Prenatal - The Fundamentals - Foundation Workouts & Exercise Instruction
There is nothing more important than discovering a strong connection to the muscles of your deep core during your pregnancy. A great place to begin your journey, these short instructional videos, explain and demonstrate some of the most important core exercises you will perform throughout your time with Bodylove. Learn all about the muscles of your deep core - namely your Pelvic Floor Muscles and Transverse Abdominis, and how to best train them over the course of your pregnancy.
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The Ultimate Before Bed Routine - Prenatal
Ali guides you through breathwork & self-massage before bed routine to help improve your sleep, nourish the nervous system, unravel tension held in the neck, hips and thighs & safely massage the belly & breasts.
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NEW! 10 Mins - Activating the Core During Pregnancy - Ball (Prenatal)
Join Emily to chat about activating and engaging the core in different positions during pregnancy.
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10 Mins - Breath - No Props (Prenatal)
A whole workout dedicated to breathe. Learn how to do it correctly to set you up for success.
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Let's talk Birth Positions
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How to safely get up & down during pregnancy.
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How do you train your core during pregnancy.
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Bodylove Diastasis Recti (Pre & Postnatal)
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30 Seconds -The Fundamentals - Intro (Prenatal)
Ali explains what to expect in The Fundamentals collection.
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1 Min - Deep Core Anatomy Review (Prenatal)
Understanding the fundamental core exercises is crucial during your pregnancy and for your postnatal recovery. Ali introduces the exercises and why they are so important.
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7 Mins - Diastasis Recti Causes & Prevention - No Props (Prenatal)
Ali discusses prenatal diastasis or abdominal separation - how to avoid making it worse and of course what you can do to strengthen the deep core muscles that are the focus of diastasis prevention and rehab.
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3 Mins - TVA Series - Small Ball & Block (Prenatal)
Feeling the wrap and connection of the transverse is a crucial skill to learn. You also need to know how to maintain this connection to continue to support and stabilize the body during exercise and in everyday life. TVA counting challenges you to maintain the TVA activation as you count - starti...
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2 Mins - TVA Series - Physio Ball (Prenatal)
Ali takes you through our 'Hug your baby' exercise to activate your TVA which forms the foundation of your prenatal core work.
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7 Mins - TVA Series - No Props (Prenatal)
The sideways elevator targets the deep connection of the TVA and the isolations ask you to be able to control the level of connection without ever letting go completely. Ali does this fundamental demonstration in all fours to challenge the connection of the muscles even more.
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2 Mins - Pelvic Floor Series - Bolster or Cushion (Prenatal)
In this video Ali demonstrates an important pelvic floor exercise similar to a kegel type move. It is an important exercises to master as the activation mimics what you need to do when you sneeze or cough to not pee!
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2 Mins - Pelvic Floor Series - Bolster or Cushion (Prenatal)
In this video Ali demonstrated the pelvic floor exercise - the slow squeeze. Pelvic Floor engagement is all about find the right imagery that works for you - give this one ago!
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4 Mins - Pelvic Floor Series - No Props (Prenatal)
In this foundation exercise Ali is working to connect the very low and deep abdominal muscles to cause her pelvis to gently tilt backwards. Be careful not to simply imprint the low back on the mat but rather feel as though you are scooping out the very low belly with an ice cream scoop and hollow...
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4 Mins - Pelvic Floor Series - Small Ball & Block (Prenatal)
This is a "how to video" pelvic floor engagement video. In this video you will learn about pelvic floor engagement and practice an important activation exercise - The Little Pea.
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6 Mins - Pelvic Floor Series - Small Ball & Block (Prenatal)
Ali demonstrates in this fundamental series how to not only connect with your TVA but how to deepen this connection and control it.
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6 Mins - Pelvic Floor Series - Small Ball & Block (Prenatal)
In this video Ali demonstrates a short pelvic floor series - 'pea up a straw', '5 count hold' and 'emergency stop' that not only challenges the idea of the pelvic floor but also asks you to be able to hold the contraction and importantly squeeze the muscles for an immediate support (aka when you ...
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4 Mins - Pelvic Floor Series - Small Ball & Block (Prenatal)
Ali demonstrates how to deepen and then release your pelvic floor muscles without ever losing complete connection - it's a challenge!
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4 Mins - Pelvic Floor Series - Small Ball & Block (Prenatal)
We all know how to do a legal but when you are pregnant you need your muscles to not only squeeze but lift - this fundamental exercise uses imagery to help you connect your mind to the action of the muscles.
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6 Mins - Pelvic Floor Series - Small Ball & Block (Prenatal)
Ali demonstrates two key pelvic floor exercises that help you deepen your connection and control that same connection.
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5 Mins - Pelvic Floor Series - Small Ball & Block (Prenatal)
Ali demonstrates two of the important pelvic floor exercises in the foundation series.
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3 Mins - Pelvic Floor Series - Small Ball & Block (Prenatal)
Being able to sequentially deepen the connection of your pelvic floor is really important and this exercise uses the elevator as an image to help you activate the the muscles correctly.