I believe strength training during pregnancy is very important. It definitely helped my recovery and labor and helped me prevent injury while pregnant. So many women stray away from resistance/strength training while pregnant but what they don’t know is there are a million exercises that will help keep you toned, prevent the chance of injury and increase energy. There were so many times while I was pregnant and the last thing I wanted to do was exercise. When I would do it I would feel so so much better after. What was nice about strength training is I could do exercises that felt good and could get a beneficial workout in 30-60 min. It is definitely good to seek out a professional to help with your programming if you are not used to strength training. Here is an example of a nice comfortable strength session! This is great for the entire time you are pregnant unless you have other complications.
Warm Up – 3 Rounds
- 10x squats
- 10x swings
- 10x pushups on knees
4 Rounds
- 6x Kettel Bell front squat
- 10ea donkey kicks
- Instep Stretch
4 Rounds
- 10x alt military press
- 6ea rows
- Shoulder opener stretch
10 min AMRAP (As Many Rounds as Possible)
- 20x steps-ups
- 20x TRX rows
- 30-sec bike
- 10x sumo swings
Cool Down
- 30-sec Jane
