Start the timer when you begin, and don’t forget to log your exercise once you’re finished.
This is the third day of the thirteenth week of programmed workouts in the BumptUp Beginner Pregnancy Workouts.
Start the timer when you begin, and don’t forget to log your exercise once you’re finished.
Remember to complete full and proper warm up to activate all of our target muscle groups, as well as to get your heart rate up so you feel ready to move!!
Standard Warm Up
Here is a link to a 5 minute dynamic stretching warmup! The warm up is critical to make the most of your workout. Prepare your body to move at its best with a series of activation exercises before we move into our working sets.
Set a timer for 25 minutes.
Work through the required reps for each exercise before moving to the next one. Complete as many rounds as possible within the 25 minute time limit.
| 1 | Stair Step Ups | 10 each side |
| 2 | Seated Strict Presss | 10 reps |
| 3 | Box Squat | 10 reps |
| 4 | Good Morning | 10 reps |
| 5 | One Arm Bent Over Row | 10 each side |
| 6 | Seated Hip Flexor March | 10 reps each |
| 7 | Lateral Leg Raise | 10 each side |
10 reps each side
- Find a stable box or step at a comfortable height to step onto
- Stand directly infront of it, facing the step. Place one foot on the surface of the step
- Push off using only the foot on the stair, letting the opposite foot come off the ground to meet at the height of the box. Control the movement back down, letting the same foot return to the ground.
- Complete all 10 reps on one side before switching to the opposite side.
10 reps
Begin by sitting on the ground with your legs out in front of you.
Modification: If sitting with legs straight out in front causes low blood pressure, bend knees and place feet flat on ground or sit with legs crossed
- Grab two dumbbells and make a goalpost shape with your arms
- Slow and controlled push the weights overhead until they reach the top
Modification: Turn palms to face each other if pressing overhead with hands facing forward is uncomfortable
- Carefully lower back down to the goalpost position
10 reps
- Stand directly in front of the corner of a chair or couch. Widen your feet just outside your shoulders.
- Sit your hips back and bend your knees to squat to the chair or surface. Your butt should lightly touch the seat (not actucally sitting down!) in a controlled motion, and then stand back up.
- Think about sitting on a balloon!
- Stand all the way up to finish the rep. Squeeze your glutes at the top.
Modification: If you cannot squat all the way to the chair, try squatting half way down, and then stand up.
10 reps
- This exercise is very similar to an RDL (Romanian Deadlift), as they both involve a great stretch of the hamstrings (back side of your thigh).
- Position your hands behind your head, and push your hips straight back. Keep your knees almost straight, and back flat. Go down until you feel a stretch your hamstrings, and then squeeze your glutes (butt) to extend your hips on the way back up
10 reps each side
- Place the palm or fist of the right hand on the seat a chair or bench, or on your thigh. Hand weight is in the left hand with the arm extended.
- Stand with one foot slightly in front of the other. The side that is holding the weight should be the back foot.
- Raise the left arm, bending at the elbow and lifting the elbow to the ceiling.
- Pull the weight to about hip level, and then lower the weight so that your arm is completly straight again
- Tip: Try to keep your shoulders even, and avoid rotating to one side or the other
10 reps each side
- Sit on the ground with legs straight out in front of you.
- Lift one foot off the ground as far as you can using your quads and hip flexor muscles. Return it back to the ground, and repeat on the opposite side.
- To make the exercise easier, Support your back on a wall or bottom of the couch.
- Modification: Sitting in a chair, lift one thigh up while keeping the knee bent, and opposite foot on the floor. Lower it back to the ground, and then lift the opposite leg up.
7. Lateral Leg Raise (Standing Hip Abduction)
10 reps each side
- Stand with one hand resting on a sturdy chair for balance.
- Lift the outside leg away from the body, keeping your torso straight as you lift.
- Slowly lower it to the starting position. Complete 10 reps on one side before switching sides.
- Your ABductor muscles are those that lift your leg away from your body. Think about using your gluteal muscles as well as the outside of your thigh.
