After a day of lounging in bed watching an entire season of The Office, I decided that it was time to get my butt out of bed and get a workout in. I really didn’t feel like heading over to the gym because it was prime gym time and I really wasn’t in the mood to fight for workout space. Plus yesterday I did a full body, weigh-room workout which already had me pretty sore. Instead of the gym I opted to head over to Georgia Southern’s outside recreation space and get in a good body weight workout and a long walk with Ryan! This is a no equipment needed workout, besides a wall and a chair (or tire in my case) and is sure to make you work up a sweat all while being safe for you and baby.
Always warm up before a work out! I opted for a walk around the track, but if you are working out at home you can always do some dynamic stretches to get your muscles ready to get moving.
Exercise 1: Body weight squats 4 sets of 15-20
Exercise 2: Walking Lunges 3 sets of 20 (10 on each leg)
Exercise 3: Tricep dips 4 sets of 15 (I did mine on the tire, but these can be done on a chair)
Exercise 4: Wall Push-ups 4 sets of 15-20 (I did mine on the tire)
Exercise 5: Side Lunges 3 sets of 20 (10 each leg)
Cool it down with more walking and stretching! Really make sure you do a cool down. The first time I did this workout I was lazy and didn’t stretch after. That was a mistake because my sciatica hit me hard about an hour later.
Slow and controlled is the name of the game with all of these movements. Since labor is so close, the hormone relaxin is making the joints and ligaments in our pelvis lose for birth. Unfortunately, relaxin doesn't just work on the pelvis, it works on all of our joints making them unsteady. Be careful and take your time to avoid an injury.
Exercise 1: Body weight squats 4 sets of 15-20
Exercise 2: Walking Lunges 3 sets of 20 (10 on each leg)
Exercise 3: Tricep dips 4 sets of 15 (I did mine on the tire, but these can be done on a chair)
Exercise 4: Wall Push-ups 4 sets of 15-20 (I did mine on the tire)
Exercise 5: Side Lunges 3 sets of 20 (10 each leg)
Cool it down with more walking and stretching! Really make sure you do a cool down. The first time I did this workout I was lazy and didn’t stretch after. That was a mistake because my sciatica hit me hard about an hour later.
Slow and controlled is the name of the game with all of these movements. Since labor is so close, the hormone relaxin is making the joints and ligaments in our pelvis lose for birth. Unfortunately, relaxin doesn't just work on the pelvis, it works on all of our joints making them unsteady. Be careful and take your time to avoid an injury.
I hope you lovely ladies enjoy this workout. And for a little side note, the squats and lunges will help encourage your baby to move down if you are close to your due date like me!
Xo,
Ster
Xo,
Ster