Abduction Leg Lifts : Pregnancy Exercise

In these videos, you will learn some techniques for staying fit during the course of your pregnancy. You will see demonstrations of several exercises that you can perform from the first through the third trimester. You will learn how normal exercises such as the pushup, the squat and the crunch, can be adapted to fit the different stages of your pregnancy. In order to adapt normal callisthenic exercises to different stages of your pregnancy, our expert will show you different variations on traditional exercises such as the wall pushup. In this exercise you will perform a normal pushup against a wall. This exercise has many of the same muscular benefits that a normal pushup has, but is safe to do during your pregnancy. You will also learn exercises such as the pelvic tilt, chin tucks, and the abduction squeeze.

"Hi my name is Casey Neuwirth and I have a business called Gateway Fitness. You can contact me at http://www.gateway-fitness.com. Carri’s going to help show us an abduction lift which is an outer leg lift. And she is in a nice comfortable position with her head and neck in neutral alignment with her head resting on her arm, bottom leg is bent at ninety degrees and she’s going to lift straight up with her top leg and then back down. And this is going to work the hip, outer thigh and the glute area and this position is a safe position if you’re pregnant. It’s a side laying position."