Prenatal Pilates: Calf Stretching on All Four with a Balance

Calf stretching on all four with a balance is used to increases strength and balance throughout pregnancy. Increases oxygen to flow to the brain. Balances hormones production.

• Come on to your hands and kness.

• Straighten right leg.

• Bring left foot and shins to the left.

• Shift the weight to left arm, open body to the side.

• Press right foot firmly to floor.

• Right arm eloated parallel to the head.

• Keep pressing left hand down.

• Breathing into the stretch.

• Slowly rotate back facing the floor.

• Position back to your hands and kness.

• Rotate left shin.

• With control open your body to the side.

• Feel the side stretch.

• Back to center.