| It is not recommended that you lie down on your | | | | forward and then roll them back in once you can hold |
| stomach when pregnant, neither is it advised that you | | | | the above position successfully for a minute or so. |
| lie on your back after your first trimester. Due to these | | | | |
| facts, you may not be able to practice many | | | | 2. Due to the fact that pressure is not put directly on |
| pregnancy exercises as quite a lot of them require | | | | the stomach, abdominal exercises done while standing |
| you to do them lying on your back or on your | | | | are arguably one of the safest for pregnant woman. |
| stomach. To counteract this situation, you will need to | | | | These types of exercises include, but are not limited to, |
| resort to exercises during pregnancy that you can | | | | the following; pelvic tilts, exercises that warrant |
| execute while standing or while sitting and which are | | | | drawing-the-abs-in and crunches. To execute the |
| safe to practice. This article will show you a few of | | | | pelvic tilt, you should put your back against the wall. |
| the exercises that you can perform while pregnant | | | | Ensure that your head and shoulders are touching the |
| without the need to lie down on your back or | | | | wall also but let your spinal column take its natural |
| stomach… | | | | curve. Also ensure that your feet are approximately |
| | | | | one foot away from the base of the wall. Once that is |
| 1. During your fist trimester, you could perform | | | | done, squeeze your abs while tucking in your pelvis |
| variations of the modified plank pose. Even though this | | | | under you and pushing your back flat against the wall. |
| exercise routine is not done while lying down on your | | | | Hold this position for about ten minutes then release |
| stomach, it will still pose a challenge for your abs. To | | | | your body. Repeat this routine for about ten times. |
| perform the easiest variation, you will need to be on | | | | |
| the floor. While flat on your back (remember that this is | | | | 3. The safest way to exercise during pregnancy is to |
| your fist trimester, so you can still lie down on your | | | | do so while sitting down. This is so due to the fact that |
| back oaky?), come onto your toes and forearms with | | | | there is no risk of you falling down or putting undue |
| your body lifted. Hold your body in that position for | | | | pressure on your back or stomach. While sitting down |
| about thirty to sixty seconds while squeezing in your | | | | on the chair, you could perform the pelvic tilt. You can |
| abdominals. | | | | also perform crunches while sitting down. Do this by |
| | | | | sitting up straight in a chair; make sure that your back |
| If you want to make this a little tougher, you should | | | | is not resting on the backrest of the chair; While about |
| place your forearms on a stability ball. What this does | | | | a hip-width apart, place your feet flat on the floor; |
| is to challenge your abs some more due to the fact | | | | Crunch forward from the ribs while placing your hands |
| that the ball is an unstable surface not like the floor | | | | behind you; look towards the floor and keep your chin |
| which was stable. You can try and extend your arms | | | | lifted; to complete this routine, sit back straight up. |