Judy DiFiore

The Complete Guide to Postnatal Fitness

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A guide for new mums, fitness leaders and physios on how to regain fitness following the birth of a baby, including lots of exercises, advice, and all relevant anatomy and physiology. This third edition has been fully updated, with new guidance and up to date references, and all illustrations replaced with new photographs.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• 3rd edition
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 191mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 686g
• ISBN-13: 9781408124550
• ISBN-10: 1408124556
• Artikelnr.: 28351737

Autorenporträt

Judy DiFiore has been specialising in ante/postnatal exercise for over 20 years. She is the Director of Pushy Mothers, Britain's leading pregnancy and postnatal fitness brand dedicated to providing safe, specific and effective exercise for new mums and mums-to-be. All her training courses are accredited by the Royal College of Midwives.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Structure and Form
2. Lumbopelvic Stability
3. The Abdominal Muscles
4. The Pelvic Floor
5. The Breasts
6. Postnatal Complications
7. Preparing to Exercise
8. Selected Postnatal Exercises
9. Cardiovascular Training
10. Resistance Training
11. Group Fitness Sessions
12. Water Workouts
13. Relaxation
14. Planning a Postnatal Fitness Session
15. Management, Teaching and Evaulation of a Postnatal Fitness Session
Appendix
Glossary
Recommended Reading
Useful Contacts
Index