"Foreword by Penny Simkin, P.T. Acknowledgments. Introduction. PART ONE: The Importance of Exercise during Pregnancy. 1. Achieving a Healthier Pregnancy with Exercise. 2. Weight Training and the Pregnant Couple: Essential Information. PART TWO: Exercises for a Fit Pregnancy. 3. The Partner Walking Program. 4. The Partner Lower Body Workout: Triple Crown Squat Combo Exercise Routine. 5. The Partner Upper Body Workout. 6. The Partner Flexibility Program: Stretching and Relaxing with Your Partner. PART THREE: Abdominal and Pelvic Power Workouts. 7. Keeping Abdominals Fit during Pregnancy. 8. Increasing Pelvic Power with Kegels. 9. Practice Makes Perfect: Squatting and Upright Labor Positions for an Empowered Birth Experience. PART FOUR: Working Out on Your Own. 10. When Your Partner's Away: The Solo Body Strength Workout. APPENDIX: Your Body's Muscular System. Bibliography. Index."