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Core Training During Pregnancy
Posted: Sunday, 20 May 2012 by Strength&Nutrition24/7 in Labels: Health, pregnant, Strength, Training
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Pregnancy is a beautiful time in a woman’s life. But, pregnancy does not come without its issues. One of the most common problems that women experience is lower back pain.
In order to deal with this issue very few exercise recommendations have been offer to those who suffer from it.
On top of this every mother is worried about maintaining their figure as close as possible during the pregnancy and returning to their sexy body as quickly as possible.
All of these issues can simply be resolved by training the core. Currently there is very little information available to personal trainers and pregnant mothers on how to safely and appropriately train the core.
When designing a core training program for pregnant women it should be created in close cooperation of the trainer, individual and their physician.
I am attempting to bring you a look at what is suggested currently in the scientific literature related to core exercise training recommendation for specific core exercises that meet the American College of obstetrician and Gynecologists (ACOG) guidelines but have been overlooked or unmentioned in the literature.
References
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Tables
Piper T.J, Jacobs E, Haiduke M, Waller M, McMillan C. Core training exercise selection during pregnancy. Strength Cond J 34(1): 55-62, 2012.
