you prepare physically and mentally for your new arrival.

A Groundbreaking Self-Care Program for Pregnant and Postpartum Women. Let BabyBod® get you into the best shape for delivery and then get your sexy back on as a mom! This revolutionary program, tested on over 100 women, will give you phenomenal results, even if it's been years since you had your last child. It's the first DIY program to bridge the gap between medical care and the special fitness needs of women like you can be started during pregnancy, one day after delivery or even years after becoming a mother.

After the life-changing (and body-altering) experience of childbirth, many new mothers discover it's difficult to get back into a regular exercise routine. Luckily, perinatal exercise specialist Helene Byrne has developed a fast, safe, and effective exercise program that restores your body to optimum shape just months after childbirth. Exercise After Pregnancy offers a three-step program you can start days after giving birth without any specialized equipment. It's the only post-pregnancy exercise program that counterbalances all of the biomechanical stresses of pregnancy and childbirth while realigning the spine and developing core strength and flexibility.

"Presents various benefits of exercising during all the stages of pregnancy, and gives exercise recommendations for pregnant women."--Résumé de l'éd.

Pregnancy Fitness covers all physical and physiological aspects of pregnancy, birth, and recovery. Practical and accessible, it delivers stretching, strengthening, and functional exercises as well as sample workout programs to take you safely and confidently through each phase of pregnancy and postpartum fitness.

For Pilates trainers, fitness professionals, and those wanting a deeper understanding of their practice. Classic Pilates repertoire plus original exercises from Ellie Herman. Detailed descriptions and photos with breathing, alignment cues, contraindications, and rehab applications. Paperback, black and white photos.

If you're concerned about the best way to keep your body and baby healthy during pregnancy -- or how you'll ever lose the excess weight afterward -- you're not alone. Fitness expert Tracey Mallett faced those same challenges when she gained 55 pounds that didn’t melt right off after her daughter's birth. But gone were the days where she had endless hours and energy to exercise. So she created workouts that take only a few minutes a day -- after all, busy moms are short on time! Super Fit Mama shares Tracey’s secrets for safely getting in shape and back to your pre-baby weight. Her medically-sound program features a blend of strength training, Pilates, yoga, and cardio. Inside you'll find: Expert advice on staying fit and eating right during each pregnancy trimester Fun, fast, and safe exercises for the first weeks and months postpartum Easy-to-follow meal plans and delicious recipes Tips for strengthening your pelvic floor, easing back pain, and losing belly fat Stay inspired along the way with Team Mallett, real moms who have successfully used Tracey's plan. Whether you start the program during pregnancy or after baby, Super Fit Mama will help you get your confidence back -- along with a body that’s even better than before!

With a straightforward and friendly voice of experience, the author guides new moms through four fitness states after pregnancy with unique workouts that help restore the body after giving birth, melt away weight, tone and strengthen muscles and renew strength and energy.