Health

Post-pregnancy Hiit Ab Workout

| Ithabi

This is a simple bodyweight workout you can do right at home. It takes only 12 minutes, but it will challenge your ENTIRE body. Without having to do a single crunch your core muscles will be activated during the whole workout. After having a baby you probably can’t wait to get your old figure back and finally have a flat stomach.

The exercise pictures below were taken three months postpartum (obviously except for the cross punch picture!) and you can still see a bit of my post-baby belly. Continue reading →

Dumbbell Swing

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These are definitely not a traditional pregnancy exercise, but they do offer a number of benefits through their broad muscle engagement and explosive nature! Swings are usually performed with both hands on a kettlebell. However by doing single-arm dumbbell swings, you make sure that your growing belly will not be squeezed during this exercise. Dumbbell swings can be just as effective as kettlebell swings and are ideal for keeping it safe during pregnancy. Continue reading →