I've been saving up a handful of books for our upcoming hotel stays and road trip, and I'm really excited about cracking the covers on them. (I've also got a huge stack of magazines that I've saved up - if I don't get a lot of reading time on the road, I'll sure have plenty to read once we're in housing and unpacked!)
Here's what's on my reading list for the moment (not counting the magazines) and why:
- Lean Mommy: This is the new book from Stroller Strides founder Lisa Druxman. I popped onto the Stroller Strides website a few weeks back and noticed this title, but it wasn't in my local library system just yet. When my family and I hit Barnes & Noble to start picking up a few things for the road, I decided to flip through this book and see if there was anything mentioned about C-section recovery. While there's not a specific section dedicated to the matter, the various routines appear easy enough to adapt (just taking out certain ab moves for the moment) and there are several different routines, not just one that requires the stroller. I was sold! I've flipped through it several times now but have held off on getting really into the book until I can focus more on reading it than on my list of things to pack and leave for the movers.
- Lose Your Mummy Tummy: I saw this one mentioned in a magazine article and couldn't remember the name of the author. Conveniently enough, it turned out that she was a reviewer of Lean Mommy; the next time I hit the bookstore I just grabbed a copy of that book and found Julie Tupler's name, and this title, her newest book. I was really excited to see that there was a specific section for C-section recover and other such issues. As an RN, childbirth educator and more, the founder of Maternal Fitness appears more than qualified to share her special Tupler Technique for prenatal and postpartum fitness. Needless to say, I snatched up my copy and can't wait to get started when I get my doctor's okay in another few weeks. (Right now her basic exercises for getting up and about while recovering from surgery have already come in handy!)
- Trim Kids: I just spotted this one today and after paging through it several times I decided to spring for it. Trim Kids is a program created by a clinical exercise physiologist, a clinical professor in pediatrics, and a clinical dietician. All of the authors are heavily involved in pediatric research and weight management, and according to the preface of the book, they've been working with kids and their families for over a decade (this particular title was actually published in 2001) on weight loss, weight management, and general fitness not just for kids, but families as a whole. Since my daughter has always hit the 80th to 90th percentile in weight and usually only about the 50th percentile for height, this is something we're trying to encourage in her life: learning about fitness, healthy eating, and enjoying treats in moderation instead of living on McNuggets as she and I did during my single mom time. This twelve-week program includes shopping lists, "kid-tested recipes" (we'll see how those go over!) and exercise ideas that will supposedly attract and encourage kids. I'll let you know what my hubby and I think of it, since he's the athlete and I'm the "trying to get fit" one. ;-)
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