PILATES PREGNANCY AND POSTNATAL MAT AND SMALL PROPS COURSE
Take the next step with your pre and postnatal education. I am so happy to be able to offer you this workshop online. There is new content, new moves and new information! The Pilates Pregnancy and Postnatal online course will take a closer look at issues and programming and how to make a positive experience for your pre and postnatal clients and beyond – one video at a time.
Learner Outcomes
- Understanding your duty of care when working with pre and postnatal clients
- Effective programming for the different trimesters of pregnancy, and the changes associated
with each stage - Grow your skills and client base as a Pilates Instructor
- Understanding the key physical changes that impact on exercise prescription for pre and post-natal clients
- Understanding key contraindications and risks to exercise in pre and post-natal clients
- Maximising the use of the referral process where appropriate for pre and post-natal clients
- Developing a repertoire of Pilates exercises that are appropriate for pre and post-natal clients
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse explained and pelvic floor safe exercises and programs included
- DRAM explained, exercises and programs included to close the gap
- Pelvic Girdle Pain explained, programs and exercises included
About the Course
For your benefit the following is covered in this course:
- Contraindications
- Pelvic girdle pain
- SIJ dysfunction
- Odema
- Duty of care
- Benefits
- Prenatal timeline
- The dangers of overheating
- The effects of relaxing and how programming changes with the flux of this hormone
- How to correctly work with symphysis pubis dysfunction
- Cardio vascular changes
- Hormonal changes
- Respiratory system changes
- Pelvic floor and the importance of working the eccentricleuscle phase
- Pelvic floor dysfunction
- Hypertonic pelvic floor
- Pelvic organ prolapse
- Postural changes and programming to remedy
- How to work with Diastasis Recti during pregnancy and how to close the gap postnatal
- Mastitis
- Caesarean section
- Episiotomy
What is Included
You will also receive access to the online version of the course. The format is different to the face to face and is a great reminder of what we will cover in the course and specifically adds more details to the face to face content.
1 repertoire manuals for mat
10 CEC’s with The APMA
15 PDP’s with The Pilates Alliance of Australasia
6 PDP’s with Physical Activity Australia
Reviews
“I really enjoyed the course and I’m really looking forward to the online content also. The content of yesterdays course was great. I learnt a lot of valuable information that I can’t wait to use for myself and in my teaching. You are so knowledgeable when it comes to pilates and pre/post natal content and I loved the opportunity to sit down with you at the end and ask all my silly questions! Thank you!! It was also awesome to have the small number of participants and meet other pregnant pilates instructors!!” Mel Briglia
🙏“Thank you so very much for doing the hard work I am sure it took to get this priceless info out for those of us who need it and love it and fold it into our daily work.” Mel
💪“Many great exercises. I valued the exercise demonstrations the most. Lots of new exercises for pregnant clients, and a much better understanding of dos and don’ts!” Angela
👩🎓“This was most definitely a great learning experience in a great learning atmosphere! I valued the practice and discussion and the theory behind it… as well as the prenatal programming.” Giane
🌷“This workshop has definitely assisted me with my practice. I valued learning more about the pelvic floor and just how important it is to relax and not just working it. The most valuable content was what not to do pre and postnatal plus how to adapt the program as weeks progressed. I wanted to do this course as I felt that my original training was not quite enough to feel confident teaching.” Anna
🤰“This course has provided me with lots of new and modified repertoire variations for all studio apparatus and mat work, from prenatal to post – very valuable information. I would absolutely recommend this workshop! I valued learning the new repertoire and doing the work on my own body. Great value for money” Alison
