Pilates for pregnancy at Sevenoaks Physiotherapy:

• Specialist instruction from a highly qualified and very experienced pregnancy/postnatal instructor
• Specifically designed and balanced to help your body cope with the physical demands of pregnancy
• Maintaining good posture as pregnancy advances, weight shifts forward and centre of gravity changes
• Small classes give a high level of individual tuition and an opportunity to meet other mothers
• Helping your body to be stronger and more stable
• Improving body awareness, balance and control
• An essential complement to other forms of exercise
• Suitable for any stage of pregnancy
• Help prevent and reduce back, shoulder and pelvic girdle pain *
• Raise pelvic floor muscle awareness and help to prevent future problems caused by pregnancy changes**
• Improved physical recovery post birth

Women’s Health workshops are organised on a regular basis; the current topic is Pelvic Floor Health. These workshops are usually run in the evening for 90 minutes for a nominal cost. They include user-friendly basic anatomy, location and function, discussion around various problems which can arise especially in the childbearing period, around menopause and alter in life, the reasons behind exercise selection, basic exercises and the short and long term benefits. There are suggestions for further advice, information and help. Workshops are discussion based and are friendly and relaxed in small groups. All women are welcome whatever their age or stage in life.**