Dear mom throughout pregnancy and especially as a young mother, you should definitely take time for stretching and relaxation exercises, as well as exercises with fascia rolls, because these will certainly help you to your well-being during and after pregnancy.
Such exercises are often underestimated and that is exactly why the RELAX AND ROLL IT MAMA series is also part of MOVE IT MAMA. See for yourself!
Goodbye pain and tension
During pregnancy, movements become slower and more awkward, and poor posture, such as a hollow back, can become noticeable. As a young mommy, constant breastfeeding and feeding, as well as carrying the baby around for hours, lead to further bad posture, back pain and tension. Exercises with fascia rolls and special stretch flows help you to prevent and alleviate these complaints. Muscle tensions will be loosened and glued fascia will be loosened and your whole body will be stretched.
Breathing exercises, which are also part of our RELAX & ROLL IT MAMA series, also help you to counteract the pain. Sounds strange? But it is: training your mind helps you focus on your breathing, relax and thus move away from the thought of pain, which will help you especially during birth. Breathing evenly and deeply also helps oxygenate your unborn baby.
My experience: I just had to struggle with tension as a young mother, everything is new, everything is different. Especially fascia rolls was then always an absolute boon.
New energy for the mom-everyday-life
Everyday life as a mom often involves a lot of stress and a daily lack of sleep, so it’s very important that you take time for yourself to recharge your batteries. Relaxation exercises combined with breathing meditation are perfect for stress management and are the miracle cure for recharging your batteries and mastering everyday life as a mom with a little more ease.
Especially when you feel really tired, just the thought of a harder workout is often too much.
I often find that a few minutes of stretching works wonders and refuels my body as well as my mind!
Say goodbye to worries and fears
Fear of pain or worry about the baby can become very stressful for us moms and also harm your baby. During pregnancy, breathing exercises will help you stay calm and prepare for the birth, where breathing training will pay off.
Relaxation exercises help you “let go”. This way you can sort out your thoughts and put them in a positive mood. Your baby in the belly also benefits from this, because when you are relaxed your little one is too and enjoys it.
My tip: I had a thousand things going through my head at once, I didn’t want to do anything wrong, neither during pregnancy nor afterwards, and sometimes I couldn’t find peace during the time the baby was asleep, but then I did some mediative breathing. Even at night I often used this kind of calming for me.
Connection with the baby
Through the intensive occupation with your own body you learn to perceive yourself more consciously. With regular relaxation exercises you will increase your body awareness and you will succeed in relaxing specifically. During the exercises your thoughts and feelings come to rest and you consciously turn away from hectic and hustle and bustle. Your body is brought into harmony and you let go of mental tensions, fears and worries. With the increased body awareness and in the relaxation you can also better perceive your unborn child and feel more directly connected to it. Even after the birth, you will probably have a much more sensitive connection to your child and be able to respond better to its needs.
Injury prevention through stretching
You can incorporate the stretches times as a warm-up before other mom workouts, so you reduce the risk of injury and make muscles and vision supple. These stimulate your circulation and prepare your body for the stress to come.
Your muscles, tendons and ligaments will be stretched, making them more supple and efficient, and you’ll be able to move more freely and without restriction. The exercises you have afterwards often have a greater effect because you have already stimulated the muscles. So a stretchable & elastic musculature not only increases your quality of life, but works more effectively!
My tip: Stretching should be pleasant and relaxing and not cause pain. Therefore, always stretch only until a feeling of tension appears in the muscle, without going to the pain limit. Combine stretching with calm, deep breathing.
Less sore muscles
Most of us know the feeling after a workout when every movement is agony – that’s right, sore muscles! Often this is also the motivation killer before a workout. Moreover, sore muscles are really a burden for us moms, because our everyday life usually consists of a lot of movement and if the whole body hurts in the process, it’s really no fun. The right stretching after the workout not only ensures the regeneration of muscles and tendons, but also often prevents muscle soreness after an intense workout such as a total body strengthening workout like MAMA’S WHOLE BODY SHAPE UP.
As you can see, there is a lot to be said for a proper stretching and relaxation session. Start today with the exercises and you will immediately feel the positive effect! And that’s what I, who can’t actually sit still for five minutes, say from my own experience.
Keep it Moving or in this case Stretching!
Yours, Birte.
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