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The complete guide to postnatal fitness / Judy DiFiore.

By: DiFiore, Judy.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : A & C Black, 1998Description: viii, 166 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 071364852X.Subject(s): Postnatal care | Exercise for women | Physical fitness for womenDDC classification: 613.7045
Contents:
Introduction -- Section One The implications of pregnancy and delivery for exercise: The joints and relaxin -- The abdominal muscles -- The pelvic floor -- The breasts -- Postnatal complications -- Section Two All about exercise: Physical fitness -- Preparing to exercise -- Selected postnatal exercises -- Cardio-vascular training -- Resistance training -- Formal exercise classes -- Water workouts -- Relaxation -- Making exercise achievable -- Section Three Teaching strategies: Planning a postnatal exercise session -- Teaching a postnatal exercise session -- Evaluating a postnatal exercise session -- Specific teaching methods.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 613.7045 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00071447
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A practical handbook for: the regular exerciser who wishes to do much more than just flatten her tummy after having her baby, plus the exercise instructor who desires a better understanding of what postnatal fitness is and how to go about teaching it safely. In covering key areas such as the changes pregnancy brings to the joints of the spine and pelvis, and to the muscles of the pelvic floor and abdomen, Judy DiFiore provides a better understanding of how the body should be carefully returned to regular exercise. She discusses the principles behind prudent selelction of suitable movements, and gives a number of essential and safe exercises.

The official central YMCA programme.

Bibliography: p. 163. - Includes index.

Introduction -- Section One The implications of pregnancy and delivery for exercise: The joints and relaxin -- The abdominal muscles -- The pelvic floor -- The breasts -- Postnatal complications -- Section Two All about exercise: Physical fitness -- Preparing to exercise -- Selected postnatal exercises -- Cardio-vascular training -- Resistance training -- Formal exercise classes -- Water workouts -- Relaxation -- Making exercise achievable -- Section Three Teaching strategies: Planning a postnatal exercise session -- Teaching a postnatal exercise session -- Evaluating a postnatal exercise session -- Specific teaching methods.

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