I teach pilates classes on a regular basis, but the majority of the moves I teach require you to be on your back, which isn't recommended after the first trimester. Since I wasn't allowed to participate in my own classes, I needed to find a substitute to keep my core and body strong during pregnancy. I turned to online pre-natal yoga videos as a solution to keep my body flexible, toned, and in shape during my pregnancy. I experienced minimal back, hip, and shoulder pain throughout my pregnancy, and along with burning calories, the daily yoga helped keep me in peak physical form so I was able to continue being active in other ways as well.