A Must-Have Resource for All Moms
By Ashley Reid
A practical, empowering exercise guide created for pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond. The Active Mom Guide helps moms build strength, restore core function, and stay active with confidence, offering personalized strategies and expert guidance rooted in real-life experience.
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This book seamlessly integrates pelvic floor health into all movement aspects, effectively addressing postpartum challenges such as diastasis recti, incontinence, and back pain.
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Includes a comprehensive self-assessment tool that evaluates key factors like symptoms, fitness background, energy levels, time availability, pregnancy/postpartum stage, birth experience, and access to support, allowing readers to customize their fitness plans from the start.
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Features clear and easy-to-follow charts on core training and strength training modifications, empowering readers to apply essential fitness principles with confidence.
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Teaches readers how to pause, push, or pivot during workouts, enabling them to confidently personalize gym routines, home workouts, fitness apps, AI-generated plans, and collaborate effectively with personal trainers.
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Delivers the Core, Function and Fitness® framework, specifically designed to meet the evolving fitness needs of mothers from pregnancy through postpartum and beyond. This framework is based on scientific research, real-life experiences, and proven success with hundreds of clients.
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This book is not just adapted for moms; it is built specifically for them, placing real-life pregnancy and postpartum needs at the forefront of its approach.
Expert Endorsements: What Leading Authorities Say About This Groundbreaking Book on Maternal Fitness
“This book will provide a foundation and framework to know what can and should be done to stay active during your pregnancy and after your baby is born. This book will help you start your path to being happier and healthier during and after your pregnancy to be an Active Mom!”
— Dr. Linda May, associate professor in the Kinesiology Department at East Carolina University
“Through evidence-based guidance and tangible goals, Ashley empowers moms to take care of their physical wellbeing in a very conscious way. I will be recommending Active Mom to all of my patients!“
— Jessica Vernon, MD, OB/GYN
“An insightful and well-written example of what prenatal and postpartum exercise should truly look like—thoughtful and intentional. A must-read for all moms and moms-to-be!”
— Dr. Samantha Fazio Semar, PT, DPT, PHC