The Best Ab Exercises For Pregnancy

And keeping a strong core during your pregnancy will help reduce back pain, hold your kiddos a bit easier, and recover better postpartum.

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The Best Ab Exercises For Pregnancy

And keeping a strong core during your pregnancy will help reduce back pain, hold your kiddos a bit easier, and recover better postpartum.

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Step 1

Bird Dog

This one helps you stabilize the torso against an ever changing belly.

Step 2

Because of the weight of the belly, full planks can put more pressure on the core. Learn how to do a plank with a minor pelvic tilt in an elevated position instead.

Heel Slides

Step 3

A great way to open up the chest while targeting the core muscles!

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