Listen to your body and slow down or rest when you feel out of breath or uncomfortable. Increasing your exercise time and intensity too quickly sets you up for injury. Exercises for new moms All new moms can benefit from exercises that strengthen their pelvic floor and abdominal muscles. These muscles, which were weakened during pregnancy, need specific work to increase tone and prevent the development of incontinence and back problems. The following exercises will help you safely target and strengthen your tummy and pelvic floor muscles.
Pelvic floor exercise The muscles that form the pelvic floor play a vital role in providing support.
These exercises are simple to perform, but to be effective, you need to learn how to contract the correct muscles. The pelvic floor muscles form a figure 8 around the area that surrounds the urethra, vagina, and anus. You should feel the muscles pull up and away from your fingers. Slowly contract your pelvic floor muscles and hold for 10 seconds, then slowly release. Try to make a habit of doing them during certain activities, such as feeding your baby, showering, or brushing your teeth, so you're reminded to do them each day.