Why exercise in the childbearing year?
For pregnancy: Considering the spectrum of pre-pregnancy levels of fitness, some will be wanting to maintain high levels of fitness throughout the nine months, indeed some may be looking to improve. As your baby grows and your body changes you need to learn how to adapt with safety, learning strategies to manage those wonderful changes pregnancy brings. Yes getting bigger every day is a good thing! This means your previous exercise of choice may need to be adapted. We tailor our classes to varying levels of fitness, extending those who need it and modifying the program for others needing to improve. For labour: Frequent position changes and being up and about and walking around for the duration of your labour requires strength and endurance. Degrees of pain relief can be achieved with movement learned in class . Yes like all other times in life, it helps to be fit. For new motherhood: The persistent bending and lifting that comes with motherhood requires core stability, strong legs and
