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Mommy Workout: First Trimester – Week 10, Day 2

Welcome to the Mommy Workouts! These workouts are designed for moms in the first trimester.

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Week 10, Day 2:

A.

3 Rounds:

30 sec. Pelvic Rocking

30 sec. Child’s Pose

6 x 5sec. Bridge Pose

30 sec. Downward Dog

B. Walk at a brisk pace, 30 minutes. If you’ve were running prior to your pregnancy, you can jog or run. You can also do other forms of cardio like rowing, swimming, stationary cycling.

About Nicole Crawford

Nicole's passion is helping women stay active and strong during and after pregnancy. She is a mom of four and RYT 200 certified yoga instructor. Nicole is also a certified personal trainer and women's fitness specialist (NASM) and completed the AFPA's pre- and post-natal fitness specialist program in 2009. She is also completing DONA International's requirements to become a certified birth doula.

A bookworm and lover of research at heart, Nicole has her Masters degree in philosophy from the University of Leuven, Belgium, where she wrote her thesis on the ancient Greek characterization of nature and movement. She loves running, kettlebells, dance, and yoga. The primary obstacles to her own fitness are her love for books, homebrewed beer, and good food.

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