Darline Turner-Lee's

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Can't get out and about to your classes? I have been on strict bedrest for the past 4 months.  About 1 month ago, I went for my monthly doctor's visit and was so tired after, I slept all day.  My body was out of condition because of the time I had spent in the bed without exercise and movement.  Afterwards, I ordered the Bedrest Fitness Video.  I did the exercises religiously everyday and then this month when I went to the doctor, I had more energy and was in less pain after moving around.  As an added bonus, my 3 year old son loves the video.  He ask for it by name and starts to count the exercises out as we do them together.  I do need to get another band though, because he always wants mine. Cheers, ~Cynthia B., Newark, NJ   "I would like to tell you that your DVD [Bedrest Fitness] is awesome. Being down for 7 weeks so far I found that the first time I did your DVD-very slowly too-I was out of shape and out of breath. But I think it will be wonderful for me and it also gives me something to do during the day." ~ M.B., Long Beach, CA "BEDREST FITNESS" is a simple yet gentle and effective set of exercises that women can do from the comfort of their beds." ~Karen Swenson, M.D.~	Order Yours Today
The Bedrest Fitness exercise DVD gives the pregnant woman on bedrest the effective tools to avoid these potential complications. Click here to view short clip...
If you or a woman you know is on prescribed bedrest during her pregnancy, this exercise DVD is a must have. Order it today!

Exercise DVD for Pregnant Women on Bedrest

Each year some 700,000 pregnant women go on “prescribed bedrest” during their pregnancies. There are many reasons for this prescription including pre-Eclampsia (high blood pressure, generalized swelling and urine protein), a multiple gestation, placenta previa (placentas presenting first at the cervical canal) and preterm labor. Although there is no evidence that bedrest prevents preterm births, most obstetricians continue to prescribe bedrest for women with “high risk” pregnancies-those pregnancies that could result in preterm labor (labor and delivery prior to 36 weeks) or those that have a higher probability of a poor outcome for mother, baby or both.

Until now there was no readily available, effective exercise program a woman could do while on bedrest. Bedrest Fitness, an exercise DVD, gives women the skills and guidance they need to safely exercise while on bedrest. Without regular exercise, a pregnant woman on bedrest is at increased risk for:

• Blood clots in her legs that can lead to strokes, heart attacks or pulmonary embolisms.
• “Failure to progress” during labor resulting in cesarean section delivery.
• She is less able to care for herself and her new baby post partum and requires additional time to recover from her pregnancy and birth experience.

The Bedrest Fitness exercise program is designed and performed by Darline Turner-Lee, a nationally certified physician assistant, an American College of Sports Medicine Exercise Specialist® and certified perinatal fitness instructor. The exercise DVD takes women through a series of gentle yet effective movements and also offers a brief lecture on bedrest. Women who regularly perform the exercises while on bedrest can expect the following health benefits:

• Maintenance of muscle tone and physical strength
• Improved circulation
• Reduction in the risk of leg clots leading to strokes, heart attacks and pulmonary embolisms
• Increased endurance during labor
• More effective pushes during delivery
• Decreased recovery time post partum
• The emotional assurance that she is doing something great for herself and her baby

The exercise program adheres to the guidelines set forth by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists for exercise during pregnancy and uses pillows for support and rubber exercise bands for resistance. A rubber resistance band comes with the exercise DVD.

If you or a woman you know is on prescribed bedrest during her pregnancy, this Bedrest Fitness Exercise DVD is a must have. Order it today!