Perinatal Training

Exercising during pregnancy and postpartum requires specialized knowledge and focused attention to ensure safety of the mother and baby. Pietra Fitness partnered with both a physical therapist from Australia and the U.S. to create a curriculum that is both comprehensive and thorough. Our Perinatal Certification program will provide you with a higher-quality education and advanced skills specific to prenatal & postpartum exercise prescription.

Pre-requisite: Must be a certified Pietra Fitness Instructor for at least 6 mos., and actively teaching classes and participating in the instructor community.

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Perinatal training includes:

• All Course materials: manual, coursework and supplement binder, Three to Get Married by Fulton Sheen, training videos, and online studio classes for you to practice with.
• Review Worksheets
• 1 year to finish the training
• Final Exam and practical (85% is required to pass - a $75.00 retest fee will apply.)‍
• Upon passing, you will receive a certificate as well as 6.0 physical and 4.0 spiritual CECs

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What you will learn:

Benefits and risks of prenatal and postnatal exercise, physiological changes/conditions of pregnancy, exercise guidelines for both prenatal and postnatal participants, stages of pregnancy and what to expect in each stage, breathing during prenatal classes, how to protect and train the pelvic floor, abdominal bracing, basics of prenatal and postnatal nutrition, the seated, standing, prone, side, and supine poses used in prenatal and postnatal classes, effects of pregnancy on the abdominal wall, postnatal factors, and relaxation for perinatal participants.