Exercising for Two by Lisa Westlake (9780733625039)
Lisa Westlake Release Date: 27 April 2011 Format: Paperback Pages: 208 Publisher: Hachette Australia ISBN: 9780733625039 ISBN-10: 0733625037
Feel your physical and emotional best during your pregnancy, get ready for your exciting delivery and prepare for the busy but wonderful early days of motherhood.
Following a safe and sensible pregnancy exercise program can have real benefits for you and your growing baby. EXERCISING FOR TWO provides sound prenatal fitness advice and a range of exercises to suit your individual preferences and needs, allowing you to keep fit with confidence and reap the benefits for a healthy pregnancy. Based on Lisa Westlake s popular prenatal fitness classes, EXERCISING FOR TWO is a culmination of more than two decades of working as a fitness instructor and physiotherapist with pregnant women, mothers and their babies.
Do it for yourself, do it for your baby with exercises for: Boosting your energy levels
1st, 2nd & 3rd trimesters
Cardiovascular fitness
Core strength & stability
Easing back pain
Fitball fitness
Labour preparation
Mobility & flexibility
Pelvic-floor training
Posture & strength
Relaxation
Preventing excess weight gain
Swimming & walking
About the Author
Lisa Westlake is a Women s Health Physiotherapist with over 20 years experience as a fitness instructor, and international health and fitness presenter. She is a mother of 2 and has run pre- and postnatal fitness classes since 1992. Lisa lectures at Monash and Melbourne university school of physiotherapy and also in the postgraduate course on Exercise for Women. She is a regular presenter on ABC Radio talkback Saturday morning with Hilary Harper and Overnights with Trevor Chappel. She also presents a health and fitness segment on Foxtel s Living Life Now. She has written Strong to the Core and Strong and Stable (ABC books) both of which are widely distributed in Australia and overseas. Strong to the Core was an ABC bestseller and has sold over 100,000 copies across US and ANZ editions. Most importantly, Lisa has a passion for helping women reap the benefits of safe and effective exercise in the most important year of your life.