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Pregnancy and Pilates
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The body undergoes incredible physical, emotional and hormonal changes during pregnancy. Maintaining your body’s tone and condition is critical for the rigours that lie ahead. However pregnancy is not the time to try and get super fit – your priority is purely maintenance of a fitness level that is beneficial for you and your baby.
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Some of the goals of specific exercise for pregnancy are to:
- assist your pregnancy being pain free and comfortable
- prepare you for labour
- ensure that the circulatory, respiratory, digestive and lymphatic systems are functioning efficiently for you and your baby
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We have previously written about the importance of Posture during Pregnancy - Pilates with the emphasis on alignment and posture is wonderful during a time of life when your posture is changing so dramatically. The slow controlled movements of Pilates are non-impact and thus will not put stress on the joints. When coupled with regular massage, Pilates can minimise your discomfort levels during pregnancy.
Pilates can meet specific goals through body/mind training. Other specific benefits of Pilates during pregnancy are that it
- can teach you to relax, invaluable during pregnancy, labour and in those first weeks with your newborn baby.
- can give you the tools to get to know your body and become sensitive to its needs
- can balance pelvic instability resulting from the pregnancy hormonal changes required to loosen the pelvic ligaments.
Any information, advice, recommendations, statements or otherwise contained herein, or in any other communication made by or attributed to Inner West Massage and its representatives, whether oral or in writing, is not intended to replace or to be a substitute for medical advice trained by a trained physician or healthcare practitioner.
One aspect that we consider with all Pilates training is that you consult trained and qualifed Pilates instructors in small class sizes,
particularly for pregnancy Pilates. In our opinion gym classes with 10+ participiants is not ideal - the alignment and
form critical for postural stability cannot be properly supervised. The benefits of Pilates can best be achieved
by individual or small group tuition.
For Pregnancy Pilates Instructors/Classes in the Inner West:
Sydney Pilates International
True pilates relies heavily on quality instruction and intelligent supervision. At Pilates International all staff are hand picked
to be the best. There are never more than four clients to one instructor so that we maintain the highest possible degree
of supervision and correction. Often the ratio is less, and we also offer duet and private sessions. Pilates International offers
you the opportunity to learn the Pilates method of body conditioning in its specialist form, taught by renowned instructors in a
beautiful purpose-built environment.
Address:Ground level
79-83 Myrtle St
Chippendale
NSW 2008
Telephone: 02 9699 5509
Email: info@pilatesint.com
If any other Inner West pregnancy Pilates instructors/classes wish to be considered for inclusion here then please email your detail to
info@innerwestmassage.com.au.
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Phone 0421 410057
info@innerwestmassage.com.au
Massage for
Sydney
Inner West Massage Rozelle
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