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Postnatal Pilates: 4th Trimester Core Strengthening program

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  • Updated 2/2026
4.6
(104 Ratings)
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Course Information

Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
1 Hour(s) 6 Minute(s)
Language
English
Taught by
Josie McKenlay
Rating
4.6
(104 Ratings)

Course Overview

Postnatal Pilates: 4th Trimester Core Strengthening program

Accelerate the post-partum healing process & regain abdominal tone safely & effectively in just a few minutes a day

Reclaim your core strength and confidence with this expert-led 4th Trimester Healing Core Strengthening Program—designed specifically for new mothers in the postpartum period. This gentle yet effective program focuses on rebuilding abdominal muscles, restoring pelvic stability, and initiating deep core healing immediately after birth. Whether you’ve had a vaginal or cesarean delivery, our evidence-based approach supports diastasis recti recovery, improves posture, and enhances functional movement. With targeted breathing techniques, progressive core activation, and safe postnatal exercises, you’ll begin healing from day one. Ideal for women seeking holistic postpartum recovery, this program empowers you to reconnect with your body, reduce discomfort, and build a strong foundation for motherhood.

Postnatal exercise is so beneficial for mother and baby, but it must be safe, effective and appropriate. There are some exercises that can help you heal and others that will have a negative effect and delay your progress. You need to know which will be helpful and which you should avoid. There is a ton of contradictory advice out there but this course is based on my own UK level 3 training and the latest evidence from the research I have undertaken. It is very safe and can be started immediately after giving birth.

This programme offers the following benefits

  • Helps heals a diastasis recti and close the gap

  • Helps heal the pelvic floor and improve issues such as stress incontinence

  • Helps the uterus return to normal size

  • Strengthens the deep core abdominal muscles which will alleviate any back problems you may have suffered

  • Improves your posture which will have been affected during pregnancy

  • Helps you get back into shape so improves self-esteem

  • Exercises helps improve mood and promotes a good nights sleep

This course consists of

  • A preparation phase to help you begin the healing process and put you in touch with your core muscles to aid recovery from the inside out

  • Ten progressive exercises to strengthen the core, tone the abdominal muscles and flatten the belly

Valuable resources accompany each section to help you understand what is happening to your body post-partum and quizzes to help your understanding. Topics include

  • Post-natal changes

  • Benefits for you and baby

  • Risks and contraindications

  • Recommended exercise and the all-important types you should avoid

  • Information on diastasis recti and the role of the core

  • Nutrition & weight loss

  • Post natal check up checklist

Many clients have found that their abdominals are in better shape after this programme than they were pre-pregnancy. I've helped many women rebuild their self-confidence and take back control of their body. Let me help you too. Join today and experience guided support, expert instruction, and a nurturing environment tailored to your 4th trimester journey.

Please note: this is included in the Prenatal/Postnatal Training Course so if you are looking for guidance on the entire perinatal period or are an instructor looking for a CPD course, that is the course for you. Otherwise, this is an excellent postnatal healing programme.

Course Content

  • 4 section(s)
  • 15 lecture(s)
  • Section 1 Introduction
  • Section 2 Preparation
  • Section 3 Abdominal Training Programme
  • Section 4 Bonus Section

What You’ll Learn

  • How to heal your pelvic floor after giving birth, How to close the gap if you have a diastasis recti, The benefits of exercise to mother and baby, How to alleviate back pain by strengthening the deep core muscles, How to improve or eliminate stress incontinence, Nutrition rules during the postpartum period, Improve self-esteem and self-confidence by strengthening your abdominal muscles, Improve your posture which changes during pregnancy

Skills covered in this course


Reviews

  • L
    Larisa
    5.0

    SUPER

  • E
    Eucaris Jimenez
    5.0

    La maestra es muy buena, explica muy bien y con mucha calma.

  • S
    Stephanie Cooper
    5.0

    I have enjoyed the thorough instruction and the targeted exercises for the postpartum period. It is fabulous for regaining my body and getting back into shape.

  • N
    Norah McGrath
    3.0

    The content itself is good, the instructor is knowledgeable and the exercises definitely work. I'm grateful I had a knowledgeable place to turn to. Unfortunately for me, the programme is lecture style. The videos aren't designed for you to literally follow alongside each day. This is what I need. The instructor will explain the exercise and describe adjustments but not in a way you could follow in real-time. It's very content heavy. Before purchasing it would have been helpful to know that the instructor wouldn't 'count' alongside you or provide a summary of the exercises. I found it very easy to do the exercise very wrong or not quite as effectively. After 2 months of listening to these videos I still find myself interpreting the instruction differently every now and then. Tip: After you've listened to the video enough to know the material by heart, forward the video half way. That way you can at least listen to instructor in the background; keeping you a little on track.

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