Private Prenatal Session

 

Duo Prenatal Session

Two Mom's to be - one instructor

 

Trio Prenatal Session

Three Mom's to be - one instructor

 

 

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What is Pilates? 

 

Pilates is a form of exercise which combines flexibility and strength training with body awareness, breathing and relaxation. The exercises are based on certain movement patterns performed with your tummy and pelvic floor muscles — known in Pilates as the "power house" or core. These muscles are also known as deep stabilizing muscles.

     

How does pregnancy affect the stable core?

 

During pregnancy, your tummy muscles are stretched over your growing baby and may weaken as a result. Your pelvic floor muscles are also placed under great stress and tend to stretch and move lower down into the pelvis under the weight of the baby. As a result, you may find it harder to contract these muscles and to hold them for very long. If your pelvic floor muscles are very weak, you may find that you are leaking urine when you cough or sneeze. If your tummy muscles are weak, you may have back or pelvic pain.  During pregnancy, hormone relaxing causes your ligaments to stretch more than normal, and if you overload them further, you may cause an injury.

 

 

Is Pilates useful during pregnancy? 

Pilates targets the tummy and pelvic floor muscles that can weaken during pregnancy.  Many Pilates exercises are performed standing, sitting or kneeling which allows you woman to work out throughout your pregnancy.  

 

Studio Soma has special designed equipment for pregnant woman to allow assist in getting to those "hard to reach areas." We have certified prenatal Pilates instructors who know what they are doing! If coming to Soma is difficult during pregnancy due to bed rest restrictions, we will send an instructor to your house for weekly workouts. We also provide nutritional counseling and work closely with mom to be's OBGYN.

 

Upon delivery of the baby, Soma clients who went through our prenatal program, bounce back to their pre-pregnancy shape in no time at all.