Pre/post natal Pilates Classes
Pilates can be highly beneficial for pregnant and postpartum women. Here’s why:
1. Improves Core Strength
Pilates focuses on strengthening the core muscles, which include the abdominals, back, and pelvic floor. This helps support the extra weight of pregnancy and reduce the risk of back pain. (Personally I had zero back pain during pregnancy). It helps with recovery after birth.
2. Enhances Flexibility and Mobility
Regularly doing Pilates practice improves overall flexibility and joint mobility, which can help alleviate some of the discomforts associated with pregnancy (and newborn stage), such as tight hips and lower back stiffness.
3. Promotes Better Posture
Pilates encourages proper alignment and posture, which can help manage the changes happening in your body’s centre of gravity as your baby grows. Good posture can also help reduce strain on the back and neck.
4. Reduces Stress and Promotes Relaxation
The breathing techniques used in Pilates can help reduce stress and promote relaxation. This can be particularly beneficial during pregnancy, and also afterwards.
5. Prepares the Body for Labour
Pilates exercises helps strengthen the pelvic floor muscles, which play a crucial role during labour and delivery. A strong pelvic floor can also aid in post-delivery recovery. (As someone who had an episiotomy and a 3rd degree tear, I can say that Pilates is greatly helping my pelvic floor recovery).
6. Supports Better Balance
Pregnancy can affect a woman’s balance due to changes in weight distribution. Pilates helps improve overall balance and coordination, which can help prevent falls and other balance-related issues. This is also important later as your body heals and regains balance.
7. Helps with Pain Management
Pilates can help alleviate common pregnancy pains, such as lower back pain, hip pain and sciatica, by strengthening supportive muscles and improving flexibility .
8. Aids in Postpartum Recovery
Regular Pilates during pregnancy can facilitate a quicker postpartum recovery by maintaining muscle tone and core strength throughout pregnancy. It can prevent diastasis recti.
I am on maternity leave – classes will be back in September. For Pilates with me – check out Pilates Online, which has a prenatal playlist.
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In person classes run at the Warrior In Training Studio on George Street in Paisley. To see what classes are available please click the booking link to go to the timetable.
Prenatal classes are modified for pregnancy, so you can use Pilates to stay fit and healthy during pregnancy. Classes are limited to 8 people, so you get attention and corrections and get the best out of the classes.
Mum & baby classes allow you to bring your baby along to class. This means you get the chance to exercise without worrying about childcare. Your baby is there with you. If you need to stop to attend to them, you can, without worrying about disrupting the class. Make sure you are cleared for exercise before starting. These classes are limited to 6 people, so you get the most out of the class and have space for your little ones.
Classes are £15 drop in or 6 classes for £72 (20% discount).
If you are new to Pilates, it can be really helpful to have a 1:1 session before joining a class, that way I can learn more about you and your body and needs, but also you have a chance to get to grips with Pilates before joining a group setting.
Private Sessions
Private 1:1 sessions are available. These can be done online or in person in Paisley.
£45 for one session.
£200 for 5 sessions.
Duets 2:1 sessions are also available, where 2 of you have a private class today.
£75 for one session.
£350 for 5 sessions.
Private sessions are limited.
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