“Thank you for such a fantastic course on Sunday. I really enjoyed it and definitely feel more confident working with pre and post natal clients given all the information learnt. I’m really excited about working through the remaining modules. It really is a fantastic course Louise 💜” Anna Renwick
“It was lovely meeting you virtually on Sunday. It has been wonderful as the resources are great, manuals for easy programming and most importantly knowing that client is getting the best exercises at every stage of their pregnancy. I wish had done this course earlier.” Annemarie Dimasi
“Hi Louise. Thanks so much for putting the pre post natal course together. I’ve been using some of the new exercises in my classes and my clients are loving them! The various formats of the course allowed the information to sink in and the continued focus on the most important aspects really made them stick. Thanks again!” Lloyd
This course is recognised with Physical Activity Australia with 6 PDPs
This course is Recognised with the Pilates Alliance of Australia with 15 PDP’s
This course is recognised with the APMA with 10 CEC’s
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Module 1
- Pre and Postnatal MAT Workbook
- Getting Started
- Quiz – Getting Started
- The Knack
- Duty of Care
- Pre-natal Timeline
- Quiz – Prenatal Timeline
- Vasodilation
- When to Stop your Session
- Overheating
- Client Information Form Walkthrough
- Still Birth and Tiny Ladder with Lauren Hewes
- Step by Step – How to Work with Pre and Postnatal Clients
- Course Support
- Thank You
- Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Women
- Bristol Stool Chart
- Transcript of First Unit in First Module
- Pelvic Floor Screening Tool for Women
- Quiz – Pelvic Floor Screening Tool for Women
- Exercise During Pregnancy
- Quiz – Exercise During Pregnancy
- Pregnancy and Exercise
- Pregnancy Guide
- Quiz – Pregnancy Guide
- 10 Step Guide to Pelvic Floor Safe Exercise
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Module 2
- First Trimester Mat Workout
- Modified Exercises for Arms and Legs
- Quiz – Repertoire
- Pilates Pregnancy Guidelines
- Relaxin
- Hormonal Changes
- Pre and Postnatal Exercise Guidelines
- Pelvic Floor Safe Resistance Exercise
- Quiz – Pelvic Floor Safe Resistance Exercise
- Pregnancy and Exercise
- Pre-eclampsia
- Policy Prenatal Pilates
- The Top 10 Pelvic Floor Protection Principles by Michelle Kenway
- Pregnancy and Exercise Guidelines by Pelvic Floor First
- Pilates Pregnancy and Postnatal 3
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Module 3
- Trimester Two Mat Workout
- Prenatal Pilates Pregnancy
- Pelvic Floor
- Quiz – Pelvic Floor
- Pelvic Floor Essentials with Sue Croft
- Hypertonic Pelvic Floor
- Quiz – Hypertonic Pelvic Floor
- Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction
- Pilates Exercise for SIJ Pain
- Quiz – Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction
- Pelvic Floor Anatomy
- Quiz – Pelvic Floor Anatomy
- This Unicorn Changed the Way I Poop
- Do you Hover or Sit when using a Public Toilet
- Squeezy
- Expecting a Baby
- Quiz – Expecting a Baby
- Prolapse
- One in Three Women who have had a Baby Wet Themselves
- Quiz – Client story
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Module 4
- Trimester Three Mat Workout
- How to Open Out Rounded Shoulders
- Pregnancy Posture
- Quiz – Pregnancy Posture
- Breathing Arms
- Faecal Incontinence
- The Pelvic Floor and Core Exercises
- Quiz – The Pelvic Floor and Core Exercises
- Emptying your Bladder after Birth
- Improving your Recovery after Birth
- Normal Bowel Function
- Pelvic Floor Exercises
- Perineal Tears – 3rd and 4th Degree
- Pregnancy Related Pelvic Pain
- Avoid Constipation after Vaginal Repair Surgery
- Quiz – Diastasis of the Rectus Abdominis
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Module 5
- Postnatal
- Coccydynia
- Diastasis Recti
- Postpartum Abdominal Separation
- Mums and Bubs Class
- How to do a Rec Check
- Postnatal Exercises
- Pelvic Floor Recovery
- Mastitis
- Pregnancy Related Carpal Tunnel
- Quiz – Pregnancy Related Carpal Tunnel
- Abdominal Muscle Separation or Diastasis
- Menopause
- Quiz – Menopause
- Returning to Sport or Exercise after Birth
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