Seasons of Strength: Low-impact exercises for postpartum
Blossom Strong
English - October 07, 2020 17:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBFitness Health & Fitness Kids & Family Parenting fitness motherhood motherhood transition pregnancy mom momfit postpartum strength strong blossom Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
You have a new baby, and you miss being able to move your body in ways you never thought twice about before. Blanche and Esther talk about how to slowly rebuild your ability to do twists, inversions and overheads to prepare you for daily life and stabilize your muscles so they are prepared to get back into working out.
01:30 Twists: Don't make fear your focus. Focus on moving with intention.
02:03 Miss our postpartum episode on Postpartum Core? Check out episode 15 for more information
03:30 Think about practicing movements to emphasize connection rather than a hardcore cadio, high-intensity workout
04:39 Open book/Clamshell
06:31 Side Oblique Sit
09:38 Half-kneeling banded lift
10:46 Standing banded rotational twist
11:39 Russian Twists
15:00 Inversions help build strong neck, shoulders, back while providing relief of tension
15:44 Bridges
16:21 Downdog variations
19:48 Overheads
20:40 Pelvic alignment and overhead press
26:05 Shinbox flow
27:56 Turkish get up