Pilates Exercises for Pregnancy
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Lie on your back with two to three firm pillows behind your upper back and shoulders. Plant your feet in parallel on the ground, hip-width distance apart. Arms should be engaged with your fingers reaching toward your feet. Inhale for five seconds while vigorously pumping your arms. Exhale for five seconds. Repeat for 100 seconds.
Lying on your side with your legs in a checkmark position, lift your top leg to hip height. Kick the leg, which should be slightly turned out, forward and back 10 times. Next, lift the same leg up and down 10 times. At the end of that series, draw 10 small circles in each direction. When you have finished the series on one side, move onto the other side.
Holding two- to three-pound weights, extend your arms out, in line with your shoulders. Draw baby circles with palms facing up. Complete 10 circles in each direction. Repeat the exercise with palms facing down, forward, and back for a total of 80 circles.
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