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by Caroline C. Creager
This book has fun and energizing routine exercises for mother and baby.
New mothers and healthcare practitioners will appreciate Caroline Creager's postpartum program ideas. In addition to the photographs depicting full-body stretching and strengthening workouts, you will find helpful advice on how to:
Within 24hr after giving birth, you can begin exercises
Tighten your abdominal muscles and develop a strong and sexy abdomen
Squeeze in a workout anytime using Caroline Creager's 10mins or less mini-workouts
Spice up the usual routine exercises using an exercise ball
Exercising with your baby
Correct diastasis recti (the annoying separation of the abdominal tissues)
Reduce cesarean and episiotomy scar tissue
Perform Kegal and Transverse Abdomis exercises to attain or maintain urinary and fecal continence.
Lose 10 pounds or more while improving your posture.
Caroline C. Creager speaks "the mother tongue"; it's clear she is familiar with life with a baby. She gives tips on selecting sports bras and combining nursing with exercise. She knows how your shoulders creep up toward your ears when feeding a baby. (The "Side Neck Stretch" and "Back of Neck Stretch" relieve that tightness.) The most awesome stretch for a sling-wearer is the "Abdominal and Back Stretch," which "improves posture by stretching the abdominal and back muscles in the opposite direction of the slouch." It's almost a back-bend over an exercise ball, and it feels amazing. She includes an exercise flow chart on which to document progress.
Caroline C. Creager is CEO of Executive Physical Therapy, Inc., and the author of six fitness books, including Therapeutic Exercises Using the Swiss Ball, Therapeutic Exercises Using Foam Rollers, and Caroline Creager's Airobic Ball Strengthening Workout. She has written for or been featured in numerous magazines, including Cooking Light, Men's Health, and Fitness.
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