So you’re a mom, maybe a new mom, and have absolutely NO time to yourself! How the heck are you going to fit exercise into your already crammed schedule.
Well Fit Bottomed Girls shared 7 Anytime Exercises that you can ‘squeeze’ in. Here’s a few:
1. Hand to knee on hands and knees. On a mat or carpeted surface, get down on your hands and knees in a table-like position. Extend your right arm out in front of you. As you balance on three limbs, create tension in your body and extend the left leg behind you. You want to keep your back flat and immobile. Take you right hand and bring it in towards your belly. At the same time, pull your left knee in towards your belly. The two will touch just below your naval and then return to the starting position. Repeat this 10 times then switch for 10 more reps.
2. Hip bridge with leg extension. Lie down face up on the floor or a mat. Place your hands at your side, palms up and feet flat on the floor, hips distance apart. Pressing your feet and shoulders into the ground, lift your butt/hips up to the ceiling, creating a straight line from your rib cage to hip bone to knee. Extend your right leg straight out from the knee, keeping the thighs parallel. Set the right foot down and while hips are still elevated, repeat with the left foot. Set the left foot down and then lower the butt to the ground. Repeat 10 to 15 times.
3. Baby-swing squat. Pretend to hold your little one, or hold a weight or weighted ball, or if your little one is old enough, hold them straight out in front of you. Imitating a baby swing, sit your butt back, bend at the hips and bend your knees, swinging your arms down towards the ground, but do not touch the ground. Using your legs, not your arms, push and swing your body back up to the starting position. Repeat 10 to 20 times.
4. Baby curl and overhead. Hold your arms or weights at your sides—or if your little one is old enough to be lifted up over head, hold them about waist height. Simply curl the arms, weight, or baby up to upper-chest height. Then press your arms, weight, or baby up over your head as high as you can. Pull your arms, weight, or baby back down to your chest and then to your start position. Remember to press the arms straight up, lining your hands with your shoulders. If the baby enjoys this, do it as many times as you can! If you are using no weights or small weights do 10 to 15 times.
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