A Guide to Pre and Post Natal Exercise

Barrie Beattie is an Exercise Therapist, Personal Trainer, Performance Nutritionist and Fitness Instructor with well over a decade of experience in the fitness industry. He first fell in love with training 20 years ago as a teenager and has helped hundreds of people reach their fitness and lifestyle goals.

Why I chose to write this book…
There are many reasons for me choosing to write a manual on pre- and post-natal exercise. It is not a topic which generally befits a male personal trainer especially from a bodybuilding background. But over the past 4 years or so I have noticed distinct flaws in the information being given out to mothers when returning to work or more rather the lack of information being given. People scare mongering that you must not do exercise if you are pregnant or planning to get pregnant. Then there is the complete opposite end of the scale that you can and should be doing copious amount of weight training or go out pounding the pavements by running endless miles.
There are clinicians actively telling people the best exercise for the pelvic floor post birth is stopping yourself from peeing mid flow, by the way this is not the best pelvic floor exercise or even an exercise at all. This book will provide the information needed in an easy-to-use format with pictures for demonstration.
All of the exercises and techniques detailed within this book have been tried and tested and are currently being used by clinicians and physical trainers as pre- and post-natal treatment for women. I have used the exact same techniques for my own wife after she gave birth to our child and she found them extremely beneficial as have several personal training clients. This book is not designed to be an exhaustive manual that you must follow from start to finish. It is a guide you can try at home or at work.