pre & post-natal

exercise
nutrition

Exercise:

I have been working extensively with pregnant clients for 8 years. In the absence of obstetric or medical complications, pregnant women are encouraged to exercise during pregnancy to maintain cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength and proper joint range of motion. I design each woman’s program to meet her needs and abilities while adhering to the exercise guidelines specified by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Women who exercise during pregnancy often report maintenance of muscle tone, less back pain, more energy, better sleep, more stable moods, heightened self-esteem and, best of all, more ease with the delivery.

After delivery, you may begin to exercise as soon as you have clearance from your doctor, generally 4-8 weeks postpartum. Participating in a post-natal exercise program is the best way to return to your pre-pregnancy weight, regain core strength and stability, maintain good posture, safely increase muscle tone and cardiovascular endurance and learn the proper biomechanics for lifting and carrying your ever growing baby!

Nutrition:

The pregnancy and lactation periods are the most important times in your life to consume a diet of organic food that’s right for your metabolic type, as well as the right whole food supplements. In fact, nutritional researchers believe a commitment to healthy eating by both mother and father should begin six months prior to conception. Clean nutrition is absolutely essential to the optimal growth and development of your baby. You are the vessel through which your baby gets everything he or she needs. If you are not eating the appropriate diet during this time, your body will rob itself of essential nutrients (from places like your joints, bones and muscles) to give to your baby. Learn how to eat during this time to fortify your diet with essential nutrients that will encourage healthy weight-gain, maintain good energy levels, decrease the likelihood of gestational diabetes, postpartum depression and problems with breast-feeding, and give your baby the healthiest start possible.

In addition, a recent article in Newsweek just reported scientific findings which I have always believed to be true: nutrition does indeed affect fertility. If you have been experiencing problems with infertility, making nutrition and lifestyle adjustments is the easiest, cheapest and least invasive way to enhance your chances of natural conception. 81% of previously infertile couples in the study reported they were able to conceive naturally after consuming a diet of whole organic food and reducing toxic exposure and stress (I suspect the other 19% had structural complications that are not influenced by nutrition). I encourage you to make nutrition and lifestyle your first intervention in increasing fertility. Contact me for a free consultation.

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(Rates valid through 2009)

One hour training session = $100
Package of ten sessions = $950
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