BECOME THE MOST TRUSTED PRE & POSTNATAL HOLISTIC COACH
Whether you’re a fitness instructor, physical therapist, midwife, doctor, postpartum depression professional or mom, we have a course for you to elevate your education, fuel your passion for holistic health and teach your clients the important benefits of exercise during this important time of their lives. Our courses explore everything from addressing safe exercises during pregnancy to postpartum recovery, postpartum depression, business coaching and more!
Learn from the first, and only, pre & postnatal fitness company focused on holistic health!
Start with our flagship course, the (PPCES) – which is pre-approved for CEUs and education credits by all major fitness certification companies!
Then go deeper with our Diastasis & Core Consultant Course . This is a comprehensive prevention and postnatal fitness certification where you’ll boost your confidence in coaching clients through their postpartum recovery. Then move on to our Flexibility Assessment Course to continue to expand on your education to join some of the most educated fitness instructors in the world!
MASTER COURSES
Choose the course that’s right for your fitness trainer journey
Pre & Postnatal Flexibility Assessment
As a Pre & Postnatal Corrective Exercise Specialist, you learned the amazing power of creating “aha” moments with a quick but instantaneously powerful movement assessment. Now, take your corrective exercise to the next level by adding a comprehensive perinatal flexibility assessment that will double the “wow-power” of your initial assessment, as well as your subsequent program design. In this course, you will learn to confidently assess pregnant women and the other side of the Corrective Exercise 101 concept of “stretch the overactive muscles, then strengthen the underactive ones” for the perinatal population. You’ll be seen as the ultimate movement expert in the fitness industry when it comes to helping pregnant women and postpartum women reach with fitness goals faster!
Pre & Postnatal Business Mentorship
If you’re looking to re-launch your business, or if you’re starting a brand new business, this course is for you! We help you navigate complex decisions around technology, platforms, and programs, all while empowering you to follow your passion and dig deep to overcome challenges so you can thrive as a leading professional in the pre and postnatal fitness industry. You will have direct mentorship from our founder, James Goodlatte, and other members of our team, who will support you every step of the way. The intention of this course is to ensure that you have new paying clients within 4 weeks!
MINI-COURSES
All mini-courses are included in our Holistic Fertility & Pregnancy Safe Coach program or you can take them as stand-alone courses
2 FREE CEU Course!
Take advantage of this free 2-CEU pre-approved course where you’ll receive a 75-minute video overview of the most critical things you need to know about training pre and postnatal clients. This course touches upon the “system” that is modern birth culture, 3 critical exercises for pregnancy and postpartum, and now includes c-section rehabilitation along with a holistic approach for working with your clients.
Coaching for Fertility in 12 Steps
This course educates fitness & wellness professionals on how to coach your TTC clients to optimize their fertility by dealing with the underlying issues that are often unknowingly causing their fertility problems. The 90-minute interview is a revealing discussion between Fit For Birth founder James Goodlatte and fertility expert, Sarah Norvilas, L.Ac, MTOM, Doctor of Chinese Medicine. The 22-page accompanying Research Guide provides scientific evidence on the causes of infertility, as well as possible holistic solutions that fitness & wellness professionals can coach. (3 CEU/CEC’s).
Online Pilates Coaching
This course is for any Pilates professional who is coaching online and wants to explore ways to be more effective while earning CECs. Covid created some very real challenges when it comes to gaining, retaining, and coaching new Pilates clients. Given this increasingly Online coaching world, we need a toolbox of no-touch cueing techniques to gain more clients and help them get better results. Spend a couple of hours focusing on enhancing your practical Pilates-coaching psychology with Fit For Birth Pilates Master Instructor, Valerie Wiest.
Pre & Postnatal Intro to Core Foundations
An introductory mini-course where you’ll learn the number one exercise your pregnant clients can do throughout their entire pregnancy, and before they even leave the hospital after having their baby! In this 2-hour, self-paced course, Fit For Birth founder, James Goodlatte breaks down the Core Breathing Belly Pump® step by step with a live client. You will learn how to facilitate this exercise so you can put it into practice with your clients right away. (2 CEU/CEC’s)
What Can I Do As a Prenatal & Postpartum Fitness Specialist?
