Other
prenatal & postpartum classes/personal training
in the SF Bay Area:
NOTE: We have
not been able to try out all of the classes below;
having them listed here is in no way an endorsement
to their quality. If you know of additional prenatal
and postnatal exercise classes in the Bay Area and
would like to see them listed here, please email
us the details so that we can consider them
for inclusion.
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Walking/Running Groups. Find or start a free
running or walking group convenient to your schedule,
location, and fitness level at http://www.seemommyrun.com.
(added 15 Mar 2005)
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Baby Boot Camp offers outdoor stroller-based
strength training classes for mom and baby. Classes
include 45-60 minutes of power walking/jogging drills
interspersed with 6-8 stations of strength training
drills. Class concludes with 15 minutes of yoga, pilates,
abdominal exercises and stretching. First class is
FREE. For more information on classes throughout the
Bay Area visit www.babybootcamp.com
or call Anna Gunn at 925.285.5869.
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Helene Byrne conducts the Post-Pregnancy Exercise
Workshops in the Montclair district of Oakland. She
is an ACE certified personal trainer, and a certified
Pre/Postnatal Exercise Specialist with over 15 years
of experience teaching dance, fitness and Pilates-based
exercise. Helene is the author of Exercise After Pregnancy:
How to Look and Feel Your Best (Celestial Arts). For
information regarding class schedule and registration
please call 510-530-5710 or visit www.exerciseafterpregnancy.com.
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Namaste Yoga Studio in
Rockridge offers a Mom and Baby class. Babies welcome.
Visit www.namasterockridge.com
or call 510.547.yoga for information. |
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Deborah Saliby (CYI,
CHT, CHB) offers prenatal and postnatal Iyengar Yoga
classes in Berkeley. She can be reached at (510) 644-1395
or dsaliby@aol.com.
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Yogalayam has prenatal
yoga in Berkeley. They can be contacted at (510) 655-3664. |
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Karen Casino offers
fitness classes in Berkeley: The Pregnancy Workout (Continuing
classes designed to create ease during your pregnancy,
easier labor and faster recovery once your child is
born) and the New Mother's Workout (A ten session course
in remodeling the body after childbirth. Childcare is
provided.) Karen can be reached at (510) 644-2066 or
kcasino@comcast.net. |
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Lisa Fernandez offers
Power Babies aerobics at The Works (510-841-1373), 2566
Telegraph Ave. in Berkeley, on Fridays from noon to
1pm. Classes include cardio and conditioning. Babies
are welcome. |
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Jnana Gowan, Certified
Yoga Instructor, Reiki II practioner & Nurture Specialist
teaches prenatal yoga classes in Berkeley, Concord,
and Walnut Creek. Call 510-734-4122 or email jnana@heavenlymama.com
for details. |
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Jane Eversole, PT,
teaches prenatal and postpartum classes in Castro Valley
through the Hayward Area Recreation Dept. Call (510)
881-6700 for class schedule and information. |
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Prenatal exercise class
in Oakland led by physical therapist Dawn Loretz
PT, OCS. All levels of fitness and stages of pregnancy
welcome. For more information see web site http://dawn.dyndns.tv
or call Dawn at 510 531-9062. |
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Flow Like A River Yoga
Studio in Berkeley, CA offers prenatal and postpartum
yoga classes. Call 510.841.0651 or visit http://www.flowlikeariveryoga.com
for details. |
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| North Bay (Marin) |
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Gina Lugo offers both
Prenatal Yoga and Mommy & Me Yoga at Universal Yoga
located at 1209 Strawberry Village in Mill Valley. For
information, call 415/388-9642. |
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YOGA Studio (http://www.yogastudiomillvalley.com)
provides prenatal yoga classes in Mill Valley. Email
for the studio is yogastudiomillvalley@earthlink.net
and the phone number is 415-380-8800. |
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Jnana Gowan, Certified
Yoga Instructor, Reiki II practioner & Nurture Specialist
teaches prenatal yoga classes in San Rafael at Turtle
Island Yoga Studio. Call 510-734-4122 or email jnana@heavenlymama.com
for details. |
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| South Bay |
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Healthy-Human Yoga,
located in Fremont, offers Yoga classes for Mommy &
Me, Mommy & Tots, Yoga-4-Tots and Yoga-4-Kids. Visit
their website at www.healthy-human.com
for schedule or call 510-796-9642. |
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| San Francisco |
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Fitness for Mothers.
Anna Ostashevskaya-Gohstand is a maternal wellness consultant,
ACE-certified personal trainer, and a mother of two
who provides personal training and group classes for
pregnant women and new mothers in San Francisco. She
can be reached at anna@fitnessformothers.com
or 415.215.2986. Visit her website at: http://www.fitnessformothers.com/ |
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Gina Lugo offers Prenatal
Yoga at Kundalini Yoga Center at 1390 Waller St in San
Francisco. Contact 415/863-0132 or see www.idoyoga.com
for details.. |
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Infinity Personal Training
(http://www.infinitytraining.com/)
in San Francisco has a prenatal personal training package.
Infinity received "Best Personal Training in San Francisco"
in a San Francisco Chronicle Reader's Poll. They can
be reached at 1.888.680.9888. |
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Marisa Toriggino,
Registered Yoga Teacher and owner of Castro Yoga in
San Francisco teaches ongoing Prenatal and Postnatal
Yoga classes. Vist their website (www.castroyoga.com)
or call (415) 552-9644 for details. |
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You can also find recommendations for perinatal exercise
classes on at the following websites:
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Maternity Exercise and Nursing
Clothing Links:
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Motherwear
- The Complete Catalog and Website for the Nursing
Mother. (Marie purchased most of her nursing tops
from Motherwear.) Motherwear also carries a line of
baby outfits!
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Mothers
In Motion makes maternity clothes for exercise
which contain a patented support system sewn right
into the clothing so your tummy, back, and inner thighs
feel supported throughout your active life.
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Anna
Cris Maternity and Motherhood
both offer a small selection of maternity fitness
clothes as well as some great casual maternity wear. |
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Links to Articles on Exercise
and Pregnancy:
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ACOG
Guidlines - Recommendation for Exercise in Pregnancy
and Postpartum |
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Washington
Parent Magazine has an article called "Exercise
to Ease Pregnancy, Birth and Recovery." |
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A collection of articles
can be found on the Fit
For 2 website , including topics such as: "Pregnant
and Fit" , "Where's
My Body?" , and "Post-Baby
Shapeup". |
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Childbirth.org
, OBGYN.net
, and About.com
all have articles about Kegel exercises (exercises for
the pelvic floor muscles). |
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General Fitness Links: |
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Yona's
Health and Fitness website has links to information
on various types of exercise and clubs, and instructor
information. |
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WebAerobics
offers aerobics enthusiasts a destination on the internet
where they can find information about aerobics. The
web site has an easy-to-use catalog directory of aerobics
related web links and offers free home pages for aerobics
instructors and personal trainers. |
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