GS Fitness Bootcamp Aylesbury

Strength training isn't just for professional athletes and competitive bodybuilders – mums-to-be can reap its benefits too. But like other good forms of exercise during pregnancy it’s important that you know how to do it safely. 

At GS Fitness our qualified Personal Trainer will design a personalised program that will develop as your pregnancy progresses. Your Personal Trainer is Level 3 Pre and Post Natal Exercise qualified, and a women’s exercise specialist.

Pre and Post-Natal strength-training is a great way to strengthen your abdominal and back muscles, increase your stamina for labor and delivery, and help prevent post-natal conditions such as diastasis recti and weak pelvic floor.

Your PT will ensure that your program follows correct strength training guidance for pregnant women. As your body changes through each trimester, so will your strength training routine.

The benefits of exercise for pregnant women include:

• Strengthening your abdominal and back muscles, helping prevent the lower back pain that's common during pregnancy.

• Building stamina,  beneficial during labor and delivery.

• Keeping pregnancy weight gain within a healthy range for your body.

• Lowering the risk of preeclampsia.

• Lowering the risk of Diastasis Recti (separation of the abdominal muscles) and strengthening your pelvic floor.

• Improving your mood and self esteem, potentially helping to  manage changes in mood and pregnancy stress.

• Lowering the risk  of gestational diabetes. (One study has suggested that strength training can reduce the need for insulin therapy).

• Shorter labor and lowering the chance of a c-section delivery, and helping post-natal recovery.

You may not be the only one seeing benefits: Research shows that strength training may help your baby’s foetal development. One long-term study showed that children born to women who lifted weights three to five times per week during pregnancy had more lean body mass and were longer than children born to women who didn’t lift weights.

Before starting a strength training program with GS Fitness we recommend that you discuss this with your GP or healthcare professional. Once you have been cleared to commence training your PT will invite you to a consultation at  our studio in Aylesbury to discuss your personal requirements. This will include assessing your posture and mobility so that your strength training program is as effective as possible.