My prenatal exercise at Nurture Fitness is designed to support mother and baby throughout the pregnancy. As a certified pre and post-natal coach who’s trained in Safe Return to Exercise (RTE) for Mothers, Pelvic Floor Safety Training and Pregnancy Pilates, I offer tailored support to mothers and their babies before, during and after pregnancy.
Prenatal Exercise
Congratulations on your pregnancy! Exercise while pregnant has numerous benefits for both mum and baby. At Nurture Fitness, you can benefit from our gentle Pregnancy Pilates Classes, or a one-on-one session in the studio.
As a certified Pre and Post-natal coach and Pelvic Floor Safe Trainer, I aim to prepare your body for the demands of childbirth and caring for a new-born. Strengthen and stretch your body, while maintaining your fitness and meeting other mums-to-be.
Preggy Pilates is a 45 minute class designed to prepare your body for pregnancy and childbirth. This class uses safe matwork pilates exercises and lightweight equipment such as swiss balls, small balls and bands.
Preggy Pilates will help you strengthen your muscles in preparation for birth, maintain your fitness and reduce, or avoid common aches and pains associated with pregnancy as you grow your baby.
Preggy Pilates
4 weeks of 45 minute sessions
$15.50 per class invoiced as a 4 week block $62, or $17.50 casual
Nurture Fitness’s Preggy Pilates class is suitable at all stages during pregnancy, however your midwife will need to fill out a clearance form before you can participate in this class.
Class times don’t suit? Wanting an individual session? Why not book a personal training session and make exercise work around your schedule! Personal training for $65/session Please note: We have a limited amount of time slots available during school hours.
FAQs
No, but there are plenty of online workouts out there to choose from. It’s important to note that when you workout on your own at home, you may not know if you’re doing the exercise correctly. Small position changes during an exercise, or using the correct breathing can make all the difference. You can do a lot of damage to your body by doing exercises that are too hard too soon e.g making an abdominal separation worse, or worsening pelvic floor dysfunction. Nurture Fitness is safety focussed, so I only run small face-to-face classes, because I’m very passionate about ensuring my clients use the correct techniques and receive proper posture and breathing modifications wherever necessary.
Yes I recommend all new clients have an assessment before they start.
Please wait until you’ve been cleared by your midwife or GP. Once cleared, this doesn’t mean you can go straight into high intensity exercise. In most cases, the return to exercise programme at Nurture Fitness is suitable anytime from 6-8 weeks post-birth (depending on the birth), however in the interest of short and long-term safety, getting back to exercise is always assessed on an individual basis.
Usually not until you have been cleared by a women’s health physio. I don’t recommend running before 5 months post-birth.
Yes, children and babies are welcome during any daytime session.
Yes absolutely! There are still plenty of options for someone with an abdominal separation. I will closely monitor your abdominal control during the exercises making sure you activate the correct muscles. I also build you up slowly as you’re ready for the harder exercises. I’m trained to check for separation, so I’m able to keep an eye that it’s improving and you’re regaining strength through your abdominals.
Absolutely!
Yes, I’m very flexible with payment terms, just let me know about your situation.
I see the block has already started. Is it too late to join in or do I have to wait until next term?
It depends on the class. Pilates classes and Buggy Fit are fine to join at any time during the term. The Mums and Bubs Safe Return to Exercise runs as a 6 week block, so once it has started you’re unable to join, until the next round. A new group starts every 4 weeks, so simply join the waitlist for the next class. You can even book some one-on-one sessions while you wait.
Yes, I offer a mobile training service and I can bring fitness gear to you.
If you’re injured, I recommend you get checked out by a physiotherapist.
Yes, gift vouchers are available. Simply send an email to arrange an order, or pick one up after your next class.
Nurture Fitness is committed to following all guidelines issued by The Ministry of Health’s Framework for Indoor Exercise Facilities. View Nurture Fitness’s Covid-19 Policy here.
Yes, personal training clients need to provide at least 24 hours notice, or 50% of the session price will need to be charged. For group classes, I cannot provide refunds, however I can offer a credit, so you can take another class at a time that suits. View Nurture Fitness’s full Cancellation Policy here.