Seeing as this is a time when your hips may begin to bother you, lets add to the discomfort by doing a hip workout? I know, it may seem counter productive but always felt so much better after I stretched my hips, worked out my hips and then rolled out my hips. It is an area that I really needed to focus on during the third trimester and I did a lot of exercises and stretches in that area over the course of my pregnancy. I also spent a lot of time with my pelvic floor therapist, learning new ways to stand that would help my hips. I rounded that off with getting a LOT of prenatal massages, that often focused primarily on my hips.
This workout highlights some of the hip exercises I did when I was pregnant, but they are actually great any time and for anyone. Just make sure you loosening up your hips after , stretching and rolling out. Roll out! Roll out! (Cue Ludacris) Make sure you are not rolling out with a very hard foam roller, or one of those plastic rollers that have a bunch of bumps and crevices (OUCH). Get yourself a high quality foam roller that you can use pre and postnatal. Honestly, it already feels somewhat like torture rolling out, I don’t know why anyone would want to add more unnecessary pain. Softer foam rollers are the way to go.
As always, an example of this workout will be on the Instagram page @mommashealthyhub in my story highlights under “Workout Wednesday”. The video is called “Leg Workout- Hip focus”
Enjoy!
Sample Leg Workout – Hip Focus
Laying on your side, complete the following exercises for 20 reps each on both sides!
- Leg Lifts
- Leg Pulses
- Forward & back
- Forward, pulse, back
- Low, Medium, High
- Circles forward
- STRETCH
