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!!

Jo Everill-Taylor is a leader in Pilates and biomechanics both in groups and 1:1. Her unique expertise and approach to optimum function through exercise in all stages of life gives Jo a distinct approach to pre/post natal clients.

She brings 22 years as a Movement Specialist to this course.

She regualry tutors within the UK, training up the next generation of Pilates instructors.

"As someone who joined the fitness industry after experiencing back problems after the birth of my second child, I am determined to educate and protect female class members and optimise their bodies during and after pregnancy- if Pilates had been available in my early pregnancy days, I may never have had those years of pain and discomfort. "