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Important Exercises & Yoga Poses To Be Done During Pregnancy

yoga during pregnancyIn one of my articles, we got to know how beneficial it is to follow yoga during pregnancy. In this article, I will tell you which prenatal yoga poses should be done to get fit during pregnancy and a good post-delivery recovery. Let’s dive right into it!

Exercises & Yoga Poses To Do During Pregnancy

Before you begin, start with breathing. Close your eyes and breath in through the nose and breath out through the mouth continue for 3-5 minutes.

  1. Sit comfortably, with your knees bent and your shoulders, head and neck relaxed.
  2. Place one hand on your upper chest and the other just below your rib cage. This will allow you to feel your diaphragm move as you breathe.
  3. As you breathe in and out, feel your hand over the diaphragm move out and in.

1. Cat and Camel

cat and camel

  1. Begin on your hands and knees, knees under hips, hands under shoulders
  2. Round your back up towards the ceiling, drop your head slightly, tuck in your buttocks
  3. Come back to neutral position
  4. Let your belly lower towards the floor, creating an arch in your back
  5. Keep your head up slightly, with your eyes looking straight ahead
  6. Alternate between poses

Make it easier: For painful knees, fold a towel or blanket under the knees. For painful wrists, place fists instead of palms on the floor.

2. Butterfly Pose

butterfly pose yoga during pregnancy

  • Keep the spinal chord and the neck straight
  • Breathe natural and easy
  • Bend both the knees
  • Bring the soles of the feet together and place them up to the crotch area
  • Grasp both the paws with your hands firmly
  • Do not allow the heel to be raised
  • Keep the torso above waist including keeping the neck straight
  • Place the elbows on the thighs
  • Inhale deep and press both the thighs downward with the elbows effortlessly
  • Remove your hands from thighs and try to raise the knees without any support; exhale breath

3. Kegel’s Exercises

It is done to tone up pelvic floor muscle. It can be done in any position sitting standing and lying down – whatever’s comfortable for you. Contract your pelvic floor muscles as you would to stop urine flow for 5 seconds and then relax the muscles for 3 seconds. This muscle fatigues quickly, so do only 5-10 repetitions at a time. Do not hold your breath and breathe normally while doing this. Repeat a set of 10 at least twice a day.

4. Goddess Pose

goddess pose pregnancy

  • Step your right foot a stride length towards the back of your mat. Turn your toes out and your heels in, so your feet land on a 45-degree angle
  • Bend your knees deeply out the sides and sink your hips down to the height of your knees
  • Bring your arms out to shoulder height and bend your elbows so that your fingertips point skyward. Spread your fingertips wide apart from one another and activate the muscles across your back to hold your arms here
  • Engage your core muscles and draw your tailbone in the direction of the floor. Do not hunch forward with your shoulders; keep your spine long and your muscles engaged
  • Stay here for 30 seconds to one minute

5. Warrior Pose

warrior pose yoga during pregnancy

  • Stand with both your feet roughly three feet apart
  • Place the right foot in front of the left foot
  • Hold your arms out to the side with your palms down and arms extended and straight
  • Turn your left foot out to the side and your right foot in
  • Lunge forward gently, bending your left knee as you keep your right leg straight
  • Hold the pose as your legs stretch
  • Return to the original position then switches legs.

6. Walking

Walking is a great way to become physically fit. If you have not been a fit person, then start with slow walks that are less strenuous to the body. Expecting women can start with slow walks for a cardiovascular workout. Walking for a few minutes every day is safe and easy. 30 minutes of walking, three days a week is a good routine. For best results, club it with 30 minutes of your favorite exercise.

If this article helped you, let us know your thoughts in the comments below. You can find more articles on women’s care here. To keep a track of your pregnancy, you can also download the GOQii App and access the Women’s Care Feature.

For more tips on how to manage your health during pregnancy, reach out to your GOQii Coach by subscribing for personalized coaching here.

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Comments

  1. Vally Vannes says

    Hey, thanks for sharing the info. These yoga poses will help in my pregnancy I am one month pregnant and the doctor has asked me to exercise. One of my friends who had taken pregnancy yoga training at the time of their pregnancy also went to India. He had taken training from a Yoga Center named AYM in Rishikesh, he also suggested me to take training from there, So,next month I was taking training in that center. I hope that your stated yoga poses help me in my pregnancy. Thanks for sharing it. 🙂

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  6. clippingpath says

    this post got very nice and attractive, every position of yoga shown in the post of images, that’s why people can understand clearly, what actually happen here, thanks for sharing.

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  18. Luke Hughes says

    Yoga is a very understated commodity when it comes to pregnancy. Has so many benefits that people don ‘t realise. As a level 4 qualified PT, I would suggest people start yoga in the early stages of pregnancy to allow the body to acclimatise, this all depends of course on the individuals level of fitness and past interactions with any forms of exercise. Great post, look forward to seeing more!

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  29. Andrew says

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  34. Elina Smith says

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  45. Yukti Arora says

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  50. Mira yogashala says

    A wonderful blog that’s really good, inspiring, and helpful too. Yoga for pregnant women allows you to enjoy the world of yoga specially designed for moms to be so that you can achieve your fitness goal in this period of weight gain. Hope you will keep sharing more of your ideas. I will definitely love to read. Thank you very much for sharing very useful information to us and yoga is really very helpful and important for us to get a healthy life so keep posting.

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  58. Lucia Norman says

    I’m a big believer in doing yoga during pregnancy, especially when you are in the last tri-mester.
    Might sound strange, but it does help, plus I have heard it can help get the cervix ready for child birth?
    This is yet another amazing benefit of yoga!!
    Thanks for the article!

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  73. Lydia Cheng says

    I was excited to arrive as the space is so beautiful and I was excited to practice with others. But the class was so bad. Teacher seemed very inexperienced but he missed at least 7 poses on one side. He was very unprofessional.

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  96. amayaan says

    great information It is true that by practising meditation, one can reduce anxiety, stress, depression, pain, anger, and other related wellbeing issues.

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  107. amayaan says

    nice post Prenatal yoga, hatha yoga and restorative yoga are the best choices for pregnant women. Talk to the instructor about your pregnancy before starting any other yoga class.

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  150. Ahmed Sayeed says

    Well-being is everything in everything, because the fact that I feel good affects everything in my life. And it affects not only my life, but also the lives of the people around me. Have you ever wondered how you personally affect the people around you? And how could you make a difference?

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  167. Krishna says

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  181. Ashok says

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  192. Natasha Shah says

    Yogas are always best for your overall health not only for pregnant women. Keep practising the Yoga on daily basis and you can notice a drastic change in your body.

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  196. Yes Madam says

    Hi……
    Here is a list of poses which are considered safe for pregnant women. Please see the section on effective yoga poses during pregnancy for an in-depth understanding of safe yoga asanas for each trimester.

    Reply

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