Feel Great During Pregnancy with Exercise Videos

When a woman is expecting a new child, lets face it – it’s an amazing yet stressful time, therefore more and more women are doing exercise videos to stay healthy while there body experiences the joys of pregnancy. Home workouts just make sense when you look at the dynamics of a pregnancy. And on top of that, as you progress in your pregnancy, you can vary the routines to fit your ever changing body.

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One of the first things you should do, when planning your pregnancy workout, is to double check with your doctor to make sure that he is ok with you working out. Most doctors want there patients to exercise while pregnant but many may have specific suggestions to how hard you workout or what you do, so it is critical before to talk to your doctor about exercise throughout your entire pregnancy. But most will agree that if you were working out before you got pregnant, it is fine to continue the same routine at least through your first trimester unless you considered a high risk pregnancy.

The one specific change you may need to address in your workout program is how you train your abs. After the first trimester, it is recommended to be on your back for no longer than about seven minutes, but the good news is there are so many great ab exercises you can do instead of crunches. One great option for ab training is to do a pelvic tilt while on all fours. This exercise can be done standing or on a mat on all fours, to do the it on the floor on a mat, place your hands under your shoulders and your knees under your hips and inhale as you squeeze your abs. Now hold the contraction for between five to ten seconds and slowly release it, repeating the exercise eight to ten times.

Since pregnancy is a consistently changing state, it is important to remember that what you could do one day, may make you uncomfortable or even sick the next. That is why workout videos are such a great option for pregnancy, do the workout when you have the most energy and when your body is up for a challenge.

Not only does a women experience extreme physical challenges during pregnancy, but sometimes the emotional roller coaster of hormonal changes can really stress a woman (and her husband) out. And since exercise has been called the “healthy feel-good” drug, doesn’t it make sense that moving your body will make you feel more in control of your ever changing body? Even if its just a short walk or a 20 minute exercise video, don’t you want to feel your best?

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