The best virtual pregnancy fitness classes, live and on-demand
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Hollie Grant, The Pilates PT
The woman behind Pilates PT, Hollie Grant, has combined her experience as an award-winning Pilates instructor and personal trainer with that of becoming a mother herself to create The Bump Plan. The programme – currently taught live via Zoom or on the Pilates PT app – includes trimester-specific classes that fuse gentle, low-impact cardio and pregnancy Pilates. Grant's direction and commentary throughout serves as a proof of her expertise, making you feel completely safe, and empowered both mentally and physically.
Follow Grant's live online classes here
Bumps & Burpees
Founded by Charlie Launder in 2014, Bumps & Burpees is a thriving community for those subscribing to their #thismumcan ethos, in addition to an accessible platform for fitness. There’s an offering for all levels of investment; prenatal PT coaching (from £70 a session, or £84 for duo training), downloadable e-books (from £5.99) with simple, follow-along pregnancy-safe workouts, and regular live classes from Launder and her fellow fitness specialists shared on Instagram (free for all).
Find out more at bumpsandburpees.com
Lucy Mills, Your Ideal Fit
Pilates and barre fitness specialist Lucy Mills conducts private and studio-feel group training from as little as £5 via live video classes. An expectant mother herself, Mills is trained in pre- and postnatal exercise and curates specialist programmes with suitable modifications for all stages of one’s motherhood journey. With no two sessions the same, she tailors her thorough teaching to your specific needs, with a considered focus on alignment for long-term strength. All mothers-to-be can try their first prenatal class for free with the code PREG-ME-TOO. We imagine you’ll be hooked.
Find out more and book a class at youridealfit.com
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The Louisa Drake Method
Known as the "shape-changer that generates stronger, longer and leaner bodies", The Louisa Drake Method has a pre- and postnatal programme called the LDM Pregnancy Project. In the regular online sessions, streamed via Zoom, celebrity trainer Drake – or a member of her team – lead a LDM Sculpt workout offering the most effective and supportive exercise adaptations for mothers to ensure they're physically fit and prepared for birth, and able to recover safely afterwards. To accompany the drop-in based classes (which are ideal for receiving individual support) comes LDM On Demand, a growing library of high quality content to enjoy whenever you have a window to workout.
See the timetable for online classes here
Mamawell
The Mamawell Method is the baby of Rosie Stockley, whose pre- and postnatal fitness specialism has recently expanded from live classes in South-West London to a video programme online. The pregnancy and postnatal editions each include eight on-demand workouts plus a written guide and email support, should you require it. Expect empowering, endorphin-inducing exercises with multiple adaptations offered, making them inclusive for all.
Find out more and subscribe to the programmes at mamawell.org
Paola's BodyBarre (PBB)
Highly experienced trainer (and mother of three) Paola Di Lanzo has taught her famed method, Paola’s BodyBarre at various luxury London studios including most recently, FLEX Chelsea. A cherished class is the 'BabyBarre', a specifically designed fusion of 'floor barre' for both pre- and postnatal women. The sessions help build strength and suppleness, focusing on core muscles including the pelvic floor. The best bit? Babies are welcome too. Currently, PBB can be accessed virtually, with group classes and also personal training offered by Di Lanzo.
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Fluidform Pilates
With three boutique studios in eastern Australia, Fluidform’s founder – Pilates guru Kristen King – has successfully taken her teaching techniques online for home practice. An excellently extensive platform, FFAH (Fluidform at home) provides over 150 home workouts to create customisable programmes for all, including specialist pre- and postnatal offerings. You can choose by workout type and area of focus, level, duration and equipment required. There are even reformer classes should you have access to one. Whichever way expect body-sculpting workouts that will improve posture and tone while strengthening and stretching your muscles. Subscriptions start from roughly £22 a month.
Find out more and subscribe here
Mum Hood
Pip and Joan, the women behind Mum Hood, are also the founders of Frame, London's funnest fitness studio chain with a cult following as strong as the instructors. Since entering into pre- and postnatal journeys themselves the friends filled a gap in the wellness market with safe, simple and effective workouts, both within the Frame locations and for women to do at home. With separate programmes – all specific to each stage of your early motherhood journey, various class types (from reformer Pilates to cardio and yoga), digital resources and inspirational events, Mum Hood is a family you'll want to be part of.
Discover the online programmes here
Heartcore At Home
Heartcore, one of London’s leading dynamic Pilates studios, has a slick new digital platform with livestream and on-demand workouts. Within Heartcore At Home you’ll find the brand’s signature Pre-Natal Pilates class – a fusion of Pilates, yoga and barre which combines dynamic movement with breath work to support and energise your body during all stages of pregnancy. Try the full (50 minute) and express (30 minute) classes on their ever-growing on-demand ‘Pre & Post-Natal’ library, now.
