First Trimester Full Body Balance
Training For Motherhood • 48m
Balance--because our changing body is continuing to shift and move and we want to make sure we keep up with it! So these exercises focus on unilateral work (which y'all know means: CORE!), body awareness (noticing imbalances, where there are changes, what is starting to get difficult), and engaging the Core 4.
Equipment: stability, a set of dumbbells, long band
Circuit 1:
- 8, 8, 10, 12 single arm squat with cable row (total)
- 8 (each arm) offset RDLs
- 30 second squat pulses
Circuit 2:
- 8, 8, 10, 12 (each leg) static lunges
- 16, 20, 24 alternating chest press *I recommend doing this on your stability ball at this point; this way you can set up the movement without having to lay back
- 20 birddogs
Circuit 3: 3x
- 8 (each leg) goblet curtsy lunges
- 8 (each side) Pallof press
- 5-8 pushups *modify these however feels best depending on how far along you are
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