As a Pregnancy & Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist, you can provide tailored exercise programs that cater to the unique needs and considerations of individuals during pregnancy and postpartum. Our holistic education will empower you to confidently design workouts that focus on strengthening core muscles, the pelvic floor, and addressing any specific concerns related to each client’s pregnancy and postpartum journey. And unique to the Fit For Birth education, you’ll be able to offer guidance on how proper nutrition, mindfulness practices, and emotional support can contribute to promoting overall well-being during this transformative time.
Is This Program Right For Me?
If you’re passionate about helping women with their fitness journey during pregnancy and postpartum, the Fit For Birth training might be just what you’re looking for. This program emphasizes evidence-based practices and introduces innovative wellness methods that aren’t widely discussed in the industry. It equips you with the knowledge and skills to guide clients through fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum stages. If you have questions or would like to chat with a team member, feel free to send us an email!
This program hands down is the most functional and realistic approach in helping mothers
“Or anyone for that matter connect to their inner core unit and FEEL good about their bodies mentally and physically. The material taught in this guide can changes thousands of peoples lives. Well worth it. It completely changes your approach and your knowledge of inner core unit functionality.”
Hannah Bower
This was my 6th Pre/Postnatal Course and BY FAR the best one I’ve taken! I learned things I had never learned in other courses.
” It is thought-provoking and progressive — exactly the type of modern-day training we need to change the old ways of how we’ve viewed exercise during and after pregnancy. I run a pre/postnatal fitness company, and this course has helped us evolve our approach immensely. I now require all my trainers to take this course, and I believe we are truly a better company because of it. I cannot recommend this course highly enough!”
Natasha C.
Great course! It isn’t just watching videos and taking tests
“you have to do a coaching video at the end which really tops of your learning! Empowering course and coaches. Very pleased with going through this course and gaining this credential. 5 stars +””
Maura Trombetta
Being recently postpartum I wanted to find a trusted and holistic program to help other women during and after pregnancy
“This program provided all this and so much more, in the past few months I have not only gained information that can help pre/postnatal women but all individuals in their fitness journey. If you are looking for a comprehensive holistic approach this is it!”
sarah Thorseth
As a trainer, I feel so empowered after completing the Pre/Postnatal Corrective Exercise Specialist certification course.
“The information I learned in this course truly helps me to feel like I can create an incredible experience for Pre/Postnatal clients to help them feel strong, energized, and confident during their pregnancy and in motherhood.
This is not the course for someone who just wants to be told what exercises to do with a client, but it is for the trainer who truly wants to make a difference in their client’s life and empower them to feel their best. I am so grateful to have found this incredible program and community and can’t wait to continue learning and growing with Fit for Birth!”
Jenny Holahan
As a personal trainer and a birth doula, I have found this to be my missing ingredient to how I work with all of my female clients. I loved it!
“I love the focus on corrective exercise and breathing mechanics. Just yesterday I got one of my clients to change her breathing to her belly and she immediately noticed a difference in where she was “feeling” the lunge. In her glutes!
While some have knocked this course for focusing too much on natural birth and labor, I loved that part. I think it’s important for people to understand that what we see in the movies and TV shows isn’t how it needs to go or should go, and also know that there are other options to just going in, getting induced and then getting an epidural. Homebirth, birthing centers, natural birth in hospital. Know you have options!
I am so grateful for the video session with Krista at the end. Being able to be walked through an actual assessment and coaching session with my client was super beneficial. I feel equipped to go out there and do this with anyone who walks through my door.
I highly recommend this course for all fitness professionals.”
Kjell Crowe
The course of pre and post natal corrective exercise coach specialist was amazing
Iv enjoyed every second of it, and now I know how to train my pregnant clients better. Using the knowledge I see improvements in my workouts already, Im so happy that I bought this course and invested for better knowledge”
Gerda Danylaitė
Great course! It isn’t just watching videos and taking tests
“you have to do a coaching video at the end which really tops of your learning! Empowering course and coaches. Very pleased with going through this course and gaining this credential. 5 stars +””
Maura Trombetta
