Hi!
I was just wondering if there were any other preggos or former preggos or not-yet-preggos who do reformer/chair/cadillac pilates? I started doing 3 sessions a week about 3 years ago when I threw out my back, and now I've dropped back to 2 sessions a week but since I've gotten pregnant I've just found it to be the BEST exercise! I am so exhausted all the time but I always feel energised coming out of the classes, and I really feel like I'm working all the right areas for the pregnancy/labour. Doesn't hurt that my instructor is also pregnant and so very informed on all the things I should be doing.
Just wondering if anyone else has had positive experiences with equipment pilates?
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I love Pilates on the reformer. Mat classes just don't do it for me. I was a ballet dancer for years but can't dance anymore so Pilates is the next best thing. I'm not pregnant, nor have I ever been but I'd imagine it would be good exercise for pregnant ladies since it works the core and that helps with delivery. Not sure about being on your back though.
I digress, but I love Pilates and what it does to the body. Such long, lean lines.
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I'm not really even on my back anymore - starting at about 14 weeks most of the reformer and caddy moves were modified so that I'm on an angle. And I'm doing a lot more on the fitball and chair now so I'm upright. I agree about it doing the body good - when I combined 3X/week pilates with a clean diet and some running, I don't think I had ever looked better. Hoping I can get back to that place post pregnancy.
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I *love* Pilates!! I usually only take mat classes though because of the cost =/
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@LindsayInNY: Yeah I hear you, it isn't cheap AT ALL. My husband does crossfit and between the two of us we probably spend more on exercise than food some weeks! But we decided to make it a priority about a year ago, we had a sit down and looked at our finances and decided we were willing to scrimp in other areas in order to continue doing what we both loved. Once the baby comes along, who knows!?
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@ScarletBegonia: I've been doing CrossFit for a couple months now and it's great for everything but my core! Most mat classes where I live are $20+, tower/reformer are even more =/
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@LindsayInNY: Yeah i buy my sessions in 20 or 30 packs to save a bit, they are typically 2 to 4 students for 1 instructor, so very personalised. My two instructors have actually become fairly good friends of mine, who I see outside class quite a bit (esp the one who is also pregnant, we are only about 5 weeks apart)...I pay usually about $29/session, with the occasional private session thrown in at $75/session.
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@ScarletBegonia: That's definitely the best way to save, despite the large expense up front! I would love to find a new place to start going...
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I did barre-based classes that incorporated yoga and pilates (core fusion, Bar method) every day when I was pregnant and absolutely loved it! It was the perfect pregnancy workout!
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