


By exercising comfortably in water, you can alleviate discomfort during pregnancy and prepare for childbirth by tensing and relaxing your muscles.Information exchange between mothers also helps relieve stress.

Easy-to-do exercise in the water can relieve unpleasant symptoms during pregnancy,
Prepare for childbirth by learning to tense and relax your muscles.
Exchange of information between mothers also helps relieve stress.














*The above is an example. It may differ from the actual lesson content.
*Please contact the participating club for details such as lesson time (90-120 minutes) and monthly membership fee.




We will set the swimming style, practice method, distance (exercise amount) that suits you, so please participate with confidence.
As your belly grows, exercising on land becomes more difficult, but with buoyancy in water, you can move your body more easily and comfortably than on land.
By exercising in water, you can learn the tension and relaxation of the muscles necessary for childbirth.
Please prepare a swimsuit for maternity and a swimsuit with a loose waist circumference.
Please refrain from participating in bikini type.
You can attend maternity swimming school until your doctor tells you to stop or you decide that you are about to give birth.
In the event of an emergency, we will work with your doctor to report your progress and ask for instructions.
In addition, we will respond to situations of stress (emergency requests) as determined by our company.
Guidance of attendance, the enrollment
School content
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1 lesson 90-120 minutes
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Studio and pool exercises, breathing exercises
* The contents of the implementation differ depending on the club.
What you need when you join
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Joining Fees
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Monthly fee for 2 months
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Membership card issuance fee
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Seal of the designated financial institution, passbook (Please check the website of each implementation club for the handling financial institution)
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Mother-child notebook
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Maternity swimming health certificate
Request for medical check-up upon joining to the attending physician (forms are also available at each club, and must be filled out by the attending physician)
*For details such as enrollment fees and handling financial institutions, please check the "price plan / sports school" page of each implementation club.
Check items for participating in maternity swimming school
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After 16 weeks of pregnancy and the course of pregnancy is going well
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Obtain consent from attending physician
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No health complications (heart disease, diabetes, gestational hypertension, etc.)
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Have not had two or more miscarriages or premature births in the past
*For other details, please contact each club.
What you need for your lesson
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Member card
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Clothing for light exercise
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Swimsuit, swimming cap, goggles
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Towel
Recommendations for maternity swimming

Hiroyuki Ito
Central Sports Advisor
St. Luke's International Hospital Obstetrics and Gynecology, Honorary Medical Director
Women's general medical department
Medical Education Advisor
Congratulations on your pregnancy.
I hope that all of you are waiting for the birth of your baby full of hope.So what should you do during pregnancy to give birth to a strong and cute baby?
In the past, it was said that if you found out you were pregnant, resting as much as possible and eating nutritious food would lead to a smooth delivery. Today, however, normal pregnant women are instructed to be physically active and watch out for obesity.
The purpose of maternity swimming, which you are about to start, is also to enjoy your pregnancy and to lighten up as much as possible in preparation for the coming birth. By exercising, you can prevent excessive weight gain, strengthen the muscles necessary for childbirth, and learn how to breathe. In the water, the weight of the uterus does not bother you, and you can exercise freely, and by moving to the music, you will feel refreshed. While exercising, anxiety and worries about childbirth will naturally disappear, you will be able to make many good friends, and a happy life will be promised.
Maternity swimming
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