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Follow on Google News | ![]() Oh Baby! Fitness, Kaiser Permanente of Georgia Partner to Shape the Prenatal Health of Women in GAKaiser Permanente of Georgia offers free prenatal yoga classes lead by Oh Baby! Fitness at six medical offices.
By: Emily Pylant “Kaiser Permanente’s partnership with Oh Baby! Fitness is another example of how we empower plan members and non-members to maximize their total health,” says Kathryn Harrison, program manager of health education for Kaiser Permanente of Georgia. “By hosting and offering free access to Oh Baby! Fitness classes at six of our area medical offices, we expect to support the health of more pregnant women in Georgia during their major life milestone.” Many pregnant women have already registered for Oh Baby! Fitness prenatal yoga classes at Kaiser Permanente medical offices. Shares Atlanta resident Ruth Davila Guerrero, “I’m five months pregnant, and when I learned that Kaiser Permanente is offering free Oh Baby! Fitness pregnancy yoga classes at its medical offices to both members and non-members, I couldn’t wait to sign up and stay active through my pregnancy.” Prenatal yoga classes hosted and sponsored by Kaiser Permanente are available at six Kaiser Permanente medical offices including: Alpharetta Medical Center, Crescent Medical Center (Tucker), Cumberland Medical Center (Atlanta), Gwinnett Medical Center (Duluth), Panola Medical Center (Lithonia) and TownPark Medical Center (Kennesaw). All Oh Baby! Fitness classes are lead by a certified prenatal/postnatal instructor. During prenatal yoga classes, instructors help pregnant women relax through yoga poses that stretch, soothe and rejuvenate both body and mind. Any pregnant woman in Georgia interested in a free Oh Baby! Fitness prenatal yoga class at Kaiser Permanente medical offices can find more information and register for a class at http://www.ohbabyfitness.com. “Kaiser Permanente and Oh Baby! Fitness are reaching more and more pregnant women in Georgia to keep building a strong community of healthy and happy moms,” says Clare Schexnyder, founding mom of Oh Baby! Fitness. “Oh Baby! Fitness and Kaiser Permanente share a common commitment to health,” adds Schexnyder. “And we’re thrilled to be Kaiser Permanente’s resource to help members, and all pregnant women in Georgia, who want to exercise safely while pregnant and meet other pregnant women.” Women who would like to learn more about prenatal (or postnatal) fitness classes available through Oh Baby! Fitness can visit http://www.ohbabyfitness.com or call 678.528.1390. To view a list of all Oh Baby! Fitness class locations, visit http://www.ohbabyfitness.com/ A note about exercising while pregnant: The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (http://www.acog.org) About Kaiser Permanente of Georgia Kaiser Permanente is Georgia’s largest not-for-profit health plan. Its mission is to provide high quality, affordable health care services to improve the health of its members and the communities it serves. Kaiser Permanente serves more than 240,000 members in a 28-county service area in metro-Atlanta with care focused on their total health and guided by their personal physicians, specialists, and team of heath care providers. Expert and caring medical teams are supported by industry-leading technology and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the art delivery, and world-class chronic disease management. Nationally, Kaiser Permanente is recognized as one of America’s leading health care providers, serving more than 8.7 million members in nine states and the District of Columbia. For more information, visit http://www.kp.org. 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; Oh Baby! Fitness Contact: Clare Schexnyder Oh Baby! Fitness cell: 404.310.1028 email: clare@ohbabyfitness.com Kaiser Permanente, Georgia Contact: Kathryn Harrison Program Manager, Health Education voice: 404.365.4154 cell: 404.276.2196 email: Kathryn.L.Harrison@ MEDIA CONTACT: Emily Pylant cell: 404.805.0416 email: emily@cowbellcommunications.com # # # 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) http://www.ohbabyfitness.com End
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