Pilates during Pregnancy
I have
a number of years experience teaching Pilates for pregnancy and I have had 2 children in the last 5 years and have therefore
personally experienced how your body changes and recovers. Pilates is highly recommended during pregnancy and is an excellent,
very safe and gentle way to continue exercising at this time.
Pilates during pregnancy focuses on Pelvic Floor muscles, core strength and postural changes
as well as keeping the whole body mobile and strong. It also excellent for relaxation.
Although I am not currently running any pregnancy specific classes this is always subject to demand
and may change at any time so please do contact me if you are interested. I do also consider slotting pregnant ladies into
my existing classes.
As an alternative I offer a one-off session that last about 1-11/2 hours where I cover changes in
the body during each trimester, the most beneficial exercises for you and general advice on looking after your body leading
up to the birth and post-natal recovery. If you feel you would like to find out more please get in touch.
Pilates for Post-natal Recovery
Pilates is an excellent
way to recover fitness from within hours of giving birth as it focuses on finding and strengthening the pelvic floor muscles
again which may have been weakened or damaged during delivery. It also helps you recover your abdominal strength and helps
to repair conditions such as separation of the rectus abdominal muscles (diastasis recti).
Pilates is also
very good to do if you have had a caesarean (I have had 2 c-sections and Pilates really helped me with recovery
and re-building my strength. Plus I have gained a greater understanding of how to recover and what the body goes through in
this situation).
If you have any further questions or enquiries on pregnancy or post-natal recovery please get in
touch: sara@pilatestuition.co.uk or 07900 181873.
