Prenatal Training in Vancouver
Your body is changing, and the way you train can change with it. At Alignmethod, we help you build strength, understand your body and move with confidence throughout pregnancy.
Build strength for pregnancy, birth and motherhood.
Experienced guidance, personal understanding
With over 17 years of experience supporting hundreds of women through pregnancy, prenatal training is a fundamental part of Alignmethod.
Our founder, Janet, trained throughout her own pregnancies and brings both personal experience and extensive prenatal education to her work. Alongside our team’s specialist training, this experience shapes a thoughtful, individual approach to supporting you through each stage.
Motherhood is physical. Lifting your growing baby, carrying a car seat, folding a stroller and getting up from the floor all take strength and coordination.
Pregnancy is an opportunity to build those foundations. Our training focuses on:
Maintaining and building strength as your body changes.
Developing awareness of your breath, core and pelvic floor.
Practising everyday movements, including lifting, carrying, squatting and bending.
Adapting exercise to your energy, comfort and stage of pregnancy.
Whether you already exercise or are finding your starting point, we meet you where you are.
Strength for the life ahead
Canadian pregnancy guidelines recommend a combination of aerobic activity and resistance training for women without contraindications to exercise. Prenatal physical activity can reduce the risk of gestational diabetes, high blood pressure and pre-eclampsia, and may reduce the severity of lower-back and pelvic pain. (bjsm.bmj.com)
Research also links exercise during pregnancy with a lower likelihood of caesarean birth and potentially shorter postpartum recovery time. Every birth and recovery is different; our aim is to help you build physical capacity and confidence for your own experience. (www.acog.org)
Supported by research
Research and guidance
Where should you begin?
Our Alignmethod Hybrid classes and private training sessions are both great options during pregnancy, with guidance and adaptations to support your changing needs.
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.