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The Pregnant Couple's Guide to Working Out Together
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ISA HERRERA, C.S.C.S., is a multicertified medical exercise specialist based in New York City. She started her own company, Fitness Help®, in 1995 after she left her senior trainer position at the Reebok Sports Club in New York. Herrera has designed two unique exercise programs for clients during and after pregnancy: the Maternal Body Strength program and the Maternal SPA (Strength Training Plus Aerobics).
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Foreword by Penny Simkin, P.T.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

PART ONE: The Importance of Exercise during Pregnancy.

1. Achieving a Healthier Pregnancy with Exercise.

2. Weight Training and the Pregnant Couple: Essential Information.

PART TWO: Exercises for a Fit Pregnancy.

3. The Partner Walking Program.

4. The Partner Lower Body Workout: Triple Crown Squat Combo Exercise Routine.

5. The Partner Upper Body Workout.

6. The Partner Flexibility Program: Stretching and Relaxing with Your Partner.

PART THREE: Abdominal and Pelvic Power Workouts.

7. Keeping Abdominals Fit during Pregnancy.

8. Increasing Pelvic Power with Kegels.

9. Practice Makes Perfect: Squatting and Upright Labor Positions for an Empowered Birth Experience.

PART FOUR: Working Out on Your Own.

10. When Your Partner's Away: The Solo Body Strength Workout.

APPENDIX: Your Body's Muscular System.

Bibliography.

Index.

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