| If you're looking for exercises during your first trimester, | | | | because it's a natural thing for human beings, while |
| today I have few easy ones that almost any pregnant | | | | sitting or lying down are unnatural. But even more than |
| woman can do. The exercises are simple, but not | | | | that, exercising while standing helps to keep the blood |
| entirely easy. The good news, though, is that they | | | | circulating well. |
| won't wear you out. | | | | This exercise is well balanced for your entire body. |
| Just keep reading the rest of this short article. | | | | |
| Simple Exercises During First Trimester | | | | Squats Done Against The Wall |
| Walk On an Incline | | | | You're using your body weight in this exercise. Just |
| Ideally, I'd suggest you use a treadmill for this. You don't | | | | place your back flat up against a wall and then squat |
| want to be running at this stage of your pregnancy | | | | down, essentially making a chair out of the wall. Then |
| and walking is something much too easy. So, set a | | | | rise back up. Do as many repetitions as you think you |
| treadmill for a 15 degree incline and walk for 20 | | | | can comfortably handle. |
| minutes. Try to do this very other day, or at least 4 | | | | Aim for 3 or 4 sets. If you can, try to do this 2 or 3 |
| times per week. | | | | times a week. |
| Walking like this will help minimize weight gain during | | | | An easy way to fit these into your schedule is by |
| pregnancy. | | | | doing them during commercial breaks on tv. |
| | | | If you do these exercises during first trimester, you'll be |
| Jump on a Mini-Trampoline | | | | performing exercises that are ideally balanced for this |
| This is another exercise done while you are standing | | | | stage of your pregnancy. |
| up. Exercises done while standing up are great | | | | |