Pilates for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Complaints During Pregnancy

Sessions will last 60 minutes: five minutes for warming up, 50 minutes for the practice of Pilates exercises, and five minutes for relaxing with the Swiss ball. The exercise protocol will be divided into three gestational phases, covering the entire gestational period, with different and specific objectives for each phase. In all phases, the exercises will be classified into three levels of difficulty: basic, intermediate, and advanced, according to the evolution of each pregnant woman throughout the practice of Pilates. Modifications will be allowed to facilitate or hinder the execution of the movement. The exercises will be performed in one or two sets of seven to 10 repetitions. The number of series, repetitions and exercises and interval time between them, as well as the level of difficulty of the exercises, will be gradually adjusted. The intensity of the exercises will vary between light and moderate and will be controlled by the Borg scale.