What a wonderful time for you and your growing family! I am so excited for us to take on this pregnancy together. While providing the proper tools to set you up for success, I hope this content encourages you to keep moving in a way that is safe for you and your baby.
REMEMBER: Before continuing any further physical activity, it is essential to consult with your primary care physician / OBGYN. The Ladies Edge daily workouts are NOT specific prenatal or postpartum workouts. If continuing TLE during your pregnancy, you will have to modify as your pregnancy progresses. Within this program, you’ll find many helpful tips to guide you through safe exercise. The goal is to keep you, your core + pelvic floor moving in a safe, effective way without causing longterm postpartum side effects. If there are any exercises that are too uncomfortable or questionable, please substitute with a modification and consult with your doctor.
I am so excited for you and can’t wait to watch your journey unfold!
BENEFITS TO TRAINING
- Help cope with the everyday demands of pregnancy
- Better energy reserves
- Lower heart rate response to workloads
- Increased tolerance of the stresses of pregnancy
- Strong labor and delivery
- Helps support additional weight gain, increased breast size and postural changes
- Strengthening the core provides support and stability around the spine to help alleviate lower back pain
- Helps prepare you for when baby arrives: carrying equipment and the baby
- Helps minimize common pregnancy symptoms: nausea, fatigue, leg cramps, and varicose veins
- Helps prevent pelvic and back pain, excessive weight gain, constipation and body discomfort
- Provide better quality sleep
- Elevates mood and stimulates energy
- Counteracts stress, anxiety and depression
- Helps with overall self-esteem, confidence and body image
- Shorter deliveries
- Less frequent need for anesthesia
- Lower rate of induction for birth, amniotomy, episiotomy and perineum lacerations
- Reduced risk of operative births
- Less exhaustion during labor
- Improved neonatal outcome
FUN FACT:
Studies show women who exercise during their pregnancy reduce the risk of gestational diabetes by 50% and their risk of developing preeclampsia by almost 40%.
LADIES EDGE, LLC & MICHELLE BISHOP DISCLAIMER
NOTICE OF RISK:
This content herein are for general prenatal fitness only. All the exercises on this site assume the pregnant and post-natal woman is in good physical condition and in stable mental health, and that her pregnancy is without any risk factors or complications. Please check with your doctor or health care provider to see if this content is safe for you to do. You should consult your doctor before beginning any exercise program. You are responsible for your own safety. Don’t do anything that feels unsafe for you or your baby. There are some potential risks to the fetus resulting from maternal exercise, including abnormal heart rate changes, hypoxia, and hyperthermia. The benefits, however, appear to outweigh the risks when they are minimized by doing appropriate exercises and following recommended precautions by your doctor. Stop immediately if you have any pain or discomfort, bleeding, chest pain or shortness of breath, dizziness or if you feel unwell and seek medical attention promptly. Ladies Edge Enterprises LLC and Michelle Bishop will not be held responsible or liable in any way for any injury, conditions, loss, damages, costs, or expenses suffered by you or your fetus, directly or indirectly, in relation to this video or its content. By using this website, you agree to hold Ladies Edge Enterprises LLC and Michelle Bishop harmless and not responsible for any injuries or damages to you or your baby.