Has anyone tried prenatal yoga? Did you like it?
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I'm trying it for the first time tomorrow!
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@aprk: Me too! How far along are you?
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20 weeks tomorrow. Probably should have started earlier
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Let me know how you like it! I am not flexible AT ALL so I am super nervous.
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I've been practicing yoga for the past 9 years, so it isn't new to me, but I have modified my practice since getting pregnant. I've just been practicing at home with some more advance prenatal yoga that I got from yogadownload.com. They have more beginner-geared options as well. It might be worth downloading one of their videos and giving it a try before committing to a class
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I did a class at5 weeks. Not sure I reaped any physical benefits since I was so early, but I did like that 10 minutes at the beginning of the class was set aside for sharing about what ails you and what's happy in your pregnancy that week. Seemed like a real community.
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I love it. I have a really good teacher which makes a big difference I think, part of it is more traditional poses and other parts are more meditation oriented.
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@hergreenapples: I would think if you are just starting yoga, it would be more important to do it in a class so the instructor watches to make sure you are doing poses right. Especially while pregnant, when you joints get all crazy flexible, I would think you could hurt yourself by doing poses wrong. Of course, this is coming from someone whose sister is a prenatal yoga instructor, so I'm biased. If you already did yoga, you would know better how to do the poses and just modify them.
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@Foodnerd81: I suppose that argument could be made, but in a beginner class, particularly a prenatal class, there would not be anything overly complex or likely to cause injury. I was merely thinking that if OP is unsure about signing about for a class (as I know that many prenatal yoga classes can't be done on a drop-in basis, but require a long term time and financial commitment) that it might be helpful to watch a video - even if she doesn't do the poses - to get a sense of whether or not yoga is for her.
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@hergreenapples: OOH! I didn't realize you have to do a series, I thought it would just be drop in, like most regular yoga classes I've done. I take it back, doing a video would make a lot of sense before signing up for 6 weeks or something.
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I signed up for a class for the reasons @Foodnerd81 mentions. I need direction! I have no idea what I'm doing yet
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@hergreenapples: I am actually really lucky in this sense. I've been going to the same training facility for about a year now (my trainer specializes in scoliosis) and he recently opened up a new studio for group classes. He recommended that I try the prenatal yoga and said that I could drop in on a class for free. After that, I would have to sign up for the series.
I appreciate the tips on the videos though!
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I did prenatal yoga from around 10 weeks to 20 weeks and I enjoyed it. I especially liked the hip opening poses and some poses really helped with my back pain.
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I did prenatal yoga a little bit, but much preferred an amazing pre-natal pilates class at my gym. It's good to do whatever you can though when you're pregnant, cuz babies require A LOT of strength! They get heavy so quickly!! (and being fit through pregnancy is rumored to help with labor...)
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