Pregnancy is a beautiful time in a woman's life, but it is also one of the most stressful therefore it is critical that while pregnant you take time to stay fit – and many women are doing this through exercise videos. When you workout at home, you don't have to plan your schedule around anyone else's – which is perfect when you are pregnant and don't know from minute to minute how you are going to feel. And since your body changes every single day during pregnancy, workout videos are the perfect solution since you can change the video any time you want to.
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When planning your workout routine, the first thing you must do is to check with your doctor and make sure that exercise is ok for you. For the most part, doctors highly encourage their pregnant patients to exercise, but many have restrictions to how hard you workout or how long or often you train. But as a basic rule of thumb, if you were exercising regularly before you were pregnant, most doctors are just fine with you continuing the same program, at least for the first three or four months.
The one specific change you may need to address in your workout program is how you train your abs. Most doctors will agree that while pregnant women should train their abdominal area, they should avoid doing so while on their back. One great option for ab training is to do a pelvic tilt while on all fours. Simple place your hands under your shoulders and your knees under your hips and tighten your abs as if you were pulling your belly button towards your spin and hold for five to ten seconds.
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. And for that reason, pregnant woman all over are choosing workout videos over the gym – You can pick and choose your workouts and the times of your workouts and instead of spending 20 or 30 minutes driving to the gym, you can take a bath or a nap and still have your workout!
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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