Author: Lisa Westlake
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Soft cover, 192 pagesShape up and feel fantastic with this step-by-step guide to postnatal recovery and returning to fitness.
The companion volume to EXERCISING FOR TWO, this comprehensive guide to postnatal recovery shows you how to get back into shape while avoiding problems caused by going too hard, too fast, too soon. Drawing on Lisa Westlake's popular postnatal exercise classes and more than twenty years' experience of working as a fitness instructor and physiotherapist, this easy-to-use book covers the vast range of exercise options available to you as a new mum wanting to regain your strength and pre-baby body as well as providing helpful physio and lifestyle hints.
Look after yourself and your baby during this precious time with advice about:
Realistic goals and time frames
Nutrition and hydration
Posture, core and pelvic floor
Cardiovascular exercise
Water fitness
Gym workouts
Strengthening and toning
Working out with your baby
Stroller fitness
Stretching
Relaxation
Exercise programs to suit all stages and fitness levels