Pregnacy Strengtheing Exercises 

Pregnancy is hard on our bodies. Our center of gravity keeps changing, our abs are getting stretched out and our organs are getting pushed out of the way to make room for baby. Our bodies can handle these changes more easily by staying constant with exercise. You may have heard conflicting information regarding exercise during pregnancy but the American Center of Gynecology and Obstetrics or ACOG supports exercise during pregnancy as long as there are no contraindications. Exercise has also shown to be very beneficial to both baby and mama. Some benefits of exercise are:

• decrease risk of gestational diabetes

• improved postpartum recovery

• decrease in preterm labor

• decrease in cesarean birth

• decrease in operative vaginal delivery

• increased incidence of vaginal delivery

• improves postpartum recovery

• improves mental health

There are some common patterns of compensation we see during pregnancy, so here are a few of our favorites that can help get ahead of those compensations and keep you moving well and prepared for delivery.

3 Way Squats