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Pre Natal Pilates Pilates exercises are adapted for the Pre Natal woman. Pilates helps to prepare the growing body for birth and the demands for caring for the baby afterwards. Your Pilates teacher will focus on creating strength and stability in the body to assist with those who want an active labour and also focus on whole body strength to prepare you for holding, feeding and caring for your baby. Pilates exercises help to strengthen the pelvic floor and abdominal muscles therefore counter-balancing the changes the pregnant body undergoes. During pregnancy your body is
more flexible, Pilates exercises help to create stability in the body. In the Pilates sessions the exercises will be centred on the breath, which will help to calm and focus the mind and can also be used as a preparation for birth. We will also incorporate the gym
ball into your sessions, as this will be a familiar tool used in labour. Benefits of Pilates for the Pre Natal woman include: creating a good self image for pregnancy, toning for your muscles, helping to combat stress and tension, reducing the likelihood of back pain occurring during pregnancy, increased circulation and energy levels, helping to change faulty or incorrect movement patterns, improving posture and is a wonderful tool to help aid relaxation. Post Natal Pilates Once you have had your six-week check from your doctor it would be an ideal time to recommence your exercise program. We recommend several one to
one Pilates sessions before rejoining your usual studio/ mat class sessions,
as we want to make sure your body is ready and mechanically sound. Your
teachers will advise you when you can resume your class. Benefits of Pilates for the
Post Natal woman include: strengthening the pelvic floor and abdominal muscles
which can be weakened during pregnancy or birth, helping to combat stress and
tension of life with the new baby, will help to realign the body, will give
you some well earned “me” time, will help the return of the pre-pregnant
physique, will help counterbalance the effects of pregnancy and childbirth,
promotes good self image for the Post-Natal woman, create strength and
stability in the body, increase energy levels, aids relaxation, helps to
change wrong movement patterns therefore improving posture, and helps to meet
the new demands on the body of breastfeeding and caring for your baby. Debbie West specialises in teaching Pilates to the pre and postnatal woman, with your permission Debbie will work in conjunction with your midwife/doctor. Pre Natal Pilates can be taught One to One, in a Studio Class, or in the specific Pre Natal Classes which are Thursdays at 1pm and Friday at 3pm. An Initial Consultation maybe required before joining any of the above classes.
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