Pilates during Pregnancy
I have a number of years experience teaching Pilates for pregnancy
and I have had 2 children in the last 3 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 execellent 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.
