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Exercising Through Your Pregnancy
Exercise is good for pregnant women! Exercise right after a pregnancy will cause hernias and loss of vaginal and pelvic support.
Paperback, 256 pages
Published
January 1st 2002
by Addicus Books
(first published July 1998)
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If you’ve ever been pregnant, you know that the myths about pregnancy and exercise abound just as much as the unsolicited advice. Does exercise decrease your chances for getting pregnant? Does it increase the risk of complications, including miscarriage and preterm labor? Does exercising deprive the baby of oxygen and nutrients? Physician James F. Clapp answers all of these questions and many others in Exercising Through Your Pregnancy.
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This book needs to be updated with more recent research (it's from 2002), but that was about my only qualm. Otherwise, this book is quite eye-opening about the specific effects (almost all beneficial) of exercising throughout a pregnancy. Dr. Clapp did a lot of original research studies back when there really were no studies about exercising while pregnant.
What I came away from the book with is that women's bodies are designed for work and that despite popular opinion, pregnancy is n...more
What I came away from the book with is that women's bodies are designed for work and that despite popular opinion, pregnancy is n...more
This book was definitely an interesting and (apparently) ground-breaking analysis of exercising during pregnancy (ground-breaking considering its 2002 copyright). It definitely made me feel better about the activity level I am maintaining throughout my pregnancy. E.g., It's fine that I get my heart rate over 140. Two things I wish were different about his studies, were:
1) the delination between types of exercisers (beggining exercisers, recreational athletes, and competitive athletes). I ...more
1) the delination between types of exercisers (beggining exercisers, recreational athletes, and competitive athletes). I ...more
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people interested in maternal/child health, public health, pregnant women
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Alison Heintz
I started to read this book b/c my new running partner has two children and was very active during her pregnancy and I found myself asking her a lot of questions. Another friend recommended this book, and as maternal and child health has been a long time interest of mine, this book was interesting in formulating the evidence based answers to many questions about pregnancy and exercising. And who could forget Paula Radcliffe, who ran a marathon less than a year after giving birth?!
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I bought this book when I found out we were expecting our 2nd child--I had just finished a marathon and didn't want to give up my training/running. This book lays waste to all the old myths about running/exercising while pregnant--backed up by some beefy medical research.
After reading Dr. Clapp's book, I've continued to run and exercise through my current pregnancy, even competing in some races with confidence. All I need now is the energy to keep going--give this to an active expec...more
After reading Dr. Clapp's book, I've continued to run and exercise through my current pregnancy, even competing in some races with confidence. All I need now is the energy to keep going--give this to an active expec...more
A lot of good, research-backed information about exercising while pregnant and afterward. I read this hoping that it would help motivate me to start exercising, and maybe it will. I'm going to try and see what happens. I was disappointed that it didn't have any specific recommendations of exercises to do during pregnancy or anything like that. It read a little like a textbook.
This is the best book I've read regarding scientific research and the benefits of exercising through a pregnancy. Although it gets a bit dry and "scientific" in certain areas, I found it completely fascinating and full of statistics that will put your mind to rest if you are asking yourself the question, "should I exercise while carrying a child?".....
How it is good for you to workout while being pregnant and all the myths that so many believe about pregnant women being fragile.
Sooo glad someone recommended this book to me. I am a recreational runner and this book gave me the reassurance I needed to know that it is safe to continue through my 3rd pregnancy. Great research. I also really enjoyed his positive attitude toward breastfeeding. A must-read for the exercising pregnant woman!
Fascinating. A must read for all women planning their pregnancy.
My ticket to say "buzz off" when people tell me not to run while I'm pregnant.
this book is from the 80s and 90s, so is a little outdated, but the content was still good. i found everything he argued for to be very common sense-ish.
This book has really put me at ease running this pregnancy.
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LOVED this book! If you are pregnant...actually, thinking about being pregnant, I highly recommend it! It's scientific, so it's not a fast read, but it really explains what is going on and what is safe to do. I wish I had read this before I got pregnant because pregnancy changes your life from day 1! I wish I would have been better prepared by knowing what I could and couldn't do!
The book to read if you want to feel good about running while pregnant. Thank you Dr. Clapp!
Scientific presentation on the evidence for and against excercising during pregnancy.
not what i was looking for
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“[Recreational exercise] does not increase the incidence of either smaller than average babies or premature labor; and it actually may decrease the incidence of both.”
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“This means that a woman who continues regular, sustained exercise until the onsent of labor usually delivers five to seven days earlier than a woman with an active lifestyle who does not exercise regularly. What an incentive to exercise!”
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