Pregnancy Fitness

Women are drawn to yoga for its physical benefits, its ability to induce calm and presence, and its offering of spiritual depth. Whole Mama Yoga offers a way to extend yoga’s gifts into the motherhood experience and offers guidance that eases not just physical discomforts but existential ones. Many moms and birth parents balance boundless love and boredom, overwhelming joy and moments of isolation, self-confidence and self-doubt. Yoga provides an opportunity to practice the much needed body love and self-connection many parents need.

The Power Source shows how and why our pelvic floor is so important from a variety of different perspectives, ranging from purely physical body mechanics to how it impacts our nervous system to how it is the seat of all life force energy. Roxburgh demonstrates how it relates to the other areas of our body (or, as she calls them, "containers"), both physically and energetically. And, most importantly, she shares a program for how readers can align their bodies and their lives by adopting an entirely new and more powerful definition of "strength".

Ever woken up worrying that you said the wrong thing at work drinks the night before? Felt frustrated with yourself for polishing off the entire bottle of wine when you only intended to have one glass? The emotional pull of alcohol is strong, but Mindful Drinking: How Cutting Down Will Change Your Life is here to help us cultivate a new, healthy and more mindful relationship with alcohol. Journalist Rosamund Dean combines scientific expertise with practical advice in a game-changing four-step plan.

The Fertility Diet reveals startling new research from the landmark Nurses' Health Study, which shows that the food you eat can boost your fertility. The Nurses' Health Study exhaustively examined the effects of diet and other lifestyle changes on fertility among nearly 20,000 female nurses. Two of the study's lead researchers translate its groundbreaking findings into changes you can put into practice today. This book prescribes 10 simple changes in diet and activity that can increase your chances of getting pregnant.

Celebrated doula, healer, yoga teacher, and parenting coach Lori Bregman brings a holistic guide to being a more balanced, authentic, and joyful mother. Introducing the "five expressions of motherhood" - Action Mama, Flow Mama, Rebel Mama, Vulnerable Mama, and Free Mama - Lori offers supportive advice, exercises, meditations, and yoga practices to cultivate a healthy balanced life and stronger bonds. Accessible and encouraging, Mamaste provides foundational tools for parenting, relatable examples, and exercises to build self-awareness and mindfulness.

With the same sassy tone that made Skinny Bitch laugh-out-loud funny, in Skinny Bitch: Bun in the Oven, Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin give expectant moms the information they need to :use their heads" and have a healthy pregnancy and baby.

Pregnant, Fit, and Fabulous empowers pregnant moms to self-manage their fitness and feel fabulous during pregnancy. It contains over 40 comprehensive programs for before, during, and after pregnancy suitable for all levels of exercise experience and includes sections to identify when it is safe to exercise and to help overcome common problems during pregnancy, including lower back pain.

Have you struggled with controlling your gestational diabetes? Let me help you! This is most likely because you are not using the correct approach...it is all about choosing the best foods to eat and not to eat, the best meal plan, and best delicious recipes that you can enjoy even if you have gestational diabetes.

You want a baby, but this desire has remained unfulfilled so far? You have gone through many examinations, but biologically there is no reason that you haven't become pregnant? You want to finally let go of your fears, doubts and tormenting thoughts that you are "barren"? The causes of an unfulfilled desire to have children can be varied - hormonal disorders, organic diseases, the woman's age, decreased sperm quality, etc. However, often no medical reasons can be discerned.

In The StrongLikeMum Method, pre- and postnatal fitness expert and mum of four Shakira Akabusi accompanies you on your pregnancy journey and throughout the first year of motherhood to help you tap into the full power of your body and mind with accessible exercise and wellness advice. The benefits of leading an active lifestyle are so much greater than the aesthetic goals we're bombarded with. This book will unlock secrets that have been hidden in history and show how the female body has adapted and changed to become the powerful force it is today.

Staying active during pregnancy and the postpartum period has vast physical and mental health benefits, but it’s also a subject that’s fraught with fear, myths, and misinformation. We’re told by doctors to exercise, but we’re not given the tools with which to do so. Enter: The Bump Plan, by personal trainer, pre-and-postnatal exercise specialist and mother of two, Hollie Grant.

No matter what obstacles you’re facing in your journey to parenthood, Getting to Baby will help you take control of your fertility with an approach that has already helped thousands of women achieve their dream of having a baby. Infertility can stem from a number of challenges: PCOS, endometriosis, fibroids, egg quality, low sperm count, and more. But you can impact all of these conditions with one key shift: changing your diet.

Spilt Milk Yoga is a companion guide for mothers who want to experience the happiness, peace, and purpose available in each moment, and who want to be more present and connected to themselves and their children.

If you are preparing for pregnancy, are pregnant or have just delivered, Pregnancy Notes has got you covered. Rujuta Diwekar takes you through the journey, with tips for even before you get pregnant, till after you deliver your bundle of joy. Each stage includes notes on food, exercise and recovery. Also included are heritage recipes from across the country, so you can mine the wisdom of our grandmothers. This is a must-have guide for every woman.

In this breath-taking audiobook, you will be detailed and directed on how you can carry out the female kegel exercise or pelvic floor muscle training, quickly and efficiently. It is a great instruction guide for bowel movement posture, proper bearing-down techniques, and the body-scanning instructions. It is a huge help to those suffer from severe pain and frequent bathroom runs or for frequent urinators. Besides, it is an important book especially for those who have gone through childbirth or those who are pregnant.

Taking care of a new baby isn’t easy. Taking care of yourself is a battle when you’re tired and stressed. Those pregnancy pounds can feel like an anchor dragging you down, away from the person you believe you are. That’s where this book comes in. Like a best friend, this book reminds you that you’re incredible, but supports your inner need for change.

Skinny Bitch created a movement when it exposed the horrors of the food industry and inspired people across the world to stop eating “crap." The "bitches" are back yet again—this time with advice to pregnant women. And just because their audience is in a "delicate condition" doesn't mean they deliver a gentle message. With the same sassy tone that made Skinny Bitch laugh-out-loud funny, Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin give expectant moms the information they need to use their heads and maintain a healthy pregnancy.

Discover how to have a baby while still being Earth-friendly! You'll learn about the common symptoms to identify pregnancy, meal ideas that will help you stay healthy during pregnancy, and some of the bad habits which should be avoided during your pregnancy. Want to know more?

If you want to lose weight after pregnancy, then get this step-by-step guide.

Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy is a comprehensive guide to navigating all aspects of pregnancy including pregnancy preparations, conception, week-by-week embryonic development, labor, and postpartum care. Pregnancy is exciting, but for most women there are also numerous accompanying financial and emotional stressors, not to mention hormone-induced emotional shifts.