She joined a corrective exercise centre and worked on strength, mobility, core stability and cardiovascular endurance. Because of all the hard work that she had put in during her pregnancy, her post-pregnancy recovery was smooth and rapid. And she continued to exercise throughout her first seven months with priority to mobility and core stability movements. During pregnancy, women tend to get rounded in the upper back, their pelvis falls forward (anterior tilt) and the knees come together (hyperextension). Pre-pregnancy checklist should include strengthening neck extensors, wrist, glutes to support lower back and a strong transversus abdominis (the deepest abdominal core muscle that runs transversely across our mid-section).

Source: The Telegraph June 15, 2019 13:30 UTC