Name: Playbook - Eliza Katoa - Prenatal Cardio + Core
Uploaded: 2024-04-14T21:11:06.630Z
Duration: 35 min
Description: Prenatal Cardio + Core

Only 8 weeks left in my pregnancy and these workouts get me excited to move in the mornings!! Thank you for that motivation!!

McKenna

You’ll need a treadmill and bike for this workout. 

Part 1: treadmill work (incline walk for 15 min)

Part 2: assault bike intervals 
- 30 sec hard 30 sec easy / recover 
Repeat 10x

Part 3: deep core work

Stand tall, shoulders back and core engaged as you walk on an incline.

Modify incline and speed as needed

10% incline @ 3mph for 15 min

Treadmill Incline Walk

- Work for time, distance, or calories
- Increase speed as comfortable

*listen to your body here and take full advantage of your 30 seconds of recovery

Assault bike (30 sec hard 30 sec easy)

Assault bike intervals

Start in a Highpoint position elevated on a bench or box. exhale as you lift your opposite arm and opposite leg up at the same time. Draw in and engage your core, lift your pelvic floor, as you breathe out. Lower down that leg and arm simultaneously. And inhale, relax your core and repeat on the other side. To modify, do this on your knees and hands in a quadruped position.

Elevated bird dog on bench

- Lay on the floor with your legs bent
- Push through your heels bringing your hips up 
- Squeezing your glutes and core
- Slowly march your feet, lifting your knees up

Glute bridge marches

- Keep your hand elbow underneath your shoulder and knee on the ground. 
- keep that top leg extended straight 
- Press your hips toward the ceiling to make a straight line from head to toe
- Bring the top leg towards your elbow engaging your obliques
- repeat and exhale as your crunch / engaging that core and pelvic floor

Modified Side plank crunches (10 each side)

Deep Core Work

Prenatal Cardio + Core

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Thank you for this. I’m six weeks and already freaking out.

Priscilla

Great advice that all pregnant mamas need to hear, thank you!

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Good upper body! Feels like forever! Man! Glad to be moving and get in some lifting! 😅🙌🏽🙏🏽🔥

This felt amazing 🥹 finally able to move again without puking 😜

Ashlyn

Loved it! I’m 8.5 weeks and feeling so tired and nauseous and this was the perfect upper body day

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Great workout! 15 weeks pregnant and got me to sweat!

Julia

18 weeks and I felt amazing after this workout!!!

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Man! This felt good! Been AWHILE since I’ve moved and this was just what I needed! Going to do this everyday for my pregnancy cardio!

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Great upper body day! Shoulders were definitely burning and loss strength! 😅🤪👏🏽💪🏽

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Such a good burn. Absolutely loved it 💪🏼

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Loved this workout!!! Perfect length. So fun and effective!!!

Raluca

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I loved it thank you so much! Very doable and simple

Vane

Love this workout at 34 weeks! Felt great to get the body movin!

Lauren

Loved this exercise combo at 27 weeks! Really enjoyed the variation!

Full Body - Gym Workout

Nice workout with simple movements to get the job done!

Shelby

Could do the plank on the bench due to coning sadly. The rest was great though!

Paige

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Good full body workout! Really enjoyed this one

Awesome!! Loved how the whole workout got my whole body!

Jazmin

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Awesome workout! Feeling good in my pregnancy so far!

Maddie

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😅 that was not easy!! But glad I pushed through it

Chelsea

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Nearing the end of my 30 week mark and these exercises feel so so good! I'll definitely be incorporating these in my weekly work.

Tamarina Wendt

Birth Prep / Pelvic Opening (28 weeks & on)

I love that Eliza puts descriptions with each movement, it helps me to make sure I have good form. Thanks for the workout!

Gabrielle Cappello

Braelyn

Lower Body Strength

Just got back from a lil vacay, this was the best way to get back to it! 22 weeks tmw

Kendra

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My shoulders are feeling it! 🔥 but I'm feeling good and excited to still be working out while pregnant!

Loved it! I currently have placenta previa and cannot do exercises with impact, so this was perfect! Thank you!

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I've been looking for new motivation to workout during this pregnancy. This definitely did it for me!! Thank you!

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I loved this workout, it got my heart rate up!

Loved how this workout kept my heart rate up all the way through 💪🏼

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I really appreciated this!! I haven't known the best way to work my core during pregnancy and this was so helpful and felt so good.

My shoulders and arms are feeling the burn! Thanks Eliza for another great workout!

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Lilli

I love how strong I can feel during pregnancy with your help. This was the perfect way to start my day

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Great full body! Def feeling my body losing strength. 😫😓😥

Love these workouts! They have been the perfect thing to keep me motivated in my pregnancy!

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Love using this as a finisher to any workout. So grateful you know how to work the pelvic floor since I had no idea!!

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I’m 17 weeks now and this workout was the right amount of challenge for me. Great one 🤗

Lisa

I loved this workout!! It was the perfect amount of movement without dragging on too long. I'll definitely be doing it again

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17 weeks pregnant and this was challenging! Loved it!

Morgan

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How much rest to do between each set rather than circuit.

Samantha

Whew! 20 weeks and feeling tired but good! Great lower body workout!

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Trying to keep showing up for myself! It's getting harder as I get bigger but doing something is better than nothing!

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Nice light workout if you’re looking for something quick but effective! 👍🏼

Loved it! Killer as always. 6 rounds in 40 minutes ✅

Mariah

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37 weeks and really appreciating these stretches

Birth Prep/Pelvic Floor Relaxing

Loved this workout! I am currently on some restrictions (no impact, no squats/lunges), so I just skipped the exercises I couldn’t do and it was great!

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