How long is the program and what is the difficulty level?
Broken down into 3 trimesters, EvolveYou Prenatal gym and home have been carefully created with a unique 3 stage approach based on focusing on a strength program fused with the optional Pilates workout a week including all the pre natal approved modifications to keep you safely moving throughout your pregnancy journey.
The 40 week program has been designed to support you throughout your pregnancy, by choosing the week of pregnancy you currently are you can continue your fitness journey once you’ve had sign off from your doctor or medical professional.
The program is designed to be 1 level however has been designed week by week tailored to each week of your pregnancy.
All pregnancy journeys are different, if you experience any complications, or specific conditions, we’d advise you to check with your doctor/medical professional for them to check if the workouts are suitable for you.
Workouts are designed by a qualified professional specifically for our prenatal community members and have been signed off by a qualified prenatal PT to ensure that all exercises and alternative exercises are suitable to be completed throughout each trimester they have been included for.
Strength workouts in the Prenatal program across both the home and gym programs have been designed to take 45 minutes with a warm up and finisher included in the workouts.
All optional Pilates workouts will take from 10 to 20 minutes.
We’d recommend seeking advice from your Doctor/ medical professional before continuing with any program within the EvolveYou app. However, pregnancy is an ideal time for maintaining or adopting a healthy lifestyle.
If you were active prior to becoming pregnant you can continue following your existing program with the appropriate modifications each trimester once this has been approved by your doctor/ medical professional, unless you experience any complications.
The Prenatal program has been designed specifically for women working out during pregnancy so it is recommended to change your program to this one once you have been signed off to continue with the same type of exercise from your doctor/ medical professional.
Once you’ve had the all clear from your doctor or medical professional once you’re 6 - 12 weeks into your postnatal journey you can look to get back into exercise. Our 8 week Postnatal program is perfect for easing you back into exercise.
Remember to take things easy to begin with, you will need to make some adjustments to ensure you account for the changes your body is going through and have already been through. If you had surgery during your delivery then you may require additional modifications and will need to liaise with your doctor/ medical professional to confirm any and all exercises you can undertake whilst in recovery.