Oh Baby! Fitness, Northside Hospital Partner to Deliver Perinatal Fitness Programs for Women

Oh Baby! Fitness pregnancy, mom & baby exercise varieties now part of Northside Hospital’s MothersFirst class offerings.
By: Emily Pylant
 
June 21, 2011 - PRLog -- ATLANTA, Ga. — Oh Baby! Fitness, which offers the widest variety of pregnancy and mom & baby exercise classes in the country, and Northside Hospital, Georgia’s leader in maternity and newborn services, have partnered to bring prenatal and postnatal exercise classes to women who choose Northside Hospital for their care.

“Educating childbearing women about maternity and newborn care is a cornerstone of Northside Hospital’s commitment to women’s health services,” says Sharon Breunig, RN, MSN, operations coordinator for Northside Hospital’s MothersFirst program. “We teamed with Oh Baby! Fitness to incorporate flexible exercise options and locations into the diverse class offerings of our MothersFirst education program. Now with more than two dozen education categories and 200 classes, Georgia women have the most comprehensive health resources available to them at Northside and in their local communities.”

Oh Baby Fitness will lead all pregnancy and mom & baby fitness classes at various Northside-affiliated outpatient and medical centers, including the Northside Alpharetta Medical Campus. Northside patients can also exercise closer to home by signing up for an Oh Baby! Fitness class offered at 30 other metro Atlanta locations. Every Oh Baby! Fitness class is lead by a certified prenatal/postnatal instructor who safely guides women to stay fit, bond with their babies and build a strong community of women to support one another during an important life milestone.

“Oh Baby! Fitness is excited to work with the Atlanta hospital that delivers more babies than any other single community hospital in the country,” says Clare Schexnyder, founding mom and owner of Oh Baby! Fitness. “Northside Hospital continues to raise the bar for women’s health education and care. Including our exercise class varieties into the hospital’s MothersFirst education program gives Oh Baby! Fitness greater access to help shape the fitness health of more pregnant women and new moms in Georgia.”
                                                                                   
The MothersFirst program at Northside includes a new class category called “Pregnancy Exercise Classes” which offers pregnancy Pilates, yoga, water aerobics, as well as a combo toning and yoga class to pregnant women. A second new class category called “Mom & Baby Exercise Classes” includes mom & baby fitness, Pilates, yoga, water aerobics and stroller fitness to new moms and their babies.                                                                            

Pregnant women and new moms can participate in pregnancy or mom & baby exercise classes during the day, evening and on weekends at Northside or at locations close to their homes. View all Northside Hospital MothersFirst education classes and locations at http://www2.northside.com/Classes/.

To view a list of all 30 locations that offers Oh Baby! Fitness classes in metro Atlanta, visit http://www.ohbabyfitness.com/locations/. To view all Oh Baby! Fitness pregnancy classes at http://www.ohbabyfitness.com/classes/?id=Pregnancy; and view all mom & baby classes at http://www.ohbabyfitness.com/classes/?id=MomBaby. A complete class list of classes is available at http://www.ohbabyfitness.com/classlist/. Register for classes online at http://www.ohbabyfitness or call Oh Baby! Fitness at 678.528.1390.

A note about exercising while pregnant: The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (http://www.acog.org) recommends 30 minutes of aerobic activity on most days of the week while pregnant. Exercise during pregnancy can help control weight gain, shorten labor, reduce the chance of a c-section birth and help relieve the common complaints of pregnancy (including back pain, leg cramps, swelling, constipation and insomnia).

About Northside Hospital
Northside Hospital is one of Atlanta's largest and most respected healthcare systems, comprising three community hospitals and 29 outpatient service locations across North Metro Atlanta. For 40 years, Northside has had a reputation for specializing in women’s health care and is dedicated to providing the care, education and support every mother-to-be deserves. More babies are born at Northside than at any other community hospital in the country. In 2010, Northside was recognized for service excellence and providing “An Outstanding Maternity Experience” under the J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished Hospital Program.SM  Northside also is ranked #1 by Atlanta consumers in the NRC Healthcare Market Guide for “Most Preferred Maternity/OB Services.”

Northside’s MothersFirst guides expectant women, their partners and family with care, education and support to help make pregnancy, birth and parenting a meaningful, satisfying and successful experience. Nationally certified instructors, small class sizes, creative interactive classes and flexible schedules allow women to prepare for the adventure ahead. More information is available at http://www.northside.com.

About Oh Baby! Fitness
Oh Baby! Fitness is one of the only prenatal and postnatal experiences in the country. Exercise classes provide new and expectant moms a place to find support, make friends, get fit and bond with their babies. More than 10 fitness class varieties are designed to take moms from pregnancy through birth – and then into the toddler years with their child. Pregnancy and Mom & Baby exercise classes include: Toning, Yoga, Pilates, Water Aerobics and Stroller Workout. Oh Baby! Fitness programs started in Atlanta in 2005 by creating and growing a community of more than 10,000 moms-to-be, moms and babies. Oh Baby! Fitness is recognized as the best in family-friendly services by The Mom's Choice Awards® (http://www.momschoiceawards.com).

Visit http://www.ohbabyfitness.com, email contactus@ohbabyfitness.com; read our blog at http://blog.ohbabyfitness.com/ or follow Oh Baby! Fitness on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Atlanta-GA/Oh-Baby-Fitness/121236510474, on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ohbabyfitness. Also, read reviews and what moms have to say about Oh Baby! Fitness at http://www.ohbabyfitness.com/happy_moms/.        

Oh Baby! Fitness Contact:
Clare Schexnyder
Oh Baby! Fitness
cell: 404.310.1028
email: clare@ohbabyfitness.com

Northside Hospital Contact:
Katherine Watson
Senior Public Relations Specialist
voice: 404.303.3405
media pager: 770.890.5547
email: katherine.watson@northside.com

Media Contact:
Emily Pylant
cell: 404.805.0416
email: emily@cowbellcommunications.com

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About Oh Baby! Fitness:
Oh Baby! Fitness is one of the only prenatal & postnatal experiences in the country. Exercise classes provide new & expectant moms a place to find support, make friends, get fit & bond with their babies. More than 10 fitness class varieties are designed to take moms from pregnancy through birth – and then into the toddler years with their child. Pregnancy and Mom & Baby exercise classes include: Toning, Yoga, Pilates, Water Aerobics & Stroller Workout. Oh Baby! Fitness programs started in Atlanta in 2005 by creating & growing a community of more than 10,000 moms-to-be, moms & babies.

Oh Baby! Fitness is recognized as the best in family-friendly services by The Mom's Choice Awards® (http://www.momschoiceawards.com).

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