How to Exercise When You're Expecting: For the 9 Months of Pregnancy and the 5 Months It Takes to Get Your Best Body Back

by Lindsay Brin

A simple, easy-to-follow guide for staying fit while pregnant and shedding the post-baby pounds after!

Being a mom is the toughest job in the world. It's difficult to take time for yourself. Now, in How to Exercise When You're Expecting , even the busiest moms can learn how to stay strong and fit during their pregnancy and lose the post-baby weight after. Lindsay Brin, a women's fitness expert and creator of #1 bestselling Moms Into Fitness DVD series, shares insider tips to:

-Understanding and tackling food cravings
-Exercises that are safe to perform during different stages of pregnancy
-Preparing for labor through relaxation and yoga techniques
-How your body and metabolism changes after childbirth
-Keeping fitness and nutrition a priority when time is scarce

Battle-tested through Lindsay's own pregnancies, How to Exercise When You're Expecting offers a before, during, and after guide that will get moms back in pre-baby shape-or better.

Genres: Nonfiction, Health, Fitness

336 pages, Paperback

First published March 29, 2011

Reviews

[Christina · Rating 2 out of 5]

Almost gave it a one star review, but I figured the actual exercises were decent so allowed a two. Some of the advice is good, but much of it moralizes food, repeatedly focuses on negative body talk and pointing out negative body features, and I felt had fear mongering like if you do (*gasp*) gain more weight than recommend, you'll be stuck with a "pooch" forever. After skimming through the book I felt bad about myself which is not what I was expecting. Much of it felt like a diet book.
Some bizarre advice like to always engage your core while breastfeeding... What?

[Pola · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ciąża nie oznacza, że trzeba leżeć na kanapie przez 9 miesięcy. To może być, a nawet powinien być (gdy nic złego się nie dzieje) czas pracy nad sobą, czas aktywności, która zaprocentuje nie tylko matce, ale również ma zbawienny wpływ dla dziecka.

Książka zawierająca dużo teorii związanej z tym jak nasze ciało się zmienia w zależności od trymestru. Zawiera również przykłady ćwiczeń odpowiednio dobranych do każdego trymestru. Autorka podzieliła zawartość na okres ciąży i po porodzie. Więc wskazówki znajdą również kobiety, które już urodziły, a pragną szybko wrócić do sprawności fizycznej. Pozycja warta każdego centa.

[Erica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lindsay covers nutrition and diet while pregnant. I skimmed over the nutrition portion, as I felt I knew a lot of what she covered, and my main reason for reading the book was to educate myself on the exercise part of pregnancy. She divides the exercise portion into trimesters, which is what I was interested in. As I read, I realized she had DVDs that covered the exercises! I finished the book but found buying the DVDs outright was much easier to follow. I'd still recommend reading the book, however.

[Kylene · Rating 4 out of 5]

Started this before I even got pregnant. Quick enjoyable read. Pretty basic but I still learned stuff. I also got her pregnancy videos and they are great too.

5/7/13- Picked up this book again after baby. Her tips for shedding the weight are good. Looking forward to following her plan, especially the CFS method.

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really love Lindsay Brin! She understands moms, she understands that sometimes we are going to slip up, yet she still makes me want to do better. She's a great motivator! This book is great for now (just had a baby), and I will definitely pull it out when I get pregnant again.

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love Lindsay Brin! Her workouts are the best. If you're pregnant or trying to get pregnant, I really recommend this book.

[raccoon reader · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was okay. I think it will definitely be useful to a lot of women so I'd recommend it. I can't quite put my finger on what kept me from liking this book more. Sometimes that just happens.

[Bianca Shearing · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finally a good book about working out during and after pregnancy!