About this eTextbook
Discover what every fitness professional working with pre- and postnatal women should know about designing safe and appropriate exercise routines with the Prenatal and Postpartum Exercise Design. Learn the effect of exercise on maternal and fetal health and how to set intensity levels and modify exercise based on guidelines from the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), and the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOCG). This course covers the latest research; demonstrates appropriate core strengthening and pelvic floor exercises; and includes suspended body-weight, flexibility, relaxation, and breathing exercises.
It also suggests guidelines for strength training, water exercise, and competitive sports during pregnancy. .
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- Author: Cram, Catherine
- Publisher: Human Kinetics, Inc
- eText ISBN: 9781492590781, 1492590789
- Print ISBN: 9781492523086, 1492523089
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