Pre- And Post- Natal Fitness: A Guide for Fitness Professionals from the American Council on Exercise

Just wondering if the inner thigh stretch (or butterfly stretch)is appropriate for new mothers or pregnant women b/c the small pubis bone in the pelvis is very lax during this time and may be torn.

This book is great for anyone in the fitness industry. It is sort of scientific in its explanation, so if you are looking for something that explains everything in everyday language I do not reccommend this book. (I would recommend expecting fitness by birgitta gallo). The exercises are very vanilla so if you are an athlete who is looking to work out during pregnancy or expecting to train an ahtlete during pregnancy she will prob be bored with these exercises. Also, this book has info from ACOG from 1999 so I am sure there is a more updated book out there.

Fantastic resource- very user friendly and thorough. As a personal trainer with an expecting client, I found ACE's guidelines safe, helpful, and effective.