Pilates and Pregnancy
Pilates is a gentle yet powerful form of exercise that can help you maintain strength, flexibility, and overall well-being during this special time in your life.
During pregnancy, a woman’s body goes through some significant physical changes. The most obvious change is a woman’s growing baby bump. The extra weight in the front of a woman’s body can shift their center of gravity and place stress on joints and muscles, especially those in the pelvis and lower back. This can cause a woman to be less stable, cause back pain, and make them more likely to lose their balance, especially later in pregnancy. As you can imagine, all that extra stress causes her body to work harder than before she was pregnant.
Some other changes a woman might experience are relaxed ligaments, anxiety, stress, morning sickness, and tiredness. A structured, regular Pilates practice can help a woman improve postural imbalances, strengthen the muscles in the abdominals and back to support their growing belly, maintain balance during the rapid physical changes of pregnancy, connect with and strengthen pelvic floor muscles, avoid anxiety through breathing and focus, and much more.
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Pilates helps correct posture, which in turn can help prevent or ease pain
Pilates limits the range of motion as ligaments loosen with rising pregnancy hormones.
Certified Pilates instructors will help you gain core strength to support delivery.
Studies show practicing Pilates while pregnant reduces perineal pelvic nerve pain or trauma.
Pilates helps with pelvic and sacroiliac joint (SI joint) alignment as joint elasticity increases.
Pilates instructors who have prenatal education use pregnancy trimester adaptations.
Make sure before starting:
Do you have your doctor’s permission to exercise?
Is your Pilates instructor trained in prenatal Pilates? We are!
MBS is here for you.
At MBS Pilates, our highly qualified instructors adjust your Pilates sessions to you, your pregnancy, your trimester, and how you feel on any given day. During pregnancy, we believe in increasing strength, but we also pay attention to the rejuvenating aspects of Pilates since the body is undergoing many changes.
Our sessions focus on different aspects as your shape changes and your baby grows. Postural exercises are designed with low back support in mind, and specific exercises are designed to keep muscles strong for delivery. We will check in with you and adapt the sessions accordingly.
We also host quarterly pilates and pregnancy workshops so you can fully understand what is happening in your body as your pregnancy progresses. We review how you will be modified in the classroom setting so you can come in with the most comfort knowing what to expect throughout your pregnancy and piltaes journey.
Getting started in prenatal Pilates is easy!
If you are searching for a Pilates studio while you are pregnant, consider working with us at MBS Pilates.
Our team of experienced, professional instructors tailor Pilates programs to each client so you can be sure you’re embarking on a fitness regimen that is appropriate during your pregnancy.
No experience is necessary. We do ask for your doctor’s authorization to exercise. When you have the green light from your doctor, leave the rest to us. Pilates is fun, rejuvenating, effective and a great choice while pregnant.
We modify your program to fit your specific needs. All our instructors are fully certified, professional, and friendly. Come see the difference of having an experienced, certified instructor with advanced education can make.