Bonnie Berk, RN, BS, CES, CPFT, CYI
GHF's Maternity Fitness Expert

Author, Speaker, and Consultant on Maternity Fitness

Bonnie Berk is a Registered Nurse, Childbirth Education Specialist, and Certified Personal Fitness Trainer, with a degree in Health Education. As a pioneer in maternity fitness, Bonnie's expertise includes program development, instructor training, and business management. She is an author, speaker, and consultant to a broad range of institutions addressing the special needs of women before, during, and after pregnancy.

"The Woman in Business Most Likely to Succeed"

She recently won a Small Business Administration Award for "The Woman in Business Most Likely to Succeed" and was awarded membership in the Sterling's Who's Who Directory, Executive Edition, for excellence and leadership.

Author and TV/Radio Talk Show Guest

Bonnie has written numerous articles for trade and consumer publications, including Baby Talk Magazine, Pregnancy/Shape Magazine, and the Journal of Perinatology. Bonnie is also a frequent TV and radio talk show guest and has been featured in Vogue, Shape, and Fitness magazines.

Lecturer on Fitness and Nutrition for Women

She has also written manuals on exercise during and after pregnancy for business, including Johnson & Johnson and Ross Laboratories. And she has given numerous presentations on fitness and nutrition for women before, during, and after pregnancy to both consumer and professional groups nationwide including:

• Pennsylvania Hospital Women's Conference for Health Care Providers
• Carlisle Hospital Women's Health Care Conference
• Blue Shield
• Sprint/United
• Masland Industries
• American Council on Exercise (ACE)
• American Association of Office Nurses
• Army Health Promotion Conference

Creator of MOTHERWELL

Bonnie also developed the well-known MOTHERWELL® program in 1980, a medically proven Maternity Health and Fitness program designed to meet the special needs of pregnant women and new mothers. Through research, MOTHERWELL has been shown to reduce nearly all pregnancy-related symptoms including fatigue, backache, ankle edema, and depression. MOTHERWELL follows the exercise guidelines of the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists.

Visit Bonnie's Website

Visit the MOTHERWELL website at www.momwell.com for information about maternity exercise videos, instructor training programs, a free email newsletter, and a maternity fitness discussion forum.