Your body goes through so many changes during pregnancy, some more noticeable than others.
As always, check in with your practitioner prior to beginning any newexercises during pregnancy.
What is a pelvic tilt?
A pelvic tilt is an anatomical alignment of the pelvis that is anything other than neutral.
If youve doneprenatal yoga, its almost like cat pose.
Over time, this can lead to a weakness in the glutes and pelvic floor problems.
Doing yourKegel exercisesbefore, during and after pregnancy can help prevent and combat this issue.
Benefits of pelvic tilt exercises during pregnancy
The benefits of targeted pelvic tilt exercises are two-fold.
In the short term, it’s possible for you to alleviate pain and stiffness and strengthen your core.
Doing pelvic tilt exercises also prevents long-term issues by encouraging neutral alignment in the pelvis.
Ideally, with consistent work, the natural alignment of your pelvis will move toward neutral.
Whats more, you also want toavoid exercises during pregnancythat exacerbate an existing anterior pelvic tilt.
In other words, skip any movements that require even more spinal extension (like an arched back).
Work your way up to holding this position for up to 3 minutes.
Foam rolling
Repeat on the left side.
