AFPA Prenatal-Postnatal Fitness
Specialist
40% - answer Exercise decreases risk of developing pre-eclampsia by __%
Lowers blood pressure
Improves cardiovascular fitness
Decreases oxidative stress
Prevents dysfunction in blood vessel walls - answer What takes place physiologically
during exercise to decrease risk of pre-eclampsia?
10-20 bpm - answer How much does the woman's heart rate increase by in first
trimester?
Hormonal changes that dilate blood vessels which drops blood pressure - body must
work harder to circulate blood and oxygen - answer What causes the increase in heart
rate during first trimester?
40% harder - answer Heart at rest must work __% harder in second trimester
Body adapts, heart rate returns to pre pregnancy levels - answerAs pregnancy
progresses, how does heart rate change?
Not with proper posture. Pelvis neutral. Ribs stacked over pelvis. - answerDoes growth
of belly tighten pelvic floor muscles?
Shortens and tightens pelvic floor - answerHow does posterior pelvic tilt effect pelvic
floor?
Feet pelvis width apart - optimal alignment - answerHow should women stand in
pregnancy?
Shortening and tightening of pelvic floor
Reduce space in pelvis
Move pelvic floor out of optimal alignment with diaphragm - answerPostural issues in
pregnancy can cause
Yes, intensity is reduced to allow more time for release work, stretching, and
visualization and to save energy for labor and delivery - answerIs strength and
endurance training continued in third trimester?
, Most space between sit bones - optimal birth position - answerWhy should the feet
should be parallel and knees pointing forward during squatting
Reduces - answerSquatting with knees and feet pointing outwards increases or reduces
space in pelvic outlet
neutral - answer____ positioned pelvis for optimal alignment?
proper pelvic floor function
Bladder supported by pubic joint
Prevents uterine prolapse by limiting strain on uterosacral ligament
Spine protection
allows diaphragm and pelvic floor to work synergistically - answerNeutral pelvis postion
ensures
diaphragm - contract and descend
pelvic floor - lengthen and descend
ribs - expand laterally
TVA - lengthen and expand - answerDuring inhalation, explain what the diaphragm,
pelvic floor, ribs, TVA should do
Diaphragm - rises
pelvic floor - contracts and lifts
TVA - moves inward - answerDuring exhalation, explain what the diaphragm, pelvic
floor, ribs, TVA should do
build functional strength and endurance
help minimize diastasis recti
maintain optimal function of the pelvic
floor - answerWhat is the goal of core training in pregnancy?
remove ball
increase # of sets, reps, tempo training
squat on bosu round side up - answert variation would you recommend for making the
stability ball squat more
challenging for your pregnant client?
they work synergistically to help minimize the discomforts of
pregnancy
ensure optimal core function postpartum
minimize diastasis recti, and
maintain optimal function of the pelvic floor - answerWhy is it important to instruct your
client to use core breathing and engage the pelvic
floor during all functional movement exercises?
Specialist
40% - answer Exercise decreases risk of developing pre-eclampsia by __%
Lowers blood pressure
Improves cardiovascular fitness
Decreases oxidative stress
Prevents dysfunction in blood vessel walls - answer What takes place physiologically
during exercise to decrease risk of pre-eclampsia?
10-20 bpm - answer How much does the woman's heart rate increase by in first
trimester?
Hormonal changes that dilate blood vessels which drops blood pressure - body must
work harder to circulate blood and oxygen - answer What causes the increase in heart
rate during first trimester?
40% harder - answer Heart at rest must work __% harder in second trimester
Body adapts, heart rate returns to pre pregnancy levels - answerAs pregnancy
progresses, how does heart rate change?
Not with proper posture. Pelvis neutral. Ribs stacked over pelvis. - answerDoes growth
of belly tighten pelvic floor muscles?
Shortens and tightens pelvic floor - answerHow does posterior pelvic tilt effect pelvic
floor?
Feet pelvis width apart - optimal alignment - answerHow should women stand in
pregnancy?
Shortening and tightening of pelvic floor
Reduce space in pelvis
Move pelvic floor out of optimal alignment with diaphragm - answerPostural issues in
pregnancy can cause
Yes, intensity is reduced to allow more time for release work, stretching, and
visualization and to save energy for labor and delivery - answerIs strength and
endurance training continued in third trimester?
, Most space between sit bones - optimal birth position - answerWhy should the feet
should be parallel and knees pointing forward during squatting
Reduces - answerSquatting with knees and feet pointing outwards increases or reduces
space in pelvic outlet
neutral - answer____ positioned pelvis for optimal alignment?
proper pelvic floor function
Bladder supported by pubic joint
Prevents uterine prolapse by limiting strain on uterosacral ligament
Spine protection
allows diaphragm and pelvic floor to work synergistically - answerNeutral pelvis postion
ensures
diaphragm - contract and descend
pelvic floor - lengthen and descend
ribs - expand laterally
TVA - lengthen and expand - answerDuring inhalation, explain what the diaphragm,
pelvic floor, ribs, TVA should do
Diaphragm - rises
pelvic floor - contracts and lifts
TVA - moves inward - answerDuring exhalation, explain what the diaphragm, pelvic
floor, ribs, TVA should do
build functional strength and endurance
help minimize diastasis recti
maintain optimal function of the pelvic
floor - answerWhat is the goal of core training in pregnancy?
remove ball
increase # of sets, reps, tempo training
squat on bosu round side up - answert variation would you recommend for making the
stability ball squat more
challenging for your pregnant client?
they work synergistically to help minimize the discomforts of
pregnancy
ensure optimal core function postpartum
minimize diastasis recti, and
maintain optimal function of the pelvic floor - answerWhy is it important to instruct your
client to use core breathing and engage the pelvic
floor during all functional movement exercises?
