Get Back in Shape after Pregnancy
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Why? Tho target the internal and external oblique layers and a deep low back muscle. The Obliques are like a seat belt keeping everything tucked in and will help you lose that mummy tummy.
How to: Place your right hip on a yoga block and right elbow on the ground. Engage your side oblique muscles to raise your legs to hover four to six inches above the ground. (Make sure that your shoulders, pelvis and ankles line up with each other, and that the two legs remain glued together.) Hold for a few breathes, then lift your top leg and hold for one minute. Switch sides and repeat.
Don’t forget your Kegels! It’s essential to tone up these internal muscles after child birth. Miller suggests adding pelvic floor contractions with other exercises to save time.
Meet Our Expert
Jill Miller is a leading expert in the field of mind-body fitness and known as the expert's expert. She is the creator of the popular Yoga Tune Up and now the Pre and Post Natal DVD Coregeous.
