Baby On Board Fitness Classes

Meet Your Instructor

ANGELE SATARIANO

SPECIALISES IN:

Pre natal wellbeing and fitness
Post natal fitness and recovery
High intensity workouts for building strength and fat burning
Managing peri/menopausal symptoms

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About the Class

Baby On Board is a specialized pre-natal fitness class for mums-to-be!

If you were a frequent gym-goer/weight-lifter prior to pregnancy, you’ll be happy to hear that YES you can continue to lift weights and attend the gym during pregnancy! It’s actually extremely important to keep up your fitness routine. Baby On Board will help you to re-adjust your fitness routine to one that is more appropriate during this life-phase.

If you’re a beginner, that’s fine too! It’s better to start moving gently than to be sedentary throughout these 9 months.

Keeping active while pregnant should be one of your main priorities as it benefits you both physically and mentally. This class keeps you moving, maintains your overall strength and keeps you connected to your core. All of this will help to keep aches and pains to a minimum, help you through labour and also help you have a smoother and quicker recovery post-birth.

In this class you’ll perform a variety of feel-good stretches designed especially for the pregnant woman. You’ll also be guided through pregnancy-safe exercise while being coached on how to move optimally and how to breathe – this is of utmost importance in order to keep pressure on your core to a minimum. In class we’ll also perform gentle core (includes the pelvic floor!) activation exercises, which will help to keep you connected with your core. Exercises are functional and life-like, preparing you for life and for the demands of early motherhood!

As a new mum (or even more so if you’re a second time mum!), you’re probably spending plenty of time carrying the baby, lifting him/her up from the cot and carrying prams and car seats around. Doing all of this without using your core muscles and with improper breathing patterns is going to cause issues, such as back pain or even pelvic floor issues such as incontinence. These are common complaints among expectant women and new mums. In Baby On Board, you’ll learn how to carry in the most optimal way, with minimum pressure on your core, and also learn how to activate your core to support you when doing these activities.

Even though the exercises are gentle, you’ll still break out a sweat and might even wake up with muscle soreness the next day! Also, each and every class has a different format, which keeps things exciting and challenging since you’ll never know what to expect. We use a range of functional training tools such as sandbags, kettlebells, TRX and more!

We pride ourselves with our attention to detail and small groups. You’ll learn how to exercise properly, use your core to support you in every single thing that you do and also learn optimal breathing strategies, making sure you get the most out of each and every workout, and also ensuring that you don’t get injured in the process. It’s basically just like having your very own personal trainer, but also having training buddies to workout with too!

If you’re keen on focusing on your health and wellbeing and maintaining your core and overall strength during this very special time, in a fun and effective way, then this class is for you! Please remember to bring a bottle of water and a towel.

To get the most out of this class, we highly recommend attending a 1-1 core education and nutrition session.

If this is your first time attending an Active Spirit Fitness Class please fill out our health form to make sure you’re getting the most out of our classes!

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Meet Your Instructor

ANGELE SATARIANO

SPECIALISES IN:

Pre natal wellbeing and fitness
Post natal fitness and recovery
High intensity workouts for building strength and fat burning
Managing peri/menopausal symptoms

SHARE THIS CLASS WITH A FRIEND

Prices & Packages

Five
Class Pass

€60

Entitles you to 5 pre natal classes. These classes are to be used within 6 weeks from the sale date.

Single
Class Pass

€14

Entitles you to one pre natal class. This class is to be used within 1 month from the sale date.

Testimonials

Michela

Baby on Board classes are enjoyable prenatal fitness classes by a very attentive and knowledgeable instructor! Angele gives all her mummies-to-be loads of individual attention. A must for all pregnant ladies looking to keep fit and healthy during their pregnancy and to prepare themselves physically and mentally for birth

Christine

I found out about Active Spirit when I was browsing the internet in search of prenatal classes. I was looking for a replacement for running, since at around 4 months into my pregnancy I started finding it increasingly difficult to go out for my usual runs. During my first few one-to-one sessions, Angele thoroughly explained the importance of proper breathing, care of the core and what I should be focusing on during exercise such that it is more effective and beneficial in my day to day life. This helped me feel more prepared for the Baby-on-Board classes, in which together with many more pregnant ladies, I practised proper technique and form.

Diana

I enjoyed attending the Baby On Board classes during my pregnancy. I think they are perfect for all expectant mothers who wish to stay fit and active throughout their pregnancy. I found the classes fun and energizing, and I love how all exercises are low impact, not too strenuous and perfectly safe for pregnancy. I also found Angele’s Serene Birth course excellent and I highly recommend it for pregnant women who wish to spend some time focusing on their physical and mental preparation for childbirth. The classes were relaxing and the exercises which we practiced could actually be used during labour. I also really liked the useful tips she gave us for the last few weeks leading up to childbirth.

Sarah

After having my son, I knew it would take time to get my pre-pregnancy body back. I found out about Angele’s classes aimed at new mums and decided to start there. For me, this was about more than just losing some weight, it was about finding some much needed time to dedicate to myself and my own happiness and well-being. From the start I knew I made the right decision to work with Angele – I learnt so much about how to exercise correctly, what you should and shouldn’t do to your body after being pregnant, how to breathe correctly and so much more which you just don’t learn by going to a gym on your own. During the classes, Angele made sure that I was working at my level and she never pushed me further than I was able to go. Within a couple of months, I had reached my target weight which was set at the beginning of the programme – I was finally fitting comfortably into my pre-pregnancy clothes! I’ve been to the gym and done exercise classes before but I’ve never achieved so much from just 2 hours a week like I’m doing at Active Spirit.