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How to have a healthier pregnancy: Tips for moms-to-be
Author Payal Gidwani Tiwari’s third book, Own the Bump, offers advice, explanations and exercises for each trimester.
Own the Bump is fitness and yoga expert Payal Gidwani Tiwari’s third book.
As the name suggests, it prepares a mother-to-be for the changes she is likely to experience in her body during the course of her pregnancy.
Tiwari’s book is written for the urban Indian woman of today, living in a nuclear family, juggling work and home, and trying to live healthily and ward off lifestyles conditions.
From pre-pregnancy to post-natal care, Gidwani uses her knowledge of yoga to offer essential advice on caring for oneself before, during and after the birth of a child.
There are quick workout sessions that can be done in short bursts and fitted into a busy day. There are easy asanas prescribed too.
The book focuses not only on maintaining a healthy body weight but also on enhancing flexibility and mental strength.
It offers combinations of exercises that can be performed by a pregnant woman, and a very substantial guide to yoga for pregnancy. It tracks developments that the mother-to-be is likely to have questions about at each stage, from the first through the third trimesters.
Tiwari’s previous books were Body Goddess: The Complete Guide on Yoga for Women, and From XL to XS. Her latest is scheduled for a December 13 release; it can be pre-booked online.
