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Moms Recover, Get Strong & Increase Energy with Pre & Post-Natal Pilates

Our client Annie Caruso danced ballet for twenty years. She, like her 11-month old son, is an active person who loves to move, “I was always very physical. Besides ballet, when I lived in Brooklyn I attended a studio where I did a high intensity, interval training boot camp five times a week.” The new mother laughs. “Back then, I always had 6-pack abs.” After a slight pause, she continues, “When I got pregnant, I assumed I would continue my physical activity with an appropriate pre-natal exercise routine— it was a no brainer with my background of dance and working out. But that’s not what happened. I had horrible morning sickness and lethargy that constantly interrupted any regular exercise routine. All my plans for a ‘fit pregnancy’ went to hell.”

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