NAPR: Pilates & pregnancy

Re: NAPR: Pilates & pregnancy

• brandonsfuturewife07 member

  January 2010

  my OB

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• brandonsfuturewife07 member

  January 2010

  my OB said

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• brandonsfuturewife07 member

  January 2010

  my OB said no

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• brandonsfuturewife07 member

  January 2010

  my OB said no bc

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• brandonsfuturewife07 member

  January 2010

  my OB said no bc of

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• brandonsfuturewife07 member

  January 2010

  my OB said no bc of how

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• brandonsfuturewife07 member

  January 2010

  my OB said no bc of how much

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• brandonsfuturewife07 member

  January 2010

  my OB said no bc of how much it

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• brandonsfuturewife07 member

  January 2010

  my OB said no bc of how much it works

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• brandonsfuturewife07 member

  January 2010

  my OB said no bc of how much it works your

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• brandonsfuturewife07 member

  January 2010

  damn bump.

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• hula_lula

  January 2010

  I've seen prenatal pilates DVDs at Target- they just modify the excersizes slightly.

  I tried to do a (stardard) session once during early pregnancy and it felt like my abs were being ripped to shreds

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• Sally J member

  January 2010

  I did pilates twice a week until I was 34 weeks along.  I did them at the 24 hour fitness a few blocks from work, so I had to walk down there.  I started having terrible sciatica pain around 34 weeks and the  walk was too much for me. 

  I let my OB know and she said it was fine to just be careful about the ab work and balancing.  I let the instructor know as well and she always gave me alternative moves during the intense ab work.

  

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• webMistress0609 member

  January 2010

  I was a Pilates & Yoga addict before BFP & kept it up until about 29 weeks or so. I just modified the exercises & got prenatal DVDs. I had to give up almost all exercise though because I had wicked sciatica & PSD & it just hurt to much. I've been a total exercise slacker since Ari was born & need to get back on the ball for real though. 
  

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• e_b_r

  January 2010

  i'd been away from pilates in any serious way for a couple of years when i got preg, but i did a couple of different prenatal DVDs throughout my preg. i laughed at how unchallenging they looked compared to the real thing until i tried them

  you'll want to limit the amount of time you spend on your back once you're further along, but i was told that can be accommodated by switching up the order of the exercises or doing various pg modifications. splinting your abs can help if you're developing diastasis as well.

  GL!
  

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• Ruggerkitty

  January 2010

  I'm 39 weeks and still going to pilates twice a week. I do private sessions, mostly on the reformers, with an instructor who is familiar with all the ways to properly modify a workout for a pregnant person. We do lots of butt and arms, rowing type moves to strengthen upper back, and side lifts to work the obliques, but not the abs. I'm so grateful that I've stuck with it, I feel really strong and tall when I walk out of there, and I know it will only help my delivery/recovery. Don't give it up! 

  

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• Brooke81 member

  January 2010

  I did a special prenatal pilates class I don't think un-modified pilates would be okay. Way too much of a workout for your abs. the prenatal class I took worked certain side ab muscles and your legs, arms, back and kegels.
  

  
  
  
  
  

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• kat.in.the.hat

  January 2010

  I'm sure this doesn't mean anything as it's way too early for anything to be happening down there (I'm only 11DPO) but good lord, things felt odd down there in today's class.

  I think that might have more to do with what a wuss I am
  

  
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