As a society, we need to support pregnant women and new mothers with their healthcare and quality of life. Pregnancy and childbirth are one of the most impactful biological functions that occur. The long-term effects of pregnancy and childbirth are just beginning to be explored. There is a critical importance of educating and empowering women as well as their healthcare…
This course is sold off-site from Fitness Learning Systems. Course author: Danielle Spangler. The female body is structurally different from the male body both anatomically and in its need for pelvic alignment and health. Working with the female body before, during, and after pregnancy requires a working knowledge of female anatomy in all three stages to prepare, accommodate, and restore…
This course is sold off-site by World Instructor Training Schools Author: Sheila Watkins, M.S. This workshop will provide the fitness / health professional with basic leadership and technical skills to provide safe, effective, functional and motivating exercise programming and coaching for the pregnant client wishing to exercise in conventional settings. Screening techniques, physiological, anatomical and psychological changes, cardiovascular exercise, strength…
