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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814548203321

Autore

Mikeska Erinn

Titolo

Delivering fitness : your guide to health and strength training during pregnancy / / Erinn Mikeska and Christine Quatro

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dallas, Tex., : Brown Books, c2004

ISBN

1-281-28391-6

9786611283919

1-60557-078-8

1-4356-4777-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (62 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

QuatroChristine

Disciplina

618.2/4

Soggetti

Exercise for pregnant women

Physical fitness for women

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Delivering Fitness Contents Preface Acknowledgments Disclaimer Introduction Chapter One Pregnancy & Strength Training: Benefits, Precautions, & Guidelines Chapter Two Nutrition: Guidelines & Advice Chapter Three The Workouts: Getting Started Chapter Four First Trimester: Guidelines & Workout Chapter Five Second Trimester: Guidelines & Workout Chapter Six Third Trimester: Guidelines & Workout Chapter Seven Postpartum: How to Get Back in SHAPE! Glossary Additional Resources Bibliography About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a concise, easy-to-read guide to fitness and nutrition during pregnancy that explains the importance of exercise and proper eating without being intimidating to a newly pregnant woman. The authors have devised a unique fitness program incorporating key strength-training exercises specifically designed for each trimester and for the postpartum period.