Pilates for Pregnancy

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Pilates for Pregnancy

ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA

Pilates for Pregnancy is targeted at Personal Trainers and Group Exercise Instructors who want to learn how to incorporate pregnancy-related matwork exercises into their current training. This is the brand new, updated version of our previous Pilates for Fitness & Pregnancy course.

IMPORTANT: This course is NOT a qualification to become a Pilates instructor. The content is geared towards instructors and personal trainers who would like to add Pilates-based principles to their current training repertoire.

In this course, you’ll:

  • Explore the different stages of pregnancy
  • Learn the physiological changes of pregnancy
  • Understand the benefits of exercise during pregnancy
  • Learn the conditions that preclude a pregnant woman from exercising
  • Learn to modify exercises for different stages of pregnancy
  • Understand how to program Pilates exercises for pregnant women in each trimester
  • Learn specific exercise contraindications for each trimester
  • Understand the principles of Pilates breathing

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, you will:

  • Be familiar with 31 exercises and variations and, when appropriate, regressions, suitable for the average healthy pregnant woman
  • Understand the physiological changes that pregnancy creates
  • Be able to modify for various fitness levels and abilities within a pregnant population
  • Be able to identify signs that suggest a pregnant woman should cease exercising.

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