For maximum comfort during pregnancy, a well-designed
prenatal exercise program helps an expectant mom maintain strong
postural musculature, overall strength and flexibility and cardio
respiratory fitness. Exercises include those that help alleviate
many of the common discomforts of pregnancy, such as back pain,
sciatica, constipation, swelling, and varicose veins. Other
relaxation, breathing, and movement exercises will increase
your awareness for the changing needs of your body and enhance
the connection with your child. Also, the program offered by
Wellness for Women addresses specific muscles in order
to develop endurance for the exertions of birthing.
One important part of the prenatal program includes pelvic floor exercises, such as Kegels.
Regular practice of these exercises during pregnancy offers many benefits:
- Expands awareness and control of the pelvic floor muscles,
skills which are especially helpful during labor and birth
- Improves tone and vascularization of the pelvic floor
muscles
- Facilitates post partum strengthening exercises
- Promotes healing of episiotomies, perineal tears, and
hemorrhoids
- Reduces likelihood for post partum urinary stress incontinence
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Testimonial
"I am very happy to recommend Elisa's prenatal exercise
program to any pregnant woman. It certainly helped me a lot.
I was carrying a particularly heavy baby as we later discovered
(he weighed in at 9lb 5 oz) and thanks to the prenatal movement
and aquatics program I took with Elisa I was able to work
right up to the last day of my pregnancy. "
Shaan Libby
San Francisco, California
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