Can You Take Up Pilates If You Are Pregnant?
Pilates
Dear friends,
Many people asked me about whether they could practise Pilates if they are pregnant.
Well, this is what I am going to share with you today.
Pilates for pregnancy
We’ve all heard about the pilates program at one point or another. With hundreds of movements incorporated into the exercise program, it’s received much critical acclaim in the pop culture world of today. Many people look to pilates in order to increase their flexibility and their muscle tone, but few realize the benefits that one can merit when it comes to using pilates in order to help new moms get their bodies back into shape.
The pilates program was created by Joseph Pilates as a way to increase the basic fitness, flexibility, balance, and tone of an individual. Since it’s recent rise in pop culture, more and more people have been subscribing to the program, and it’s benefits for certain groups have shown to be more effective than Joseph could have imagined. To that end, there are actually some pilates studios that are open today that are designed exclusively for helping women who have just had children to get their former body back.
While pilates isn’t an exercise program that focuses on fat-burning and weight loss, one of the things that it does stress is the strengthening of the muscle areas that Joseph Pilates referred to as the core, or the ‘powerhouse’. These muscles consist of the muscles that are in and around the back and abdomen. Consequently, this is the area that most pregnant women experience the most changes in post-pregnancy.
Pilates programs for new mothers focus on the core exercises of the pilates program, working to strengthen the muscles of the pelvis, back and abdomen. Some of the studios even offer places for the newborns to stay while the mother is working out. For those who don’t have a post-natal pilates class available in their local area, there are DVDs and instructional videos online that you can purchase in order to get the benefits of a pilates workout in the courtesy of your own home.
Ok, so should the new moms worry about exerting themselves in the Pilates program?
Well, lets continue tomorrow........ :o)
Cheers.
Pilates
Dear friends,
Many people asked me about whether they could practise Pilates if they are pregnant.
Well, this is what I am going to share with you today.
Pilates for pregnancy
We’ve all heard about the pilates program at one point or another. With hundreds of movements incorporated into the exercise program, it’s received much critical acclaim in the pop culture world of today. Many people look to pilates in order to increase their flexibility and their muscle tone, but few realize the benefits that one can merit when it comes to using pilates in order to help new moms get their bodies back into shape.
The pilates program was created by Joseph Pilates as a way to increase the basic fitness, flexibility, balance, and tone of an individual. Since it’s recent rise in pop culture, more and more people have been subscribing to the program, and it’s benefits for certain groups have shown to be more effective than Joseph could have imagined. To that end, there are actually some pilates studios that are open today that are designed exclusively for helping women who have just had children to get their former body back.
While pilates isn’t an exercise program that focuses on fat-burning and weight loss, one of the things that it does stress is the strengthening of the muscle areas that Joseph Pilates referred to as the core, or the ‘powerhouse’. These muscles consist of the muscles that are in and around the back and abdomen. Consequently, this is the area that most pregnant women experience the most changes in post-pregnancy.
Pilates programs for new mothers focus on the core exercises of the pilates program, working to strengthen the muscles of the pelvis, back and abdomen. Some of the studios even offer places for the newborns to stay while the mother is working out. For those who don’t have a post-natal pilates class available in their local area, there are DVDs and instructional videos online that you can purchase in order to get the benefits of a pilates workout in the courtesy of your own home.
Ok, so should the new moms worry about exerting themselves in the Pilates program?
Well, lets continue tomorrow........ :o)
Cheers.
Pilates
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