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Return To Exercise Article Archive   4 Superb During Pregnancy Exercises By Shideh Farahmand For many women, maintaining their current muscle tone is very important. However, it is imperative that you keep your new baby safe while you exercise. Incorporating these great during pregnancy exercises into your regular routine, you can maintain your current physical health while keeping your baby healthy and strong. Combining cardiovascular and specific weight training exercises, you can maintain your current active lifestyle and prevent gaining too much weight after the 9 months of gestation. Swimming is a very good cardiovascular exercise because it works your two major muscle groups, the arms and legs. Cardiovascular exercise is essential to during pregnancy exercise because it helps to increase the blood flow to your womb, enhancing development. Walking is also very good because it serves very well as cardio exercise but does not put excess pressure on your joints like running does. Remember that it is very important to wear comfortable shoes that provide strong ankle and arch support, especially during pregnancy. Forward Lunges- Start by standing with your feet set slightly apart. Holding a dumbbell in each hand, step forward and slowly bring your body down so that your knees are bent at a 90 degree angle. Slowly bring your body back up to a standing position. Repeat the process, trying to achieve close to 20 repetitions. This is a great during pregnancy exercise for your quads, hamstrings and gluts. Wall Sit- It is strongly advised that you do this exercise with an exercise ball. To begin, place the exercise ball somewhere in your middle back. Then, holding a dumbbell in either hand, slowly bring your legs down to a 90 degree angle with the floor. Then, bring your body back up to a standing position. For a more difficult workout, you can hold the bent position for an extended period of time before returning to a standing position. Lying Abduction- Resting one elbow on the ground for support, lay down on your side. Now, slowly bring your top leg upwards, forming a 50-55 degree angle with the bottom leg. Then, bring your leg back to the starting position. Repeat this process several times. You should try to aim for close to 20-25 times, but the more you can do the better. Lying Adduction- This next exercise is similar to the above exercise but includes a few different components. Assuming the same position, cross your top leg over your bottom. Now, bring your bottom leg upwards, as before. Bring it down again and repeat the process, aiming for 20 repetitions. With the above exercise, and the dedication to completing them religiously, you can expect to keep your weight in check during and after those crucial 9 months. If you would like to learn more about controlling your weight during pregnancy with during pregnancy exercises and tips, you should check out Pregnancy Without the Pounds by Michelle Moss: http://www.DigitalReviewer.com/Weightless-Pregnancy.html keywords: during pregnancy exercises | exercises during pregnancy Aerobic Dvd

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