Do you get nervous every time a pregnant or postpartum member walks into your class?
Do you sometimes say nothing for fear of saying the “wrong” thing?
Now you can feel completely confident with this simple (but powerful) self-paced online course.
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This is the first pre & postnatal course designed specifically for Group Fitness Instructors so that you can keep your hard-earned members safely moving with you throughout pregnancy and beyond. Applicable for all non-aquatic formats — including HIIT, boxing, barre, yoga, Pilates, dance cardio, strength & conditioning, rowing, cycling, and running. Watch the video to see how it will help you create a WIN-WIN-WIN for you, your members, and your studio.
Learn more about the topics covered in each module of the course.
Understand the 8 changes that have the greatest implications for your work as an instructor. For each change, you’ll learn what happens and how it impacts physical activity. Having this knowledge will help you appreciate the rationale for the guidance in modules 3 and 4.
The changes you learn in Module 1 can lead to various pre & postnatal pains & injuries (and the guidance you give your members can go a long way in helping them prevent these issues, or potentially exacerbating them). We want to make sure you do the former! So, we’ll discuss the 4 most common pains injuries — Low Back Pain, Diastasis Recti, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, and SI Joint Pain — including what causes them, how to spot them, how to help mitigate them, and why they are NOT exclusive to your pre & postnatal members.
With the context from Modules 1 and 2, now we’ll pull this information together into some coaching tips that will enable you to confidently provide your pre & postnatal members a safe and effective workout. This module covers tips to focus on — emphasizing simple strategies that have the biggest impact. You’ll see how nearly all these strategies benefit every single person in class.
This module covers what to modify or avoid by trimester, and why. Because every individual is different, you’ll also learn simple tools you can use to help your members make the best choices for their bodies. In addition, because so many of the modifications are for core exercises, this module closes by teaching you core exercises that are highly beneficial for your pre & postnatal members (and everyone else in class too), so you’ll have plenty of core exercise alternatives to offer your pre & postnatal members (besides Bird Dog!).
The final module provides additional resources to further support you, including:
After the 4 learning modules above, there is a 50-minute timed exam that you take at home on your computer or device. There are 35 multiple choice questions, and you must get an 85% (30 questions correct) to pass. You can use any notes you want, but you must complete the exam within the 50 minute time limit.
This course is trusted, and recommended by some of the most recognizable health clubs and boutique fitness studios in the U.S.
The concepts are applicable for most non-aquatic group fitness formats (including HIIT, boxing, barre, yoga, Pilates, dance/cardio, strength & conditioning, cycling, rowing, and running). In general, we give guiding principles that can be applied to any format, but we also give examples of how you might apply them in the formats listed above as well.
No. If you wish to work with pre/postnatal clients one-on-one, or in a dedicated class, then you would want to take our Pre/Postnatal Fitness Specialist Course, which is a much more in-depth and comprehensive education that focuses on specific training strategies that are unique to this population.
This course is designed for group instructors who simply want to understand the basic cues and modifications to help participants have a safer and more effective experience in class. It focuses on only those concepts that can easily and realistically be applied in a group fitness setting.
If you plan to work one-on-one with pre and postnatal clients, then you should take the Pre/Postnatal Fitness Specialist Course, as this course will not prepare you to work one-on-one with clients.
After taking the Specialist Course, if you feel you need additional help in determining how to apply some of the concepts in a group fitness setting, then you can certainly take this course as well because the concepts are specific to group fitness.
If you have further questions, please contact us at info@pronatalfitness.com.
Payment plan options are available through Affirm for U.S. credit cards. Payment plans are personalized based on your credit score. Therefore, you will be asked to provide some very brief information to check your credit score. Note, this process is considered a soft credit check. It does NOT impact your credit score. You’ll be able to see your monthly payments and total payment (including interest if any). Then you can decide whether you want to proceed, and if so, which payment option.
Having Trouble?
If you are unable to use Affirm, we can set you up with a payment plan through ProNatal. For more details on this option, please email info@pronatalfitness.com or give us a call at 516-778-9468.
Yes! We allow you to take the first module risk-free. If, at any time during the first module, you are not satisfied with the course, you can email us at info@pronatalfitness.com to request a full refund, and the material from that module is yours to keep. After the first module, refunds will not be granted.
You have 1-year access to the course to complete it. However, all the written materials are available for you to download, so you have access to those for life. The course is estimated to take 5 – 7 hours to complete.
Because we update our courses frequently, we do not include a printed textbook. However, each module contains a downloadable PDF with all the detailed text.
Yes! This course is approved for the following CECs:
Don’t see your organization listed? You can easily petition for CECs from your organization. Typically, the process is that you reach out to your certifying agency and ask them for a CEC petition form for you to complete. We are happy to provide you a course overview sheet that you can submit to your agency. Just reach out to us at info@pronatalfitness.com to request this.
At the end of the course, there is a 50-minute timed exam that you take at home on your computer or device. There are 35 multiple choice questions, and you must get an 85% (30 questions correct) to pass. You can use any notes you want, but you must complete the exam within the 50 minute time limit.
If you pass, you will immediately be able to download your certificate. If you do not pass, you can purchase an exam re-test for $35.
Each module also contains a self-check to gauge your comprehension. These are not graded. They are purely for your learning benefit, and they serve as great preparation for the exam.
We are happy to answer any questions you have! Email us at Info@pronatalfitness.com or give us a call at 516-778-9468.
1-Year Course Access
4 Self-Paced Learning Modules
Video Lessons and Downloadable Text
Self-Checks to Gauge Comprehension
Beneficial Core Exercise Library
Equipment Considerations Guide
Certificate of Completion
CEUs: ACE 0.7, NASM 0.7, AFAA 7, ISSA 7, AUSACTIVE 5, CANFITPRO 4