Prenatal Fitness: Safe Exercises, Yoga & Trimester Workouts

Safe prenatal exercise, including yoga and trimester-specific routines, promotes physical wellness and can even reduce round ligament pain. Myths about pregnancy fitness often discourage women, yet movement is generally beneficial.

Smiling pregnant women in yoga class lying on mats

Pilates & Pregnancy in the First Trimester

Published Jun,13 2017 | By Julie Vickers

Pilates is a form of exercise that helps to restore correct postural alignment, release tension and develop suppleness and strength.

Mother of three and graduate of the London Metropolitan University, Julie Vickers is an early years teacher and writer who also loves to craft and create! She writes on topics such as education, health and parenting for websites such as School Explained and has contributed learning sessions on child development and behavior for the Education Information and Learning Services website.