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Yogi2Me
With the option to book a private class at home (physically, or virtually), app Yogi2Me provides access to qualified yoga instructors who can modify postures to suit all stages of your pregnancy. They state that pregnancy yoga can play a key part in developing awareness of how body movement, sound, breathing and relaxation can be incredibly useful during the birthing process and beyond. Whether you want to reconnect the body and mind, release tension, or increase your energy levels – this can help you get there.
Barrecore
Barrecore, the barre fitness experts with 13 studios across the UK, say its method is "one of the safest workouts during pregnancy due to the low impact and mindful nature of our classes". They offer private maternity modification sessions, so you can join full classes with adaptations, and in addition have recently added a dedicated prenatal class every Saturday morning to the live schedule, streamed via Zoom. Expect to exhaust your muscles and experience the famous 'Barrecore shake', but rest assured it's safe for you and your baby.
Find the timetable and book here
Define London
Sculpting and strengthening are the core principles of Define London, the New-York style barre method currently accessible live via Zoom. The up-tempo workouts – as loved by celebrities – are suitable for those who are expecting, as founder (and new mother) Ashley Verma tells us. For anyone pre/postnatal, she recommends their 'barre class' and 'mat class', where highly-skilled instructors will provide you with modifications throughout the session. "These two formats focus on perfecting alignment and posture, and strengthen all those tiny muscles that support the body," she says, which is great for pregnancy and beyond.
Find the timetable and book here
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StrongMomSociety
Corrective exercise specialist Joanie Johnson (former founder of New York’s pioneering prenatal fitness studio Fit Pregnancy Club, or ‘FPC’) launched virtual fitness platform StrongMomSociety to educate and train new and expectant mothers at home. Each membership includes a 20-minute video consult with a perinatal fitness expert to get you started, plus access to a vast library of Johnson’s videos which teach you to better know your body while working it safely. This customised approach to on-demand fitness is ideal for those wanting a considered approach to pregnancy and postnatal exercise to get long-term results. Membership costs £25.10 monthly, or £261.70 a year.
Find out more at strongmomsociety.com
TriYoga, with Nadia Narain
Legendary London yoga teacher, Nadia Narain, is one of TriYoga's original teachers, having taught at the capital's leading yoga studio since it first opened in 2000. She created their pregnancy teacher training programme in 2009, and alongside other practitioners instructs yoga classes in an empowering and safe way to pregnant women. Currently, her much-loved Saturday morning prenatal slot is being taught via Zoom, where from her home Narain teaches mothers-to-be how to connect with their growing babies, strengthen the body in preparation for labour, and cultivate a conscious birth experience. Narain also teaches private classes, virtually and in person when possible.
Book TriYoga's live pregnancy yoga classes here; for private classes email using the form on Narain's contact page
LDN Mums Fitness
Specialising in pre- and postnatal training, consider LDN Mums Fitness your virtual PT for pregnancy and beyond. Founded by Sarah Campus, an authority in this subject, the on-demand video platform provides short, safe and effective exercises that you can easily slot into busy days or in line with your energy levels. From HIIT and cardio to resistance-band and weight-training workouts, there’s plenty of choice for those that want to stay energetic into motherhood.
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FLY LDN Online
FLY LDN Online is the subscription-based virtual platform from the East London fitness studio. The extensive offering includes both live and on-demand workouts, with a collection of pregnancy-specific classes. Within the workout library choose from Flow (inspired by Vinyasa sequences, with varying intensities); Low Impact (think high intensity body conditioning); Barre (beat-driven balletic moves); and Pilates (centred on core strength and alignment).
P.volve
P.volve, the 'functional movement fitness programme' by celebrity PT and applied functional science expert Stephen Pasterino (known as 'P'), is completely pregnancy-safe. Amy Hoover, the brand's doctor of physical therapy explains: "If you are cleared to exercise then P.volve is a great workout for pregnancy. Women need to maintain their abdominal strength to support their changing body and posture. Much of the P.volve equipment focuses on hip and core strength and balance, both of which are excellent options for prenatal workout." The workouts incporporate the brand's signature ball which can help with balancing the pelvis, as well as resistance bands to help build strength and gliders to aid balance.
Find the streaming platform here
As experts will always advise, listen to your body and don't push yourself as you might have done before becoming pregnant. Taking regular breaks and staying hydrated are essential during pregnancy workouts, and stop anything that doesn't feel right.
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