Postpartum Training in Vancouver
After pregnancy and birth, your body deserves care, time and thoughtful support. At Alignmethod, we help you reconnect with your body and gradually build strength for the demands of motherhood and the activities you love.
Reconnect with your body. Rebuild your strength.
Experienced guidance, personal understanding
With over 17 years of experience supporting women through pregnancy and postpartum, we understand that every recovery is different.
Janet Kimmel, founder of Alignmethod, experienced this journey herself, returning to training after her own pregnancies. Her personal experience and extensive education underpin her passion for helping new moms feel connected, capable and confident. Together with our experienced team, she brings that understanding to every session.
Carrying your baby, lifting a stroller and spending hours feeding can place new demands on your body. Our approach helps you rebuild the foundations for everyday movement, with a focus on:
Reconnecting with your breath, core and pelvic floor.
Gradually rebuilding whole-body strength and mobility.
Developing comfortable lifting, carrying and bending patterns.
Returning to exercise at a pace that respects your recovery, energy and symptoms.
Strength for everyday motherhood
Your birth experience, abdominal and pelvic floor function, sleep and previous training all help shape your return to exercise.
Working with trainers who understand postpartum needs means your exercises can be adapted and progressed thoughtfully. We take your healthcare provider’s recommendations into account and work alongside pelvic floor physiotherapists when additional assessment or treatment is needed.
Why Postpartum Experience Matters
The 2025 Canadian postpartum guidelines highlight meaningful benefits of physical activity after childbirth, including reduced fatigue, improvements in depression and anxiety symptoms, and reduced lower-back and pelvic girdle pain. (bjsm.bmj.com)
The guidelines recommend a gradual, individual approach that reflects healing, symptoms and readiness. Small steps count, and progress should fit your circumstances. (bjsm.bmj.com)
Supported by Research
Research and Guidance
Where should you begin?
Our Hybrid classes, Hypopressives classes and private training sessions offer different starting points, depending on your stage of recovery and individual needs.
Private sessions provide a tailored approach to your specific goals, while our classes offer guided movement and support when you’re ready for a group setting.
Contact us, and we’ll help you choose the right starting point and match you with a trainer who’s a great fit for you.