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Is it safe to still do abdominal stuff while pregnant?
Basically what the title says! I wanna know if I can keep doing stuff involving the abs to an extent? I obviously wont be thinking of doing crazy stuff, at 13 weeks Ive already pretty much lost my ability to shoulder mount =( but is it okay to do light stuff like conditioning?
Thanks xx
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Hi,
It mostly depends on how you feel. If you are really used to it, It's ok to do abdominal excersices. Just be aware of what kind your doing and how your doing them. I was told not to do anything that involve a lot of crunching or bending of the stomach and be aware of how you feel when doing it; if it starts to hurts or feels bad. I'm 24 weeks preg. and still do modified ab workouts at the end of my gym class. I mostly do leg lifts. If your used to it, planks might be good too. I've herd yoga is good since it help keep the whole body conditioned; I was really new to yoga when I got preg. & couldn't keep up with it though. I beleive inverts should be ok the first trimester just nothing new or that feels strenuous when attempting; but once you get bigger & your blood increases its not safe to do inverts. most basic spins should be ok.
Everyone is different though and you should ok it with your doctor. I let her know right away that I was continuing excersise/pole dancing and explained the type of abdominals I think might be safe to continue and she will tell me if it's ok or not. If something starts feels uncomfortable or bad than you should stop or modify.
BE SAFE. & CONGRATULATIONS!
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Yep for the most part you can continue with what you were doing before you became pregnant as long as you have your Dr or Midwifes ok. One thing you should know, do not do any exercises that require you to lay on your back after the 1st trimester. Doing so will reduce blood flow to the baby.
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I should also add that focusing on working the Transverse abdominal is best. To help avoid unnecessary issues with Diastatsis (abdominal separation) don't do heavy ab work like crunches or things that focus on the rectus abdominis (6 pack)
A lot of abdominal exercises can be modified and done against a wall. If you have the lessons you can do the Switch but standing against a wall instead of laying down. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif
https://www.studioveena.com/lessons/view/4df4be6f-3160-46c9-9e73-67a10ac37250
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Awesome thanks =D
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I was just wonndering is there anyway I could alter the lying leg grab and other back splits excersises?? Or is that something I will just have to wait to restart after ive had the baby? =)
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There are lots of other stretches for the hamstrings you can do instead. However pregnancy isn’t the time to work on improving flexibility, because if the hormon “relaxin”. You will already have more flexi ness then before pregnancy so you could over stretch! It’s totally fine to stretch though, just avoid really going crazy with it and be gentile 🙂
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