Active Woman's Guide to Pregnancy: Practical Advice for Getting Outdoors When Expecting

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Summary: Fabulous resource
Review: Finally, a pregnancy guide for those of us who don't want to hole up on the couch for 9 months! A clear assessment of risks (and rewards) of different activities (jogging,water-skiing, hiking, etc.)in a totally user-friendly format. Inspiring, too. Get it for anybody you know who is pregnant and still wants to get out there.

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Summary: Happy Husband
Review: My wife and I are both active outdoor types. I bought this book for my wife to try and make sure that we maintain an active lifestyle throughtout her pregnancy and after the birth of our son. We were able to follow the guidelines of Dr. Van Groenou and had a great time throughout the last couple months. There are no other books like this. My wife looked great and felt great as well. We are now happy parents to a healthy baby boy. Great advice in the book!!!!

Rating:
Summary: Happy Husband
Review: My wife and I are both active outdoor types. I bought this book for my wife to try and make sure that we maintain an active lifestyle throughtout her pregnancy and after the birth of our son. We were able to follow the guidelines of Dr. Van Groenou and had a great time throughout the last couple months. There are no other books like this. My wife looked great and felt great as well. We are now happy parents to a healthy baby boy. Great advice in the book!!!!

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Summary: Too repetitive
Review: This book is probably good for the pregnant woman who is a true outdoor enthusiast and engages in many outdoor sports and activities. It covers gardening, walking, running, biking, skating, hiking, camping, mountain biking, rock climbing, mountaineering, horseback riding, swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving, paddling, boating, windsurfing, surfing, waterskiing, snow skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing. If you intend to continue participation in several of these activities while pregnant, and you have lots of questions about how to do them while pregnant, then this book is probably useful. If, however, you are only interested in a few of these, it is just as easy to get the same info for your specific interests online.

In addition, much of the advice is very repetitive across similar activities. For example, the snow skiing and snowboarding chapters are almost identical. And there is repetitive advice about things like overheating and staying hydrated in all of the chapters. Most of the advice is pretty much common sense that can be found in other books and online.

I recommend "Maternal Fitness" by Julie Tupler. It provides a chapter on aerobic/cardio exercising with much of the same advice as this book plus a whole routine of great pregnancy-specific exercises with good illustrations.