{"id":394,"date":"2012-03-10T20:06:31","date_gmt":"2012-03-10T20:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pilateswithpriya.co.uk\/?p=394"},"modified":"2012-03-27T17:30:12","modified_gmt":"2012-03-27T17:30:12","slug":"pilates-for-bumps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pilateswithpriya.co.uk\/?p=394","title":{"rendered":"Pilates for Bumps."},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s now been 16 months since my bump became a baby and just 2 months since I started teaching AnteNatal Pilates. Teaching this class has reminded me how much Pilates helped me when I was pregnant. All those aches and pains were so helped by some simple exercises such as standing in a neutral spine position, shoulder bridges, pelvic tilts and side lying exercises.<\/p>\n

Pilates can also help strengthen the pelvic floor, strengthen the core muscles and help you prepare for birth. We practise strengthening and relaxing the core muscles. The exercises also help you focus on your breathing and build your body awareness. Bands and upper body strength are also worked on to prepare you for when baby arrives \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Currently I have 2 ladies who are both around the 37 week mark, those babies will be making an entrance to the world very shortly, and it’s exciting to work with these mummies to be. Last week we focused more on standing Pilates and then moved to the Birthing Balls. Most pregnant ladies seem to have these balls but few really know how to use them.<\/p>\n

Here’s a photo of the beautiful ladies, bumps and balls. I’m hoping some of them will move into my post natal class later on so I can meet the beautiful babies too.<\/p>\n

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Ladies, Bumps and Balls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So if you you are pregnant or know anyone who is, why not suggest some Pilates to them?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s now been 16 months since my bump became a baby and just 2 months since I started teaching AnteNatal …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":395,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,5],"tags":[16,25,26,37,71,83],"class_list":["post-394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-antenatal","category-classes","tag-antenatal-pilates","tag-birth","tag-birthing-ball","tag-core-strength","tag-pelvic-floor","tag-pregnant-pilates"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pilateswithpriya.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/dscf7174.jpg?fit=2281%2C1736&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3FIsx-6m","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1969,"url":"https:\/\/www.pilateswithpriya.co.uk\/?p=1969","url_meta":{"origin":394,"position":0},"title":"Pilates in Pregnancy, it’s a must.","author":"Priya Tew","date":"10 July, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"I've been lucky enough to teach antenatal pilates for 4 years now and in that time I must have worked with over 250 ladies. 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