A healthy pregnancy includes exercises to strengthen muscles and increase your endurance. Exercises targeting the leg muscles provide you a solid base through the pregnancy and beyond. Strong legs don't require hours at the gym using specialty equipment. While some weightlifting is safe during pregnancy, you have other options to tone and build up your legs. Benefits Strong … [Read more...] about Pregnancy Leg Exercises
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Ab Exercises After Pregnancy
Women who have gone through a pregnancy often have the same or similar experiences. After giving birth they are not only heavier but their bodies are not of the same shape and size as they were before they were pregnant. Pregnancy and childbirth can be traumatic. A woman's abdominal muscles will be both stretched and weakened after giving birth, and her body will not … [Read more...] about Ab Exercises After Pregnancy
Squatting Exercises During Pregnancy
It may not sound like the most attractive exercise you could choose, but squatting may be one of the best ones you can do during pregnancy. Squatting stretches, tones and strengthens. It's a quick exercise that doesn't require much equipment or time and when done right, it can keep you fit during pregnancy and prepare you for labor. Exercise technique Squatting is a simple … [Read more...] about Squatting Exercises During Pregnancy
Aerobic Exercise for Women During Pregnancy
If you think being pregnant means you have license to camp out on the couch with your favorite television shows and a stockpile of pickles and ice cream, think again. Though rest and relaxation are important parts of a healthy pregnancy, regular aerobic exercise is equally important, according to the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Identification Aerobic … [Read more...] about Aerobic Exercise for Women During Pregnancy
Strengthening Exercises for Pregnancy
A strength component to your prenatal workout rounds out your overall fitness and prepares the body for labor. Your increasing weight and growing abdomen increase the need for overall muscle strength and endurance. Pregnancy places restrictions on the type of strength training you can safely perform. Avoid exercises with heavy weights or those that require a back-lying position … [Read more...] about Strengthening Exercises for Pregnancy