Visions Wellness Center NYC

Strong and Fit Moms 

It is important to have a strong but flexible body to carry the baby without aches and pains.  Exercise will help your mental as well as physical state as you progress through each trimester.      Learn how to exercise safely under the guidance of a qualified professional.  We have been working with pregnant and post-partum moms for over 6 years.  If you are post-partum and have no help you are welcome to bring your baby with you. 

Benefits of Exercise

• Controlling excess maternal weight gain
• Improved metabolism
• Increased stamina (very helpful for labor stage)
• Improved sleeping
• Reduction in back pain
• Improved circulation
• Stress reduction
• Increased pain tolerance/threshhold
• Shorter pushing stage
• More rapid post-partum recovery

Programs are designed for a minimum of twice a week, preferably three times per week so you can learn correct movement patterns to reduce your chance of injury.  Programs can be performed independently once the instructor feels you are performing the movement competently with the safety of your joints in mind.  (Speak with Christine for more information on independent program design).

Post Partum

After you have the baby you'll need to strengthen your core (pelvic joints loosen with birth, other muscles are stretched out).  This will help you cope with feeding the baby and picking him/her up so many times during the course of the day.  (Nightly feeds every three hours and no sleep can take their toll on the body post partum!)

Please email for further information: christine@visionswellness.com

For information on pregnancy and exercise go to www.acog.org/publications.  

Band walking for the hips

Contraindications

to  exercise

• Multiple miscarriages
• Breakthrough bleeding
• Incompetent cervix
• Hypertensive (High Blood Pressure)
• Placenta previa
•  Uterine growth retardation
•  Preterm labor during prior pregnancy
• Preterm membrane rupture
• Abnormal swelling in the extremities and/or face - check with ob/gyn
• Back, hip or pubic pain
• Any cardiac, vascular or pulmonary disease