Carolyn
Owner, Founder, and Head Trainer
Built PWR on the Upper West Side after years of training neighborhood clients one-on-one. Long-term strength, longevity and clients who stay for decades.
More about CarolynPrenatal & Postpartum
Prenatal & Postpartum Strength Training on the Upper West Side
Strength coaching that adapts as your body and your weeks change — through pregnancy and through the return to training afterwards, at our West 72nd Street and Broadway studios.
Training through pregnancy
What works in the first trimester often does not in the third, so the program keeps moving. Loads, positions, ranges and rest all get revisited as things change — and some weeks the honest answer is to do less.
Your coach works alongside the guidance from your physician or midwife rather than around it. We are here for the strength coaching, not the medical decisions.
Coming back afterwards
The return is deliberately gradual: reconnecting with breathing and trunk control, rebuilding tolerance to load, then progressing back toward the lifts you were doing before.
There is no timeline you are supposed to hit. Clients come back at six weeks and at six months, and both are fine.
How sessions are built
Individualized programming
Written for your stage, history and symptoms, then adjusted session by session.
Coordinated with your care team
We follow the guidance you have been given and refer back to it when questions belong there.
Private, unhurried sessions
A private studio, one coach and a whole hour — including the days when the plan changes on arrival.
Scheduling that bends
Session packages rather than memberships, so a difficult month does not cost you a membership fee.
Training through pregnancy or coming back afterwards? Start with a complimentary consultation.
Book a Complimentary ConsultationPregnancy through postpartum
"I trained with Emily throughout my entire pregnancy. She knew exactly when to push me and when I needed to take it easy but still move my body. Now that I'm postpartum, it's been great having her guide me in building my strength back up."
Your coaches
Coaches for this kind of training
Emily Franklin
Founding Trainer
Coaching clients through pregnancy, the postpartum return to lifting, and steady strength building for busy schedules.
More about EmilyInside the studios
The rooms you'll train in
Where you'll train
Two private Upper West Side studios
Train at whichever fits your day — your coach and your program travel with you.
PWR 72
143 W 72nd Street, New York, NY 10023
Between Amsterdam & Columbus Avenue
Personal training on West 72nd StreetPWR 82
2284 Broadway, New York, NY 10024
Between 82nd & 83rd Street
Personal training at 82nd & BroadwayQuestions
Prenatal & Postpartum — questions we get
- Can I start training while already pregnant?
- Yes, including if you have never strength trained before. We start conservatively and build from there, following any guidance from your provider.
- Do your coaches have prenatal and postpartum experience?
- Yes — Emily coaches clients through pregnancy and the postpartum return regularly, and our other coaches work with prenatal and postpartum clients as well.
- Is personal training a substitute for medical or pelvic floor care?
- No. We coach strength training. Diagnosis, clearance and rehabilitation belong with your physician, midwife or pelvic floor physical therapist, and we will program alongside them.
- What if I need to cancel or pause?
- We sell session packages rather than memberships, and we have a 24-hour cancellation policy. Talk to us if you need to pause.
This page sits alongside our main guide to personal training on the Upper West Side, where you can see how one-on-one coaching works at PWR from the first consultation onward.
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Start with a complimentary consultation. We'll learn about your goals and help you find the right coach and training option.