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Pilates for Pregnancy

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

Online Courses Pre & Post Natal Excercise Pilates FITREC LEVEL B Women's Health

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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