Optimise your body for the challenges of childbirth using the principles of pilates to improve strength and help provide stability. Learn about the power of breathing and how this can be used in combination with exercises and stretches to reduce stress levels, pregnancy aches and help prepare you for your delivery. Learn about your pelvic floor, core and diaphragm, how to activate these and how these muscle groups when working well together create the basis of all movement and stability for the spine and pelvis. We use the birthing ball in combination with band work and release work to help prepare your body for delivery and beyond. Ondemand recordings come with this membershi

This program delivers you a weekly class of tailored exercises and stretches that aim to rebuild and restore your body to your pre-pregnancy self, in fact in many occasions better that than your pre-pregnancy self. * The program is Pilates based, focusing on rebuilding strength within the pelvic floor and core. * We will focus on the importance of correct activation of core and breathing, and how these work together to help heal a Rectus Diastasis / Tummy separation. * We also look at postural changes pregnancy has left behind and incorporate stretches and exercises, strengthening areas of the body to improve posture and help return you to exercise faster. * All this is combined with 7 weeks of On demand content to aid self practice and to guide you through the exercises within the program, ensuring correct technique and execution of exercises, allowing you to get the most out of your program. You will receive 1. Core Activation information sheet 2. Core Activation audio recording 4. Weekly videos x5