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Pilates is wonderful for pregnancy, but there are a few things you have to avoid. First
off, very simply, don't be belly down. After the first trimester, it's going to be pretty
uncomfortable to be lying on your belly, so just do the exercises where you can be on
your back or on your side. Also, at a certain point you are not going to want to necessarily
be on your back, but have a little bit of an incline. You can prop up your head and
shoulders to release that tension on your lower back. Also at some point, all the relaxing
in your body is going to be softening up your ligaments. So, it's not advisable to do deep
stretching. As you stretch in pilates, let the muscles stretch. Keep the stretch out
of your joints and therefore, out of your ligaments. Finally, you want to be very, very
mindful about doing a lot of let's say, spinal flexion, a lot of curling of your spine. The
problem with that is that you can develop *** diastasis. It's a separation of the
muscle that runs straight up and down your belly. It's like a hernia. The muscle's fibers
will repeater and you'll see a little bit of a hole when you press down. It's not impossible
to fix, but it's a long journey to rehabilitate that muscle. So, avoid any kind of deep, strong
contraction of your *** abdominis muscle. Avoid any curling abdominal postures and you
should be much safer at avoiding it. So, in summary, if you would like to do pilates while
you're pregnant, try to find a prenatal pilates class. The instructor will help you stay safe
while you're pregnant.