Pregnancy is such a beautiful thing.  I was so lucky to have completely and entirely love my pregnancy.  I believe a lot has to do with your mind set and embracing the whole thing.  If you do, you will have a great pregnancy and love your changing body.  And the reality is, if you feel good about yourself even though your belly is growing, your hips are widening and your nipples have turned black.........YOU WILL STILL ENJOY & LOVE YOUR PREGNANCY!  That is why it is important to have a good pregnancy workout.

You can do pretty much anything for your pregnancy workouts, as long as you are safe and execute proper technique and control of movements.  But here are a few things to stay away from.

Pregnancy Workout Exercises To Avoid:

• Exercises where you are lying on your back with weight over head.  Examples:  Dumbbell chest presses, Incline dumbbell fly's, Bench Press etc.
• Exercises with barbells on your spine.
• Exercises with too much rotation, especially with poor control.
• Overhead exercises with too much weight. 

I must clarify this one.  You can do shoulder presses and lat pulldowns just be careful to not use too much weight.  When you are pregnant, all your muscles and organs are distended.  And you also release a hormone called relaxin that loosens your joints and ligaments.  When you lift too much weight over  head, it puts more stress (stretch) on the muscles in the abdomen region and you could end up with diastis recti (a split in the abdomen that happens during pregnancy), and its no fun!  Not only does it not look good but it also hurts.  So try to avoid stretched positions with too much load.

Pregnancy Workouts is the way to go when you are expecting.  You will feel better, look better, have more energy and your labor will be faster, and you will get back in pre-pregnancy shape sooner.  So make sure you are working out. 

Check out these awesome and effective Pregnancy Workouts, they helped me when I was pregnant.  I only gained 20lbs and I was 7 lbs under post-partum. 

Click here to check them out:  Pregnancy Workouts

Click here to see me on CBS Channel 4 Talking about Pregnancy Workouts & Nutrition