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Pregnancy fitness: arm scissors on the Pilates Edge
Pilates for pregnancy and post partum women is a great tool to prepare and recover from the athletic event of pregnancy and child birth. At Core Pilates on 17th and Core Pilates Sausalito we offer training for these special populations through The Center for Women's Fitness.
The Pregnancy Fitness Program will help you address the needs of your rapidly changing body; gain flexibility; strengthen your body for labor and delivery with resistance work; relieve stress through breathing, relaxation, and visualization techniques; and eliminate common pregnancy complaints like backaches. The program consists of private, duet, and group training sessions. We recommend participating in one group class per week and either a private session, duet session, or home practice.
This unique and comprehensive exercise program addresses the needs of the pregnant woman from the first trimester through labor. Using the Pilates method of exercise, our program will gently and safely prepare the body for the rigors of labor while re-aligning the body for successful birthing. We'll remove the mysteries and myths surrounding pregnancy and exercise by providing techniques that benefit both mother and baby. In addition, the program includes extensive education regarding anatomy and the birthing process itself. You'll gain a complete understanding of what happens to the body during pregnancy and ways to accommodate the changes that occur.
Stability balls are an integral component of the program. We ensure that women are well acquainted with them as a labor tool so that they may be used comfortably and effectively during the birthing process.
We'll remove the mysteries and myths surrounding pregnancy and exercise by providing techniques that benefit both mother and baby. In addition, our program includes extensive education regarding anatomy and the birthing process itself. You'll gain a complete understanding of what happens to the body during pregnancy and ways to accommodate the changes that occur.
Our holistic program works with women using safe techniques so that their bodies are prepared for a successful birthing experience.
Our Postpartum Rehabilitation Program will incorporate work on the ball, the reformer, and the mat. The sessions will concentrate on strengthening and toning key areas like the pelvic floor and abdominal muscles, safely and with minimal impact. The abdominal exercises are designed with consideration for a separation of the recti muscles, and specific exercises are intended to realign and strengthen the spine. Rebuild endurance and stamina lost during the months of pregnancy, gain flexibility and suppleness, strengthen the body with resistance work, and eliminate common postnatal complaints like backaches.
The goal of this program is to assist the post partum woman as she heals from the trauma of birth. We gently rebuild the body's strength from the inside out, beginning just hours after delivery. The mother will be guided through a series of Pilates-based exercises designed to close the abdominals, realign the spine and rehabilitate the pelvic floor.
Problems that may occur during this time - diastasis recti, C-sections and separation of the pubic bone are also addressed and techniques are provided on how to heal each of them.
In addition, we'll discuss the many issues facing postpartum women as they reenter the world as a new mother and how this affects their exercise routine.
For more information please visit: http://www.corepilateson17th.com/edu_workshops.html
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