About the Book

Delivering Fitness, Your Guide to Health and Strength Training During Pregnancy contains:

• Information on how to get back in shape after delivery
• Guidelines and workouts for each trimester
• Medical truths about pregnancy and exercise
• Nutrient chart and weight gain chart
• Exercise and strength training benefits
• Information about exercise equipment
• Exercise precautions to prevent injury
• Nutritional guidelines
• Benefits of healthy eating
• Caloric needs

Delivering Fitness also contains important information about nutrition and provides useful tips about exercise benefits, the precautions you need to take, and the right foods to eat.

Authors Erinn Mikeska & Dr. Christine Quatro have devised a unique fitness program incorporating key strength training exercises specifically designed for each trimester and for the postpartum period. The exercises are beautifully illustrated on four large posters, perforated so that they can be easily pulled out and displayed on the wall of your exercise area. The instructions are clearly written and easy to follow.

About the Authors

Erinn Mikeska is a certified personal trainer, aerobics instructor, and fitness model. Her certifications include Certified Personal Trainer (CPT), Pre & Postnatal Fitness Instructor, and Special Populations Fitness Instructor. She is responsible for helping many of her clients achieve positive and dramatic results in their lifestyle, appearance, and attitude. She studied at, and is certified through, The Cooper Institute, National Academy of Sports Medicine, National Academy of Health Fitness, American Council on Exercise and Sara City Workout-Education. In 1999, she joined the Your Body Fitness, Inc. team. YBF has since branched out and opened other fitness related companies including yourbodyfitness.com, American Fitness Equipment and Delivering Fitness.

Erinn is the head of the Delivering Fitness branch, which focuses on pre- and postnatal personal training. Since her primary clientele consisted of women, it was a natural progression to guide them through a healthier pregnancy, an easier labor, and getting back into shape after delivery. As a fitness model, Erinn has been featured in such magazines as Shape, Muscle & Fitness HERS, and Oxygen Magazine.

Dr. Christine Quatro is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in the care and treatment of musculoskeletal injuries in children and adolescents. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a B A in biology. She received her medical degree from the University of Health Sciences - College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kansas City, Missouri. She is fellowship trained and is the owner and founder of Varsity Orthopedics and Varsity Orthopedics Therapy Center. These practices are devoted to the care of athletic injuries in children. She has been in practice since 1995 in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

In addition to being a full-time orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Quatro is also a fitness enthusiast and the mother of two beautiful girls. She has been involved in fitness and weight training throughout her lifetime and during both pregnancies. She has been working with her trainer and co author, Erinn, since the birth of her first baby in 1999. She has incorporated into this book information from hundreds of medical journals as well as her own personal experience, and has simplified the information for everyday use.