Category: Post Pregnancy Lower Body Strengthening Exercise Transitions

Before going into any of the videos directed for strengthening the hip region, doing the Kegel exercises should be focused on first and foremost, as it will help along with the video exercises. Kegel exercise is meant to help prevent or control urinary incontinence and other pelvic floor problems. Learning how to control your pelvic Read More

Hip Raises are one of the safest and recommended exercises to start out with when starting to strengthen back your pelvic floor and hip muscles. In the lying position, the key object is to be able to raise your buttocks/hips from the floor, extending your hips in an upward motion. They way I describe it Read More

The dog hydrant name is exactly how it looks. This exercise is intended to work not only your hip muscles/joints, but your core, and glutes (buttocks). Make sure to keep your arms directly underneath your shoulders for stabilization during this exercise. The goal is, as you lift your knee from the floor, you want to Read More

This exercise, like the Dog Hydrant, is made to work the core, hip muscles/joints and glutes (buttocks). Again, make sure your arms stay directly underneath your shoulders for stability. Make sure to keep your arms directly underneath your shoulders for stabilization during this exercise. Extend your leg back, once in extension pull your knee (leg) Read More

As easy as this exercise may look, you would be surprised on how challenging it can be post pregnancy to lift your knee/or leg. You will find just how much weak your hip muscles are. The goal as you feel your muscles get stronger, is to be able to lift your knee higher without jeopardizing Read More

Transitioning into leg swings. Leg swings are intended to help increase mobility & strength to the hip muscles. Making sure that the movements are controlled are important as you swing the leg. The more force in swing of the leg, the more stabilization in the hip muscles and balance are required. Make sure to keep Read More

In conjunction with the front to back leg swings, any Lateral movements, especially after pregnancy, can feel impossible. Being able to work on stabilizing the hip joints in forward, side and backward movements are imperative. Making sure that the movements are controlled are important as you swing the leg. The more force in swing of Read More

This exercise would be the most challenging of all the exercises for the pelvic floor/Hip Muscles, due to the demand of strength on the muscles it takes to keep the leg slightly elevated from the floor during the movement for each exercise. For me, since I’ve hit this transition for a while, I normally do Read More