Attending a regular pilates class during your pregnancy has many physical benefits for your body, including strengthening your core, upper body, legs and glutes. These are all important muscle groups that are needed during pregnancy, childbirth and then for life as a mum.
Pilates also helps to improve your posture, co-ordination and balance – all of which are necessary as your pregnancy progresses and you start to find some of your daily tasks more challenging, such as getting up from a chair and bending over to pick something up off the floor.
Pilates can also help to reduce aches and pains during your pregnancy, and research has shown that women that attend pilates classes during their pregnancy have an improved post-natal recovery- future you will be thanking you!
Your pelvic floor muscles (which we know you’ve heard about now that you’re pregnant!) are also strengthened through pilates exercises. During our pregnancy classes at Bump Physio, we dedicate an entire section of our class specifically to pelvic floor exercises.
Pilates classes also have many other benefits, such as
- improving your mental health. Taking some time out for yourself each week and attending a regular exercise class can help with stress – we promise you’ll walk out of our classes more relaxed with a smile on your face
- socialising. During our classes, you will get the chance to meet new friends, and enjoy a friendly, fun and often informative chat. You’ll learn more in our classes than you will from a textbook.
As our classes are pregnancy specific, all of our pilates exercises are safe during pregnancy. Our qualified pilates instructors can modify any exercise that causes you pain or discomfort, meaning you can get the most out of each class. Because our pilates instructors are also physiotherapists, you may be eligible to claim your classes through your health fund.
If you are interested in learning more about our pregnancy pilates classes, or to give one a go, please do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to welcoming you to our Bump Physio family.
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