Pre and Postnatal Exercise Specialist Workshop and Training

Approved for 1.9 NASM credits and 6 NCSF credits

Participants will leave the course with an in depth understanding of EXERCISE, CORE-BREATHING, and STRESS applicable to Pre & Post Natal Clients.  Major areas of focus include:

• Benefits of exercise during pregnancy that prevent complications and cause stunning health benefits to both mom and baby.
• Detriments of the lack of exercise during pregnancy.
• A comparison of modern childbirth trends and research compared to historical, ancient and natural wisdom.
• Core “Inner Unit” training, particularly understanding the Diaphragm, Transverse Abdominis, and Pelvic Floor muscles.
• Formal Pre/Post Natal Corrective Exercise Assessment, both novice and master approaches in functional training.
• Program Design and Periodization before and after delivery. “Sport (Pregnancy) Specific” Labor Training® and Belly Training®.
• Preventing, correcting, and supporting common pregnancy and postpartum challenges like diastasis recti, symphasis pubis disorder, varicose veins, lying supine, post-partum depression, C-section rehabilitation.
• The role of proper breathing in detoxification, mindfulness, correcting muscle imbalances, and preparing for birth.
• Understanding sympathetic and parasympathetic hormonal pathways and techniques for calming the mind and de-stressing.
• Expected weight gains, losses, and the big picture for returning the new mom to her pre-pregnancy body.
• Connecting and empathizing with the “inconvenience” of being a new mom amidst a modern world increasingly centered around convenience.