Course Description
The ‘Pilates & Pregnancy’ workshop is aiming to successfully prepare Pilates instructors and provide them with all the necessary knowledge and tools they need to guide women during pregnancy and after childbirth. In our two-day seminar, we will analyze all the up to date scientific evidence related to Pilates, the musculoskeletal adjustments of the female body during pregnancy (beginning the 3rd semester) and childbirth, as well as all current medical research on exercise.
Key concepts covered include:
- Physiology of pregnancy
- Childbirth
- Trainee evaluation
- Working along with the doctor
- Body changes per trimester
- Return to exercise after childbirth
- Matwork exercises with body weight per trimester
- Exercises with props
- Adapted exercises
- Designing a personal training course
- Exercises for relaxation
