For lots of us, finding out we\u2019re pregnant means heaving an enormous sigh of relief \u2013 on the diet and body issues front, at least. For a little while, it means goodbye to frantic gym trips and cabbage soup diets.
\n\n \nKeep your stomach muscles strong \u2013 without sit-ups! \u00a0\nHere\u2019s the good news. Brand says that it\u2019s entirely possible to keep your stomach muscles strong during pregnancy \u2013 even without doing sit-ups.\n\u201cWe have lots of different abdominal muscles and while the surface ones will lengthen and stretch and maybe even separate as our bumps grow, we can still work on the deep abs , which will be supporting your bump,\u201d she explains.