Beschreibung:
The Complete Guide to Pregnancy and Fitness is an invaluable reference manual for anyone involved in prescribing exercise programmes for pregnant women.The book is packed with practical tips on designing activity programmes, as well as how to apply the correct techniques to over 40 exercises, aided by full colour photos.This is an up-to-date practical guide to the underpinning theory and includes comprehensive recommended reading for each chapter. Learn about the physiological changes during pregnancy and how this affects exercise programmes, including contra-indications to be considered when working with pregnant clients. Also covered are the required legal and insurance elements.
PART ONE: UNDERPINNING KNOWLEDGEChapter 1 Introduction to pregnancyChapter 2 Common symptoms of pregnancyChapter 3 Physiological changes in pregnancyChapter 4 Pregnancy and pre-existing medical conditions Chapter 5 Psychological implications of pregnancyChapter 6 Pregnancy and activityPART TWO: PREPARATIONChapter 7 Behaviour changeChapter 8 Goal settingChapter 9 Qualities of an instructorChapter 10 Instructing stylesChapter 11 PlanningPART THREE: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONChapter 12 Components of fitnessChapter 13 Exercise selectionPART FOUR: THE EXERCISESChapter 14 Exercising during pregnancyChapter 15 Relaxation during pregnancyChapter 16 Postnatal activityAPPENDICES Appendix 1 Movement definitionsAppendix 2 The APGAR testAppendix 3 Link to screening formsAppendix 4 Body mass index (BMI)Glossary Useful informationAnswer sectionIndex