http://www.growingyourbaby.com/2012/06/13/jillian-michaels-offers-tips-for-exercising-during-pregnancy/ Parenthood from Pregnancy to Pre-school Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:17:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.growingyourbaby.com/2012/06/13/jillian-michaels-offers-tips-for-exercising-during-pregnancy/comment-page-1/#comment-514638 Helene Byrne, BeFit-Mom Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:47:06 +0000 http://www.growingyourbaby.com/?p=62583#comment-514638 All pregnant women should strengthen their deepest abdominal muscle, their Transverse Abdominis, or TvA, to prevent common pregnancy related complaints and complications such as diastasis recti (abdominal separation), back pain, and pelvic instability. As an added benefit, because the TvA is the primary expulsion muscle, maintaining strength in this muscle greatly aids in the pushing phase of labor. Video demos of safe TvA exercises for pregnancy can be found at:
http://befitmom.com/abdominal_separation.html

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