Pre & Post Natal Barre Blend on Beachbody On Demand will help optimize your pregnancy journey with the performance-based fitness program that blends barre, Pilates, and cardio interval training in safe and effective total-body workouts. This comprehensive program provides a safe foundation for you to thrive physically, mentally, and emotionally—from your 1st trimester through your transition to motherhood. The program features effective, low-impact, high-energy workouts and more, to help prepare your body for labor and guide you towards a healthy, fit pregnancy, and help support postpartum recovery.
Pre & Post Natal Barre Blend Program Information
• Program length: 42 weeks (From 1st Trimester – Postnatal)
• 16 Trimester-Specific Workouts
Workouts per week: Vary by Trimester
– 1st Trimester = 4 workouts per week
– 2nd Trimester = 5 workouts per week
– 3rd Trimester = 5 workouts per week
– Postnatal = 4 workouts per week
o Workout length: 30 minutes
o Modifier and intensifier available
• 40 Supplemental Videos (see release schedule below):
o 10 Minute Enhancements: These 10-minute workouts offer a quick, focused burn that you can use in addition to the calendar in any trimester, or fit into your busy life at any time.
o Breathwork: The skills developed in these sessions will support healthy breathing and enhance total-body awareness during your pregnancy.
o Barre Blend Modifications: Updates to the Barre Blend original workouts with Pre and Postnatal modifications.
o ADLs: Activities of daily life take on new meaning as your body changes dramatically during pregnancy. Focusing on proper postures for these activities contributes to ultimate functionality in daily life.
• I AM Meditation Series by Elise Joan (see release schedule below):
o 60, 3-5 minute meditations based on each of the Barre Blend “I AM” Daily Motivation cards that serve to calm, motivate, and inspire.
• Equipment Needed: Light dumbbells (1-5lbs), Beachbody Resistance Loops (light, medium, heavy), a mat, sturdy chair, towel
• Optional: Barre socks, and digital “I AM” Daily Motivational Cards
Release Schedule on Beachbody On Demand
• Pre & Post Natal Barre Blend Supplemental Videos (4PM PST on date noted)
o 8/31: 3 Breathwork; 5 Enhancements
o 9/18: 5 Barre Blend Modifications
o 9/25: 6 Enhancements
o 10/2: 10 Enhancements
o 10/9: 3 Enhancements; 8 ADL (Activities of Daily Life)
• I AM Meditation Series by Elise Joan (4PM PST on date noted)
o 8/27: 5 videos
o 9/9: 5 videos
o 9/18: 5 videos
o 9/25: 5 videos
o 10/2: 5 videos
o 10/9: 5 videos
o 10/16: 5 videos
o 10/23: 5 videos
o 10/30: 5 videos
o 11/6: 5 videos
o 11/13: 5 videos
o 11/20: 5 videos
Who is Barre Blend Creator Elise Joan?
Elise Joan, Beachbody Super Trainer and Creator of Barre Blend is an innovative and inspiring mind/body professional who holds multiple nationally recognized fitness certifications, including PRO-NATAL and has been a wellness expert and Host with Lifetime Television, ABC News, E!, EXTRA, CBS News, and Amazon.com among others.
Elise is a former professional dancer who has taught barre fitness and yoga for over a decade. In her many years of experience as a highly educated, world-class trainer, she has coached hundreds of women on their pre and Post Natal journeys. Elise has closely studied the latest information in the Pre & Post Natal fitness field and is bringing a cutting-edge wellness methodology to this program.
Workout Details
Trimester 1:
• Workout A – Set the foundation for a healthy pregnancy with a total body burn.
• Workout B – Work all layers of the core & pelvic floor plus a full body sculpt.
• Workout C – Classic Barre, Pilates & fitness intervals that’ll burn so good!
• Workout D – Uplevel your booty, cardio & core work in a feel-great sweat session.
Trimester 2:
• Workout A – Safe and effective LIIT (Labor Intensive Interval Training) prepares you for labor and delivery.
• Workout B – Get a total-body cardio workout while strengthening your pelvic floor.
• Workout C – Blend fun with cardio LIIT intervals, burn zone and classic Pilates.
• Workout D – Sweat, burn and smile through the cardio and full body burn.
• Workout E – Upleveled strength training to streamline your legs and upper body.
Trimester 3:
• Workout A – Fundamental burn with Elise’s favorite barre and functional exercises
• Workout B – Signature strength & cardio LIIT to satisfy your mind & body.
• Workout C – Tone and tighten your legs and booty to support your growing belly.
• Workout D – Fun use of loops + core work will keep you smiling through the burn!
• Workout E – Advance your barre work to maximize your pregnancy superpower.
Postnatal:
• Workout A – Strengthen and repair your core with standing ab work and mat Pilates
• Workout B – Upleveled barre exercises will put you in the barre blend burn zone.
