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Contents -
Introduction .................................................................................... 1
A Tale of Three Trimesters............................................................................ 1
Why Fitness Matters.................................................................................... 2
Chapter 1 – Before You Begin............................................................... 6
Health and Conception ................................................................................ 6
Your Fitness IQ ........................................................................................... 7
Signs and Symptoms.................................................................................. 11
Shaping up Your Diet................................................................................. 12
Conception and the Mature Mom ................................................................ 13
Chapter 2 - Your First Trimester: Great Expectations ............................ 15
A Tender Time .......................................................................................... 15
Working With Your Body ........................................................................... 16
Dealing With Discomfort ........................................................................... 20
Food In the First Trimester ......................................................................... 21
Chapter 3 – Your Second Trimester: Who’s in Charge Here? ................... 24
Changing Body – Changing Baby................................................................. 24
Exercise: Keeping Your Balance .................................................................. 27
Feeling Better. . . Feeling Worse................................................................... 33
Chapter 4 – Your Third Trimester: Yes, this is “Normal!” ....................... 36
Third Trimester Trials and Tribulations ....................................................... 36
Adapting Exercise to Your Changing Body .................................................... 38
Eating Right – Now More than Ever ............................................................. 42
Chapter 5 - The Finish Line ............................................................... 47
Preparing for the “Big Day”......................................................................... 47
Your Body’s “Herculean Event”.................................................................... 49
How to Know if You’re in Labor................................................................... 50
“Labor Day” Fitness ................................................................................... 55
Chapter 6 - Bringing it All Home........................................................ 57
Your Early Recovery................................................................................... 57
Are You Ready for Exercise?........................................................................ 61
Beating the “Baby Blues”............................................................................. 65
Healthy Eating for a Nursing Mom .............................................................. 66
Chapter 7 - The Magic of Six Weeks .................................................... 68
Your Post-Baby Body ................................................................................. 68
S-t-r-e-t-c-h Your Way Slim ........................................................................ 69
Making Your Fitness “Fit”........................................................................... 72
Designer Fitness........................................................................................ 75
Chapter 8 - Fun & Games: The Early Months....................................... 79
Watch Your Steps...................................................................................... 81
Walk Like a Yogi ....................................................................................... 84
The Challenge of Motivation ....................................................................... 85
Baby Needs it, Too! .................................................................................... 86
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