Thursday @ 6.00pm

What

Gentle exercise during pregnancy is a lovely way to aid relaxation, maintain your fitness levels and help you to feel happy and positive. If you are expecting a baby, and whether you are in the first, second or third trimester, it is truly important that you do the right sort of exercise. To keep both you and your growing baby safe it is highly advisable to exercise with an instructor who is fully trained in pre and post natal fitness – this will also give you peace of mind.. Pregnancy affects our bodies in so many ways: posture is altered, the abdominals lengthen and stretch, and the pelvic floor is put under a great deal of strain. Taking part in a regular exercise programme that is tailored for expectant women will not only increase your energy levels and help prevent lower back pain but it will also encourage a more speedy post natal recovery.

Fit4Birth is a highly effective, easygoing and enjoyable ante natal exercise class incorporating a unique mixture of Pilates, core stability and postural strengthening exercises, using foam rollers, resistance bands and body weight exercises. The course will help to strengthen the postural muscles, thus reducing the risk of pregnancy-related back pain, maintain the tone of your deep abdominal muscles during the first months of pregnancy, keep the pelvic floor strong, and aid relaxation.

When

Courses start in January, April and September and run during term time only for 10 weeks on Thursdays at 6pm: this enables me to look after the same small group of women for the whole of this period, and it also ensures that I am aware of any medical restrictions (back trouble, joints, pregnancy-related complications etc.) that people might have on the course, as everyone fills in a confidential medical screening form beforehand. Fit4Birth takes place in a lovely new hall set in beautiful countryside just south of Loughborough. Classes are limited to a maximum of 15 so that I can make sure that everyone gets sufficient help and feedback.

How Much

The cost is £55 for the 10 weeks

If you are coming towards the end of your pregnancy and you don’t complete the course, I will offer you a reduction – equivalent to the number of classes missed – on one of my popular and very sociable post natal exercise courses.

If, on the other hand, you are in the early stages of pregnancy you are invited to book for two consecutive courses with an overall discount of 10%, so that you pay £99 rather than £110.

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Caroline, University Lecturer

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I do hope you like the sound of Fit4Birth. If you do, please have a look at the Frequently Asked Questions below, and then follow a few simple steps for booking onto the next course. If at the end of all that you still have any unanswered queries then please do feel free to contact me via email (Joanna@zest4lifeuk.com), text (07899938032) or telephone (01509 210269).

6 Steps To Joining Fit4Birth

1. Go into Latest & Blog and check that there are spaces available on the Fit4Birth courses.
2. Download and Print out the medical screening and informed consent forms.
3. Fill in these forms clearly and make sure that you have remembered to sign them where required. Please do not leave out the sections asking for mobile ‘phone number and email address as I will be sending you an information sheet via email and text messages are used if classes need to be rescheduled due to unforseen circumstances.
4. A cheque for £59 made payable to Zest4lifeUK should be written – thank you!
5. Please post the two forms along with the cheque to the following address:
• The Studio
• 5 Burnaston Way
• Loughborough
• Leics LE11 2HZ
6. Once steps 1-5 have been completed, please send me an email with the words “Fit4Birth application sent” in the subject box.

That’s it! Once I have received the forms and payment, your place is booked. Dates, times and venue will be confirmed in an information sheet which I will then email to you. I would strongly advise you to print out the information sheet and keep it somewhere accessible as a reminder of all the bits and bobs you need when the course starts.