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When you're pregnant, the couch often looks a whole lot more inviting than the gym. But according to The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, exercise comes with some pretty convincing benefits. Regularly exercising during pregnancy can reduce back pain, ease constipation, promote healthy weight gain, improve your overall fitness and strengthen your heart and blood vessels. It may also decrease your risk of gestational diabetes, preeclampsia and cesarean birth.
As you inhale, lengthen and release the pelvic floor letting your belly expand. On the exhale, lift all 4 corners of your pelvic floor up . At the same time, think about engaging the core and wrapping the deep core muscles around your torso. Release and repeat. Internal/external rotation In this exercise, you'll move 'through internal and external hip rotation,' says Roup. 'The invert helps open up the bottom of the pelvis and the clam shell helps strengthen the top of the glute.
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