Pregnancy and Post-Natal Pilates Course
A comprehensive exercise and wellness course to take you through your pregnancy into the post-natal recovery period and beyond.
Benefits of Pilates During Your Pregnancy
Pre/Post Natal Pilates will
• Help you improve your back mobility, avoiding the big arch into your lower back as your baby bump gets bigger (lordosis) and subsequent pain and discomfort this can bring.
• Strengthen the upper back which is important for maintaining your posture as you carry baby in the womb and for feeding baby afterwards not to mention carrying all the “stuff” that seems to come along with baby- car seats, heavy changing bags etc.
• Strengthen the stabilising and mobilising core muscles to help avoid biomechanical imbalances and muscular compensations such as pelvic mal-alignments/rotated pelvis/sacro-illiac joint problems
• Help to stabilise the pelvic girdle against “Pelvic Girdle Pain” or SPD (Symphysis pubic dysfunction)
• Train you towards an active birth- ensuring the big muscles groups in your legs and butt are fit and strong and have the endurance to get you through the birth so you are able to go into any position you choose.
• Train towards optimal foetal positioning by working in all 4’s- with the aim of aligning baby in the best possible way to descend into the birth canal.
• Work on pelvic floor muscles to ensure you can go on a trampoline with your little ones!!
Pregnancy Pilates
This course is designed to take your right through your pregnancy and beyond with Pilates exercise videos, programme cards and handouts. Everything you need to help you journey through this exciting time of life in the best possible physical shape.
Pilates exercises are gentle yet effective PLUS we add in extra bonus materials to support your pelvic floor and postural alignment.
Exercising during your pregnancy has many advantages:
• Faster recovery post-baby so you can cope with the demands of a new baby (and often older siblings)
• Better preparation for an active birth potentially leading to less intervention
• Up to 40% fewer incidences of lower back pain and pelvic discomfort
• Muscles and joints remain mobile
• Women maintain a sense of control over their body
• Reduced the risk of excess weight gain
• Improved relaxation of both the body and the mind
• Cortisol (stress hormones) levels can be kept down
• Improved sleep patterns
• Better circulation helping to avoid the common complaints of cramps, piles, constipation and swelling
• Helps beat post natal depression
“I started Pilates with Jo 6 months before I conceived for a second time and continued throughout my pregnancy - I had a significantly easier pregnancy and managed a vbac at home to deliver my second angel. A truly unexpected bonus has been how I've so easily lost weight post partum. I have managed to get into jeans after 3 weeks that took 7 months after my first child! I have NEVER felt better!”
— Catherine Silcock (Chiropractor)
Course curriculum
The course includes workout videos both pre and post-natal.
Pilates programme cards for you to download and use at home.
Handout and information sheets to keep you informed through your pregnancy.
Pelvic Floor Training.
Specialist Programmes to support abdominal separation (Rectus Diastasis) and Unstable Pelvis (Pelvic Girdle Dysfunction).
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1Pregnancy Pilates Course
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2Post-Natal Pilates Course
