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If You're Pregnant or New to Fitness, Kayla Itsines Has a Modified Workout You Can Try

Apr 6 2019 - 10:15am


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Sweat app trainer and BBG creator Kayla Itsines has been modifying her workouts as her pregnancy progresses (she's expecting a baby girl next month [3]!). She makes sure to clarify to her 11 million Instagram followers that she gets clearance from her doctor [4] to continue exercises and told POPSUGAR in a previous interview that she cuts out ab moves completely [5]. Instead, she focuses on full-body workouts [6] and uses light weights. Kayla may be making adjustments (as she should), but she's still banging out sweat sessions like nobody's business.

Now 35 weeks pregnant, Kayla posted a circuit on her Instagram feed that she says is suitable for pregnant women and people new to fitness. "So today I completed a 28-minute, modified BBG workout with BREAKS in between each lap," Kayla wrote. "It's so important to listen to your body and learn to [recognize] the difference between PUSHING yourself and OVER EXERTING yourself. Go at your OWN pace." She completed the following six moves with breaks in between each round:

  1. Modified burpees [7] with elevated knee push-ups [8]
  2. Standing alternating toe touches
  3. Weighted squat press [9]
  4. Bent-over rows [10]
  5. Lateral [11] to front arm raises [12]
  6. Hammer curls [13]

"This is the only time she sleeps," the trainer wrote of her baby girl. "If I sit still she goes crazy!" Keep up the amazing work, Kayla!


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