Not exact matches
Many of the common pelvic
floor exercises that women are told to do
during pregnancy involve «tightening» or «firming» (such as Kegels or
squats).
Learning about your alignment, how to stand, walk,
squat and move more naturally before and
during pregnancy can help you prepare your body for pregnancy and birth, lead to improved pelvic
floor and core function postpartum, and help you encourage a smooth postpartum recovery.
During the
squat take all your weight on heels, you must feel your heels steadily on the
floor, don't push your body weigh on toes, heels must take all the weight.
Assessing the effect of surface stability
during back
squats, Bressel et al. (2009) explored erector spinae muscle activity
during the barbell back
squat with 50 % of 1RM both when standing on the
floor and when standing on a BOSU ball.
Assessing the effect of surface stability, Bressel et al. (2009) explored muscle activity of the abdominals
during the barbell back
squat in stable (on the
floor) and unstable (on a BOSU ball) conditions.
Assessing the effects of stability
during split
squats, Andersen et al. (2014) explored erector spinae muscle activity in the split
squat with the foot placed on the
floor or on a foam cushion, using 6RM.