Here are a few simple exercising during the first trimester that I think all pregnant women should do. They are simple, yet not totally easy. But also, they aren't strenuous. I believe that have the perfect balance that you need at this time in your life. Take the next 2 minutes to read this article fully.
Exercises During First Trimester
1. Incline treadmill walking
Like I said before, this has a good balance. Walking on a flat surface is too easy and running up some hills or steep inclines is too strenuous. Set a treadmill to an incline around 15 degrees and do you walking for about 20 minutes. Do this 4 days a week. If possible, do it every other day. This will help to minimize excessive early pregnancy weight gain.
2. Mini-trampoline jumping
One thing I really like is for people to exercise while standing up. Why? Because this is natural for us. Working out while lying or sitting down is totally unnatural for human beings. This is a great exercise to keep your lymph (the stuff surround your blood) circulating well. This is a nice, balanced exercise that works you whole body. A mini-trampoline isn't expensive either... just or so at places like Wal-Mart.
3. Wall Squats
This is a bodyweight version of squats. All you do is put your back flat against a wall and squat down so that your upper thighs are at about parallel to the ground. Do 3-4 sets 2-3 days a week. Do however many repetitions you feel comfortable with. A great way to do these is to when commercials come on tv. You can do 1 set during each commercial break until you're done. Nice, easy, painless.
These exercises during first trimester are 100% balanced and an ideal way to workout in the early part of your pregnancy.
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