| Doing Pilates while pregnancy can be safe. Pilates | | | | trimesters, this position on the relatively hard exercise |
| builds your body's core strength and flexibility. It also | | | | mat will cause discomfort to your back and the baby. |
| develops your breathing and concentration skills, and | | | | 3.Make sure you always have something close by to |
| helps you become more aware of your changing | | | | grab on to if you need support. |
| body during pregnancy. | | | | During pregnancy your balance and coordination are |
| If you have been doing Pilates before pregnancy, you | | | | compromised. Unless you feel really comfortable, you |
| may already experience the benefit of a stronger | | | | should avoid any unsupported exercises. Remember |
| trunk and reduced back pain. This wonderful benefit | | | | that safety for you and your baby is important. |
| goes with you into pregnancy. | | | | 4.Minimize on supine and inverted exercises |
| You should be aware that not all workout forms of | | | | Exercises that involve lifting the head and shoulders off |
| Pilates should be carried out. As physiological | | | | the ground or lifting both lower extremities off the |
| developments happen to your body during pregnancy, | | | | ground, have to be closely supervised. If you maintain |
| some of the exercises should be avoided. | | | | your hips higher than your chest during exercise, too |
| Starting Pilates when you're pregnant is still a good | | | | much blood may rush to your head. This wouldn't be a |
| idea. However, you should look for a "Pilates for | | | | safe thing with a baby growing inside of you. |
| Pregnant Women" class which is customised for this | | | | 5 Avoid exercises where you have to balance on |
| tender period of your life. The instructors must be | | | | your toes |
| trained in the modified forms of Pilates for your | | | | These are positions where you get up on tip toes. |
| workouts which address the different trimesters of | | | | Cramping in your calves is not something you wish to |
| your pregnancy. | | | | get. It is very painful and all too easy to experience in |
| Generally, the following areas are what you want to | | | | your pregnant condition. |
| be cautious about: | | | | When you bear these cautions in mind when look |
| 1) Be careful with the abdominal workouts | | | | around for a relevant Pilates program, you can't go far |
| Overdoing on the abdominal region can strain your | | | | wrong. Most Pilate programs will allow you to preview |
| stomach muscles - you don't want them to experience | | | | a session or two, giving you a chance to see if their |
| abdominal splitting! And if you are not doing it the right | | | | program is comfortable for you. Do take the |
| way, it could actually lead to back pain. Make sure that | | | | opportunity to chat with some of the pregnant women |
| everything you do is supervised! | | | | in the group. You will then be in a better position to |
| 2. Avoid lying on your back as much as possible | | | | decide if this Pilates class is safe for you. |
| This can result in dizziness for some women. In later | | | | |