Pre & Post – Natal Pilates Programmes:
Taking you through the Miraculous stages to a Beautiful Birth and beyond!
Private Studio Equipment Sessions
&
Semi-Private Pre-natal Matwork Classes
Ideal for achieving and maintaining a strong body to assist labour and delivery and ensure a toned body afterward!
Pilates during Pregnancy:
At this time your body will go through so many miraculous changes as you nurture the growth of our precious one(s). However, some of those changes will be dramatic and challenging at times. Your Posture will change, ligaments getting more flexible even boney structures move to accommodate your baby and the birth. Practicing Pilates offers you the opportunity to become aware of these and to work to strengthen and rebalance your beautifully changing body.
Your Pre-Natal Pilates Programme:
The first thing we do is a Lifestyle & Medical Consultation. This allows me to find out details about your exercise routines, your habits, injuries of the past as well as any pregnancy and birth history. I will also ask you to have a note from your doctor with a scan which will inform me of your capacity to exercise and whether there are any issues we should be mindful of.
At the same time we will do a full Posture Analysis & Movement Assessment which will show up any asymmetries and weaknesses in your body so that we can address them as soon as possible, this usually assists in relieving any discomfort which may arise once your baby starts to get heavier.
Following the Assessment and Consultation, I will prepare a programme based on our findings. We will then schedule you for weekly or twice-weekly sessions when we can work out. We start with body awareness, Core connections, proper breathing and relaxation techniques. As we continue I will build up your programme to include strengthening and toning the muscles of your back, legs, arms and chest along with your Core muscles.
It is important that you are toned and strong, not only for the work of carrying the baby in your arms as well as the many other things you will have to tote around, but when post-partum blues hit, it really nice to look at your body and feel that you are still strong, toned and sexy! We will also target the chest muscles as they will have the added work of supporting the developing breasts. Depending on your choice of birthing, I can also give you exercises to assist in building muscle stamina where required. Postnatal workouts can commence 6 weeks after delivery, but there are some exercises that are useful even right after the birth.
Having had two successful natural pregnancies and deliveries myself, as well as working with many Mums-to-be and New Mums, I not only work from theory, but from practical and personal experiences. Most importantly, I find it a joy and an honour to assist my clients through this very special time of their lives.
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