Prenatal: The Dailey Method
“We train alignment from the inside out,” says Jill Dailey Mcintosh, founder of The Dailey Method (thedaileymethod.com), a combination of ballet barre work, core conditioning and orthopedic exercise.
Properly aligning your spine before engaging your muscles protects your joints, and it can alleviate pregnancy-related back pain. Plus, classes emphasize the pelvic floor.
Modifications: Once you start showing, do planks and push-ups on your knees.
>> Allison Young, a freelance writer in Phoenix, got sweaty for this article. Piloxing was a blast, and Kinesis kicked her butt.
October/November 2012