Prenatal yoga?

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Has anyone ever done or currently doing prenatal yoga? I'm looking into it for several reasons to improve my pregnancy, but I've never even done yoga before and I always get a little bit of social anxiety when it comes to doing these kind of things. Anyways, I'm looking for some positive feedback on the subject. 😀

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Prenatal yoga isn't intense at all. It's mostly stretching and relaxing. It's not a yoga class like you're probably thinking. There's no reason to be intimidated. I used to go with my first pregnancy but stopped because it bored me. I was used to my twice a week high intensity intermediate/advanced Classical Pilates training and weight lifting. I had also been doing some Vinyasa yoga for a year, which is pretty intense, and I really enjoyed it. But prenatal yoga is the opposite of that, it's very slow and relaxing. It wasn't for me, but if you're new to yoga you'll definitely like it and fit right in. I wouldn't suggest it for someone looking to be challenged physically.

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Just find a video on YouTube and do it at home

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I have done it a few times and plan on trying to do it 3 times a week for health benefits! There is an app on the iPhone called "prenatal yoga master class" that has 10 minute videos that are very gentle and feel great!

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I'm currently doing prenatal yoga🕉 and i enjoy it. It's easy and i get relaxed. And my aunt bought me a prenatal yoga dvd as well. 
The next day after you do it, if you aren't used to it your muscles may  be sore because you don't use them and the stretching. I hope you enjoy it.

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Love my prenatal yoga class! A lot of times I'm the only one in the class but my instructor is super nice and cool! It has helped with all my aches and pain. I was very depressed and had high anxiety back in January. That is when I started yoga and I can say my mental health has greatly improved and my mood swings are much less and more controlled! :) I hope you start!

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I found a yoga channel on YouTube and the girl ended up being pregnant so did prenatal yoga videos too. They are about 20 mins long and I just do them in my bedroom. I need to do them more but I'm so exhausted. I think an actual class would be intimidating but fun! I never really did yoga before this, I can't do everything 100% but you just do your best and eventually you can do it all.

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I'm doing it once a week. My hospital that I will be delivering at offers it. I love it. I'm no yogi at all, neither am I very flexible. It's mainly about great stretches and poses to open your hips to deal with back pain and also pain during labor. Give it a shot, I'm sure it'll make you feel great.

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I haven't done it but a pregnant friend of mine is doing it and she likes it. It's all about stretching and relaxation, which will be good for you, especially towards the end of your pregnancy.

I don't recommend that you do any online/youtube prenatal yoga. When you go to a class you have an instructor who can monitor what you are doing and make sure that you are doing everything right, in particular technique. If you do it at home you do run the risk of hurting yourself if you don't do the moves correctly. When you are pregnant you are more flexible than normal as your ligaments and joints are getting ready to push a baby out. That increases your risk of hurting yourself when doing things like yoga and pilates.

Plus, going to a group class will be good as even though you may get social anxiety  (I understand as I get it too), you can meet some other mum's to be, which will be good for you 😊

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I've been doing yoga for about ten years and did the prenatal yoga with my first two pregancies and I'm doing it now with my third one. I started it in college and had instructors and taken different classes so I know how to do the moves. If you just starting I would look into taking a class to get the help for proper placement of your body. You can watch different YouTube ones there are several out there. You can even start with a breathing one and very simple moves. I love it and my two boys who are 4 & 2 do yoga with me.

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I did it got the dvd Coz I don't do groups well an found it great but was told to stop by my physio. If your in the UK more than happy to send you my DVD x

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