[VIDEO] Prenatal Workout: Squats with Fitness Instructor Christina Sinclair

By Christina Sinclair

Welcome to our video series with Christina Sinclair of Beach Babe Fitness in Los Angeles. While expecting her first baby, the certified fitness instructor demonstrated easy prenatal workouts for us. In this video, she will teach you how to do pregnancy-safe squats.

You probably already know that squats can help tone and tighten your tush, but did you know that this exercise can also help you with labor and delivery? Squatting while you’re pregnant helps to open your pelvis, urging your baby to fall into the right position. It also stretches out your pelvic floor and perineum to help reduce your chances of tearing (or needing an episiotomy) during delivery. Here’s a fun routine (under five minutes!) using squats:

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Christina Sinclair

Founder of Beach Babe Fitness, Christina Sinclair is a health nut, a fitness professional, and a loving mother and wife. She’s also a woman who has struggled with yo-yo dieting, body image, going after her dreams... and pretty much everything else that comes with being a human. Raised in Laguna Beach, California, Christina now lives with her husband and four-legged mutt in Newport Beach, where they are expecting their first child in May. Throughout her pregnancy, Christina continues to teach several fitness classes a week as she strengthens and prepares her body for childbirth. A graduate of the University of Southern California and certified in Group Fitness through AFAA, Christina’s goal is for you to live life to the fullest. She hopes to inspire you to be the best version of yourself by maintaining a vibrant, fit, healthy, and balanced lifestyle.

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