Pregnancy Fitness by Julia Di Paolo

Pregnancy Fitness by Julia Di Paolo

Pregnancy Fitness helps expectant mothers exercise comfortably, safely and confidently throughout their pregnancy. It delivers the information, exercises and workouts needed to maintain and achieve their personal fitness goals. This guide is written by three experts in prenatal and post-natal fitness pelvic floor exercise and core restoration. It covers all the physical and physiological aspects of pregnancy, birth and recovery. Featuring a full range of stretching, strengthening and functional exercises it provides focus, description, safety tips and variations to allow mothers to progress safely through pregnancy.

“Pregnancy Fitness will help you stay fit and feel your best throughout your pregnancyAfter the blessed event, the advice offered here will ensure your healthy post-pregnancy return.”

Tosca Reno, BSc, BEd

New York Times–Best Selling Author and Creator of the Eat Clean® Diet

“If you are pregnant or work with pregnant women, this is a MUST READ!”

Ramona Braganza

Owner of 3-2-1 Fitness and Nutrition, Fitness Expert, and Celebrity Trainer

“This is the only book you’ll need if you are thinking about getting pregnant, are pregnant, or are looking to get back in shape after delivery. Packed with expert advice and plenty of stretching, strengthening, and functional exercises for every trimester, you’ll feel and look great throughout each trimester and beyond.”

Angie Campanelli

TV Host and Producer, Huffington Post Blogger, and Mother of Two

“Great information from genuine experts in their field! Truly useful evidence-based guidance for women exercising and staying active during pregnancy, with a focus on core and pelvic floor health and function. This is practical, educational, and truly functional information. A great book for all women wanting to stay active and strong during pregnancy and beyond.”

Wendy Powell

Founder of MUTU System

The authors are three highly qualified women's health professionals who are passionate about helping women improve their prenatal and postnatal fitness. After years of training individuals and running successful independent businesses, they started Bellies Inc., a global company dedicated to helping educate and empower women in their pregnancies, births, and recoveries. They bring to this book both their shared interest of helping women understand prenatal and postnatal fitness and their unique professional experience. Julia Di Paolo, Reg. PT, received her physiotherapy degree from the University of Ottawa in 1997. Her practice is focused on the preconception, prenatal, intrapartum (labor and delivery), and postpartum stages and on all types of pelvic floor dysfunction at any stage of a woman's life. Over the years, Di Paolo has established herself as the go-to physiotherapist in Toronto for pelvic health and recovery from diastasis rectus abdominis (DRA). Di Paolo teaches courses on diastasis rectus abdominis for personal trainers, allied health professionals, and pelvic health physiotherapists. She has presented on DRA and the pelvic floor at the conferences of the Association of Ontario Midwives, the Ontario Physiotherapy Association, canfitpro, and the Certified Personal Trainer Network (CPTN, formerly Canadian Personal Trainers Network). Samantha Montpetit-Huynh received her fitness leadership certificate from Seneca College in 2002. She has been a personal trainer for over 15 years, focusing on pregnancy and postpartum fitness. She is also certified as a fitness for fertility specialist. Samantha is known extensively in her field and has appeared on Breakfast Television, CTV News, Canada AM, CHCH, and Rogers Daytime. She was also the resident fitness expert on the Marilyn Denis Show, an award-winning lifestyle show seen across Canada, from 2013 to 2017. Samantha also helped to create the Today's Parent Healthy Pregnancy Guide. Kim Vopni holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Western Ontario and a postgraduate diploma in health and fitness from Simon Fraser University. She has more than 15 years of skilled experience and is certified as a personal trainer, prenatal and postnatal fitness consultant, and fitness for fertility specialist, and she is a hypopressive method instructor. Kim is a passionate speaker, educator, and promoter of pelvic health and is known as the Vagina Coach.

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ISBN 13	9781492552420
ISBN 10	1492552429
Title	Pregnancy Fitness
Author	Julia Di Paolo
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Human Kinetics Publishers
Year published	2018-03-16
Number of pages	296
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