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Prenatal Stretches: 9 Good Stretching Exercises for Pregnant Lady

1. Pregnancy Back Stretch:

A back stretch could obviously fix up the building up pressure on your spine and back. This stretch helps elongate your back muscles quite the distance. To being, keep your hips either over or behind your toes and rest your hand on the floor. Adjust your shoulders and tilt your head backwards. Try and make an arch into a rather comfortable position and that should be it.

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2. Pregnancy Neck Stretch:

As the name suggests, this exercise helps release tension from your neck area. To carry this exercise, you could either stand or sit as you will. Close your eyes take a deep breath and then start by titling your head to a side. Allow it to drop all the way to your shoulder. Make sure the two don’t meet. Repeat switching sides after about three to six seconds.

Read: Pregnancy Arm Workouts

3. Pregnancy Chest Stretch:

Tension buildup from chest to back? Dont you worry! The chest stretching will help. Start by taking a pillow or a mat. Sit down and keep your feet pressed against your thighs. Exhale and while you continue sitting, allow your fingers to touch the opposite knee. So the left hand touches the right knee and vice versa. Circle your arms after a cycle and change the position around. Repeat as and how you like as many times until you are tired.

4. Pregnancy Shoulder Stretch:

In case you cant help but sit in front of the computer for too long, this exercise will most certainly come handy. To carry it out, stand with your feet apart by an inch. Pull out your hands and stretch them high up. Try touching the right elbow with the left hand with your hands still high. Hold the position for about a few seconds and repeat. Reverse both directions and do horizontal and vertical switches.

5. Abdomen Pregnancy Stretch:

A liberating stretch, this allows your body to breathe and makes space for your ribs and allows spacing for the muscles that support your belly bump. To start, kneel on your knees and keep your feet on the ground. Now once you get into this position, keep a ball around and extend your hands to touch the ball. Make sure your joints are stretched out as far as it goes and hold the ball using just your elbows and lower hand. Repeat until you are comfortable.

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