A definitive guide to health and fitness for mothers and their families introduces a six-week program for moms who want to slim down, shape up, and involve their families in the process, offering self-assessment tests, exercise, meal planning, fifty slim-down recipes, and motivational tips. Original. 25,000 first printing.

Authors, moms, and fitness enthusiasts Kara Douglass Thom and Laurie Kocanda work to balance motherhood and fitness. They know other moms struggle to make exercise a priority in their lives because they speak with similarly minded women at seminars and on their blogs. It was from these conversations--and the interest in them--that the idea for Hot (Sweaty) Mamas was born. This book is perfect for every mom or mom-to-be thinking about starting an exercise program, as well as moms already pursuing their fitness goals. Hot (Sweaty) Mamas reaches a wider audience than other fitness books that merely focus on "getting your prebaby body back" by presenting advice on how to pursue fitness despite a busy schedule, how to carve out time with or without kids to work out, and how to get the support needed to pursue fitness goals. Moms who find it difficult to start or stick with an exercise program will learn how to reframe their thinking. Women who continue to work out and struggle with the guilt sometimes associated with taking "me time" will be reassured. Mothers-to-be will feel better prepared to pass a legacy of health and fitness to their children and make fitness and motherhood coexist. Thom and Kocanda reveal the secrets to being a fit mom inside Hot (Sweaty) Mamas.

The Empowered Mama is a practical and interactive workbook full of simple, powerful tools to help moms reconnect with themselves on the journey through motherhood. Moms often try to juggle the roles of wife, mother, and homemaker while also being professional, competent women. Many moms feel like they can't take time to replenish their bodies and minds, despite their many roles. There's just not enough time in the day, and it seems selfish to take time when families and work still demand more. The Empowered Mama is a practical workbook full of simple, powerful tools to help you reconnect with yourself on the journey through motherhood. Author Lisa Druxman uplifts, inspires, and takes moms on a journey not just to rediscover themselves, but to fall in love with motherhood again. Whether you are a working mom or a stay-at-home mom, this book will add balance to your life. Since there will never be more hours in the day, The Empowered Mama will help you maximize the hours you do have to accomplish what matters most. This guide focuses on all parts of a mom's life—work relationships, built-up stressors, cleaning up your diet, even going green and being more mindful about the environment—all with the intuitive understanding that getting the rest of your life in order will only reap huge dividends for your family.

5K training plans tailored just for busy moms! Whether you're looking for a convenient way to lose lingering baby weight or just want to get in shape to keep up with your kids, See Mom Run will help you achieve all of your fitness goals. Running strengthens your physical body and empowers the mind, a one-two punch to get you through the overloaded days of motherhood. Run Like a Mother 5K founder (and busy mother of three) Megan Searfoss shows you how to take those first steps toward the healthy habit of running, with the goal of completing a 5K race. She teaches you running basics, plus how to eat healthy, strength train, and choose your gear—all in a time-saving, cost-effective way. She will help you assess your fitness level and choose a realistic, week-by-week training plan that you can squeeze in before daycare or school, during lunch dates, or after dinner when the rest of the family is settled in for the night. As your fitness progresses, her programs safely challenge you to move from walking to intervals of walking and running to running continuously. At any speed, See Mom Run will help you cross the finish line and continue running for life!

Authors, moms, and fitness enthusiasts Thom and Kocanda work to balance motherhood and fitness. It was from their conversations that the idea for "Hot (Sweaty) Mamas" was born. Moms who find it difficult to start or stick with an exercise program will learn how to reframe their thinking.

Get to know thirty-one amazing women who have taken the Fit Mom for Life Challenge, dropped up to a hundred pounds—and kept it off! Are you ready to look twenty years younger? Have a flat stomach again? Take your husband’s breath away each time he sees you? Bring sexy back into being a mom? Melt the muffin top? Fit into your skinny jeans and still have room left over? Be a mom that your kids are proud of? In this book you will discover: One exercise that can make your stomach 2–4 inches smaller within two weeks The workout that can burn off far more fat than doing boring cardio How to burn fat 24 hours a day How to eat like a linebacker and have a metabolism of a hummingbird How to change your thoughts to produce lasting results Dustin Maher, a self-proclaimed “Mama’s Boy” who has given his life to serving moms and helping them look and feel their best, asks “Who is taking care of you?”—and shows why moms must start putting themselves first in order to be there for the ones they love.

Created specifically for the postpartum body, this safe and highly effective fitness program enables mom to get back in shape…all while playing with her infant or toddler. To make things even better, the workouts take only nine minutes! It’s the perfect way for busy mothers to squeeze some “me” time into their already hectic day. Baby Boot Camp contains the strength exercises and stretches a new mom needs, with one base routine plus variations per chapter. No equipment is necessary for the basic exercise (except, sometimes, baby); subsequent variations may incorporate hand weights. And every part of the body is targeted. The book’s unique format makes it easy to get started right away: mom simply finds the section that matches her baby’s age...and saves the rest for later!