| We all know how difficult it is to stay
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| | arm be careful to keep the wrist in line
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| in shape and find time to exercise - but
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| | with the hand not to create any unwanted
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| most especially for women with babies or
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| | tension/strain.
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| small kids. There's the sleep-deprivation
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| | Reps:
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| factor, no time and priority changes. So
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| | 3 sets of 10-15 reps on each side
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| what are the fitness options for busy
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| | Muscle Focus:
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| Moms?
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| | - Drawing your shoulder blades down
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| The fact is, the more you can take of
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| | activating your upper back muscles,
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| yourself and the better you feel, the
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| | engaging abs at all times. Keeping your
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| stronger you will be physically and
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| | abs strong and being aware of contracting
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| emotionally to take on the day with the
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| | them is very important as they play an
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| "little ones" and all of life's
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| | important role in stabilizing and
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| challenges.
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| | protecting the back.
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| Below are some quick, but effective,
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| | - Translating this in to functional
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| exercises - specifically designed for the
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| | activities such as picking the baby up
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| busy Mom - for the back and shoulders to
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| | out of the crib will really save your
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| keep you strong and prevent future
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| | back.
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| injuries that may occur with poor lifting
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| | Spine extension with pulses
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| biomechanics and poor posture. The heavy
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| | Over time in pregnancy our posture
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| weight of not just the baby, but also all
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| | completely changes due to the increased
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| the fun gadgets you're expected to lug
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| | weight of the baby bringing our body
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| around. It's no surprise that our bodies
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| | forward and causing the spine to round
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| need a little help to get through the
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| | forward with the shoulders. This causes
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| day.
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| | the back muscles to become very stretched
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| Rotator Cuff Strengthener
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| | out and weak.
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| For this workout you will need a light
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| | Seated up right with legs in front of
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| theraband. The beauty about this piece of
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| | body shoulder width apart, hands over
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| equipment is that it's small enough to
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| | your head. Hinge forward from the hips
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| carry in your bag or your stroller. Now
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| | leading with the sternum, biceps are by
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| you have no excuses - you can do these
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| | your ears. Hold this position and
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| exercises on the go, at the park or when
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| | slightly pulse the arms behind the body
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| you have a few moments to spare.
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| | mobilizing the shoulders and working the
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| You can do this exercise either seated or
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| | upper back. Return back to an upright
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| standing; hold the elbows close to the
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| | position to repeat the movement again.
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| waist with palms facing the sky holding
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| | Reps:
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| the theraband. Pulling the hands away
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| | 3 sets of 10 Pulses
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| from each other externally rotating the
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| | Muscle Focus:
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| shoulders
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| | Upper back and hamstring flexibility.
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| Reps:
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| | This exercise will strengthen the mid
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| 3 sets of 10-15 reps
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| | upper back and open up the tight thoracic
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| Muscle focus:
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| | area of the spine, correcting bad habits
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| Rotator cuff muscles are the small
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| | that the body formed through pregnancy.
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| muscles that stabilize the shoulder
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| | Butterfly ab curls
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| joint. If these get weak from over use
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| | Keeping you abs strong is essential for
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| you could end up with bicep tendonitis or
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| | keeping your whole body strong and
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| other potential injuries. This is very
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| | restoring poor posture left over from
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| common with Moms as everything is usually
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| | pregnancy.
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| done with one hand while holding the
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| | Lying on the floor with heals of feet
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| "little one" in the other.
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| | together and knees bent to the side in a
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| Tricep push-up extension
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| | frog like position. Arms are straight
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| This is the one time in your life you are
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| | over you head, circle arms around and
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| going to need arm strength, the biceps
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| | lift the head neck shoulders off the
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| are going to get over worked from the
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| | floor exhaling pulling in the abs hold
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| motion of picking up the baby so it's
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| | for 5 seconds and return back to starting
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| important to balance these out and keep
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| | position.
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| the triceps strong as not to put unwanted
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| strain on them.
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| | 3 sets of 10 reps
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| Hands are directly under your shoulders
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| | Muscle Focus:
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| and knees are on the ground in a modified
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| | As you exhale and bring the head neck and
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| push-up. The pelvis is slightly pressed
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| | shoulders off the floor think of pulling
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| forward creating work in the abdominals
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| | your abdominals in up and back to the
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| that stabilize the spine. Place the
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| | spine. Moms, this is a time you can
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| theraband under the right hand on the
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| | practice doing your kegal on the
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| floor and extend opposite arm in a tricep
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| | contraction working the pelvic floor.
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| extension. Whilst extending the working
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