femSTRONG (+ EAST)3 Juni 2025

51 - Pregnant, Postpartum, PILATES - Everything New Moms Need to Know About This HOT Girl Summer Workout with Caroline Alibi

This week, I chat with Caroline Alabi—mom, business owner, and passionate Pilates pro—about why this modality is having a major moment, and how it can be a total game-changer in pregnancy and postpartum recovery.

From breathing techniques to core control, we explore how Pilates helps support pelvic floor health, manage pregnancy symptoms, and ease your return to movement after baby. Caroline shares her personal journey navigating pregnancy, postpartum healing, and the surprising ways Pilates became her anchor.

If you’ve ever wondered if Pilates is “enough,” whether it’s safe for pregnancy, or why everyone keeps talking about their core, this one’s for you.

🎙️ In this episode, we cover:

What Pilates actually is (and how it's different from yoga)
How pregnancy changes your core + pelvic floor—and what to do about it
Common mistakes in postpartum Pilates (and how to avoid them)
Why listening to your body > following a “plan”
Breathing, concentration, and other under-rated movement tools
Building community and reclaiming your body after birth

✨ Whether you’re a total Pilates newbie or looking to deepen your practice, Caroline’s insights will leave you feeling empowered, seen, and ready to move—on your terms.

Join Caroline for a workout at Well and Often:

https://www.instagram.com/wellandoftenllc/

femSTRONG website:

www.femSTRONG.co

Join us every final Friday of the month for our FREE community event, femSTRONG Friday:

https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/femstrong/femstrong-fridays-barbells-baddies-babies-on-the-way

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