Gymnastics on a fit ball reinforce an infant’s muscular and nervous systems and helps to develop their sense of balance.
A big diameter gymnastic ball for adults can be very useful for a newborn. In particular, these exercises can be very useful for babies with weak abdominal muscles and an umbilical hernia.
Your baby’s movement sense began developing in utero, gaining valuable input as you went about your daily activities. Now it’s time for baby to begin to experience movement outside of the womb and to combine that sense with the visual sense and pressure & stretch sense to learn about her body position related to gravity. Sensory processing is the means by which we respond to the information our body is receiving from the environment.
Rolling your little one on an exercise ball is a more valuable experience for sensory development than putting her in a soft, supportive infant swing because it affords her the freedom of movement to respond to what she sees and feels. You may see her look more awake, try to lift her head or move her arms and legs when belly-down on a ball.
During the session with your baby Boston Infant Trainer will make exercises to strengthen all groups of muscles. Special attention is paid to back and abdominal muscles to prepare your baby to uprightness.
Further, infant gymnastics is an integral part of a developing and health enhancing session. Sometimes on the second or third day after session starts, very light muscle soreness or discomfort can appear. Many of adults are familiar with this feeling of muscle soreness discomfort which usually follows active physical exercise. So, to avoid it, we will start with very delicate movements and moderate load served to strengthen baby’s muscles. A careful monitoring of baby’s reaction will allow the correct planning intensity and time correctly.