Why Pilates for Pregnancy?
Pilates is known for improving posture by strengthening abdominal and back muscles. Never is this more important than in pregnancy. Training the lower abdominal muscles will help provide muscle memory, which will help to shorten the pushing stage of delivery. Most first time mothers have longer labors because they don’t know where to push from. Pilates is a remarkable exercise program for pregnancy since it is designed to strengthen the abdominals that support the internal organs; provide gentle fluid movements that will not jar or overstretch a pregnant body; and train the abdominal wall so that it returns to a flatter shape more quickly after delivery.
