How to contact us. Contact for patients. Contact for media inquiries. Balgrist University Hospital offers a varied health and sports program that is also available without a medical prescription.
Our specialized therapists provide the ideal support to help you achieve your personal health and sports goals. Slow, fluid movements bring a sense of balance back to your body. Pilates strengthens all your muscles and improves posture, stability and body awareness. The training takes place in groups but you can also book individual sessions. Pilates courses take place as follows:. In this course you can either get fit or stay fit together with other expectant mothers.
We focus on endurance, strength and balance exercises combined with stretching and relaxation to make you more aware of your pelvic floor. Participation is open to expectant mothers from the 13th week of pregnancy.
Flyer Fitness during pregnancy PDF. The WHO recommends that pregnant women exercise regularly and continue their sporting activities, provided there is no risk to mother and baby. We decide together which training is appropriate and to what extent, and adapt the training plan on an ongoing basis to the changes and progression of the pregnancy.
Immediately after the birth, the focus is on regeneration and recovery, which we can actively support. As a result, you will be fit again more quickly for your new everyday life with baby and we can prevent physical and psychological complaints. After the birth, training of the pelvic floor and deep abdominal muscles in particular is resumed as quickly as possible, and the return to sport-specific training is discussed depending on the course of the birth. Both recreational and competitive athletes are guided back to their sport by means of regular assessments.
