Exercises for shoulders and obliques that can safely be performed throughout your entire pregnancy. Effective, safe moves for anyone interested in strengthening and toning their body.
Pregnancy Exercises – shoulders and obliques
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You are fabulous, i am sooo glad i found you, i am about 7 weeks pregnant at the moment xo
fantastic – glad you’re getting an early start…keep me posted
I love all your videos! I am 16 weeks pregnant and look forward to continuing with all your exercises right to when i deliver and probably beyond!!
Fantastic – you sound like you are on the right track! Keep up the good work and keep me posted…
Hi Dr. Cathy.
I am Really glade to find this lovely videos as my antenatel classes has closed down.
I really wanted to do regular exercise during my pregnancy but didn’t know how to do it without a teacher. scared to do something wrong. recently thought of looking at youtube, And thank GOD that i found you. Now i can continue my exercise.
I must Thank you with your lovely work and effort for all pregnant women, as it is really useful.
By the way what aboout if you dont have the equipments? And dont have the space in the house to keep the equipments. Are there any other alternatives that we can use as a equipment?
23+6 weeks
Thank you – I’m glad you are here with me…keep exercising and taking good care of yourself for your baby. Follow along with my videos and you should be just fine.
If you do not have any weights, you can fill up a gallon jug with water – 1 gallon weighs 8 pounds – and use one gallon jug in each hand. If that’s too heavy, begin with a small water bottle and increase to a bigger water bottle over time.
i must confess i have NOT exercised, but God is convicting me to take better care of my body. I dont have weights, is there something else i can use
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a plastic bottle filled with water… can of beans etc… anything that causes resistence…
Feel free to use water bottles, cans, even books would work. I’ve just finished a video that shows some exercises that use only your body’s weight for resistance – check it out.
your body is amazing
Thanks – see? Anything is possible if we put our minds to it…I gained 18 pounds with my pregnancy, had a natural birth and my baby weighed 8 lbs, 8 oz. Just 5 days after he was born, I only weighed 3 pounds more than the day I became pregnant. It’s all in the preparation.
I was 5′ 5″125 lbs. when I got pregnant with my daughter in August 08. I gained 40 lbs. She was 7 lbs. 14 oz. healthy, natural, perfect, pain- free home/water birth. I’m 3 months pregnant now at 150 lbs. and afraid of gaining another 40 and I’ve only just begun a workout routine. Is there any hope for me to safely reduce my potential weight gain over the next 6 months? You are such an inspiration!
Thank you – just keep exercising and watch your food choices – be sure to select only healthy, natural foods. Avoid processed foods, greasy or fried foods and skip fast food altogether. Eat tons of fruits, veggies, whole grains and lean meats. Be sure to get drink at least 10 glasses of water every day, and make time for yourself to enjoy your 2nd pregnancy, your 1st baby and your amazing body!
Keep me posted!
Wow Doctorcathy! I am so happy I have found you! Pre-pregnancy I was into intense crossfit workouts but quickly realized that it did not meet my new body’s needs. Since becoming pregnant, I have been running on a treadmill and using the elliptical to keep my fitness level up but I noticed I was losing muscle tone. No prenatal weight lifting regime was meeting my needs until now. I am currently 7 months along and love your workouts! Thanks!
Wow – thank you, it’s so nice to hear that. Keep up the good work and please send me updates on your pregnancy and your baby’s birth.
I soooo wish I found you a long time ago. I got pregnant in September of 2008, gave birth to a baby girl in June of 2009, got pregnant AGAIN in July on 2009, and my son is now due in 1 month. I lost all my weight within that month in between, but I was not toned. My body has been through a lot getting pregnant one after another like this. I feel I could have been better off if I had thought to look up preg. excercises MUCH sooner! Great excercises anyhow.
@sonyxxmunions Wow – you’ve been busy. But you’re going to need your strength to take care of 2 little babies. Try to do the warm-up video again, and shoot for 3 1/2 minutes this time. Every little bit you do now will make it that much easier for you to recover and get back in shape later. Right now, don’t think about your weight or your shape, just exercise for the health of it…for energy and stamina. Then in June or July, you can focus on regaining your shape and toning up your muscles.
Oh goodness I remember the days when I was pregnant . I used to walk to work about 1/2 hour a few days a week. This helped my delivery extremely! Walking is essential. Then when I reached near my destination I’d stop & get a large cup of grapefruit juice. Not coffee! I recommed women to dothis for as many months as you can . Have happy healthy babies people.
Hi doctorcathy, I have a question regarding abs during pregnancy.Im very active in my workouts, just found out im prego w/ my 2nd baby,I spin, do step, kickboxing and weight training and did as well with my first pregnancy.What I need to know is at what point do I stop doing abs laying on the floor and also I read and have heard that it’s not safe to workout by raising your arms above your head while pregnant, like shoulder press and other alike.I didnt do any of these with my first pregnancy.
I wish i had found this vid sooner also n not to mention id love to have the energy to do these exercises.
I had really bad sickness for the first 5 months of the pregnancy and had very little exercise but my back is really suffering from lack of exercise n muscles going stiff. I would have loved to have been able to do this and keep my arms n legs toned at least. just feel like a whale now at 28 weeks.
@AlbertaJCW001 I agree with you!
@needinfo123 You can continue to train your abs throughout first and most of second trimenster. You will know when to stop doing crunches because it will become harder, maybe a little uncomfortable or just limited range of motion due to belly getting in the way. Never heard the one about not raising your arms…how would you wash your hair if that was true? Don’t worry about that one – that’s just silly.
@lulu3jones
don’t be too hard on yourself…there’s so many well-meaning but grossly misinformed people out there telling women that they cannot exercise. Like they believe pregnancy is some kind of disease or something. Just get moving and stay active everyday.
~ TRACY ANDERSON METHOD – POST-PREGNANCY WORKOUT (DVD [1]) ~ EUR 9,95
all i got left for Monday: nap, phone with mommy, study, workouts, sleep.
Workouts in a few …. Mommy droppin me off … AFTER SHE EATS -_____-
~ TRACY ANDERSON METHOD – POST-PREGNANCY WORKOUT (DVD [1]) ~ EUR 8,95
Hello Gourges Snow Bunnies, You look so cute all rugged up in the snow. These photos have brought tears to my eyes, we miss you all so much. Well we have some news for you. You will have a new little cousin who arrives around the 13th of September, I will be 11 weeks tomorrow (21 Feb) and counting the days. As you can imagine eveyone is very excited and so are we. It came as a bit of a surprise but it was the best suprise ever. Sarah Iv been told that you and Kate had an idea at Hugos christening, well it was only the day before that we found out. We have had 2 ultrasounds and heard the beat and so far everything has been good, only a bit of morning sickness (which normally happens in the afternoon) but putting a fair bit of weight. Sar you will have to tell me your pregnancy workout secret, I want to look as good as you did during and after the brith. We have been looking around at cots, prams, capsuals, car seat ect… Im glad Iv seen a similar pram and capsual like yours which we are very keen on buying. We hope you are all well and I hope you are planning a trip down under after Septbemer so you can all meet your new cousin (I hope its a girl Maisie might have a cousin to play Dolls with ).We miss you everyday.
Lots of Love Jodie and Frankxx
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JBlessing, all of my videos are safe and effective and are designed to keep your core strong. To help reduce some of your fear, take classes in natural so you will understand what your body is doing and you will be prepared – not scared. I prefer the Bradley Method; check online for classes near you. Good luck, stick with me and incorporate a little exercise and healthy food choices everyday.
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