Check out our video on how to perform a self-check to see if you have any abdominal muscle separation during your pregnancy. It’s good to know it you have a split, so you can know what exercises to do to repair it after your baby is born. Weak/split stomach muscles can cause back pain if not corrected.
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Senior Oh Baby! Fitness Instructor, Kathleen Donahoe, helps answer all the questions we get about stability balls and exercise during pregnancy:
What kind of Stability Ball is best for me to purchase when pregnant?
How do I sit on the ball properly?
What kind of exercises can I do to relieve low back and pelvic pain?
Our model, Maggie, wore a Blanqi during the exercise videos. They really help to give you support while exercising and make you shapely too. If you want one for yourself, Oh Baby! Fitness clients get FREE shipping. Enter code OhBaby at online checkout to take advantage of this special deal.
A big shout out to Piedmont Hospital Health and Fitness Club for letting us shoot our videos in their beautiful space. Oh Baby LOVES Piedmont Hospital!! 
The plank is an excellent exercise to strengthen the chest, abdominal and lower back muscles. Senior Oh Baby! Fitness instructor Kathleen Donahoe gives three different variations on this awesome exercise for the core and lower back. Great exercise for pregnant women AND new moms!
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Push ups are a great exercise to build chest, triceps and abdominal strength. Use this quick modification to make push ups safe for pregnant and new moms. Proper modification taught by Senior Oh Baby! Fitness Instructor, Kathleen Donahoe.
You hear us talk about Kegel Exercises all the time in our prenatal and mom & baby fitness classes. It’s one of the most important exercises you can do before, during and after your pregnancy. Why?
Strong pelvic floor muscles help you in several ways:
1. You’ll avoid incontinence (peeing when you sneeze, jump or laugh).
Did you know 67% of women suffer incontinence after pregnancy?
You don’t have to be a statistic! Learn how to do Kegels now!
2. By doing Kegel exercises properly, you’ll learn how to tighten and RELEASE your pelvic floor muscles. Knowing where your pelvic floor is located and how to engage it is SUPER important during delivery. If you can release your pelvic floor muscle, you can easily push your baby out.
3. Kegel exercises strengthen your pelvic floor and in turn helps strengthen your inner abdominals. Strong abdominals mean better posture and less back pain.
4. Women who perform Kegel exercises during pregnancy and immediately after delivery will recover FASTER than women who don’t do Kegels.
Oh Baby! Fitness Senior Instructor Kathleen Donahoe demonstrates how to perform a proper Kegel Exercise in this short video:
Oh Baby! Fitness Senior Instructor Kathleen Donahoe leads us through a proper wall sit for pregnant women. Wall sits are a great exercise for building lower back and glute strength during pregnancy. It’s also a great way to prepare for labor. Wall sits are also a great exercise to rebuild strength AFTER you’ve delivered your baby. You always have a wall and you always have a minute. Go ahead, get strong and do a wall sit.. or two or three today! Go to www.ohbabyfitness.com for tips and videos regarding safe exercise for new and expectant moms.
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Outer and inner thigh raises work the glutes, thighs and pelvic floor. Engage your abdominal muscles during this exercise for added benefit. Senior Oh Baby! Fitness Instructor Kathleen Donahoe leads you through a demonstration.
Watch the video below and let us know if you have any questions about this great exercise!
If you’d like more tips on safe pregnancy and mom & baby exercise, go to http://www.ohbabyfitness.com for more info.
There is one yoga pose that almost all pregnant women love- and for good reason. Watch the video below to learn about the cat/cow pose or pelvic tilt and back stretch.
This is a favorite among clients for good reason: the exercise gets the baby to hang away from the lower back and sciatic nerve. It also helps take the pressure off the pelvic floor and hips. We’ve had many moms say they start and end their day with a set of cat/cow in the bed and that it’s really helped with their back and pelvic floor pain.
But there are other benefits too! Cat/cow helps get the baby into the ideal vaginal birth position- head down. If you are starting to worry about baby position, add a set of cat/cow to your daily routine. Another great benefit is that cat/cow, along with being a great stretch, is also an abdominal exercise. Cat/cow actually has a little ab crunch built into to the exercise in the “cat” position.
Watch the video below and let us know if you have any questions about this great exercise!
Check out our video on Belly Breathing for Labor and Coordinated Pushing. Led by Senior Oh Baby! Fitness Instructor, Kathleen Donahoe. This is a two part exercise. You’ll learn how to perform belly breathing for labor and then move on to coordinated pushing. Focus is on engaging the abdominals and releasing the pelvic floor muscle. Might be helpful to watch our Kegel Exercises demonstration video to see more on the release of the pelvic floor. It’s a bit complicated to master, but if you practice, it’s a technique that can really give you some control during the pushing stage of delivery! For more information on safe exercise during pregnancy and after, go to http://blog.ohbabyfitness.com
Carrying a car seat incorrectly is the easiest way to injure your back as a new mother. Oh Baby! Fitness Senior Instructor Kathleen Donahoe demonstrates the best and safest way to carry a baby’s car seat.
If you’d like more tips, video and information on safe pregnancy or mom & baby exercise, go to www.ohbabyfitness.com
