I LOVE the sumo squat!! It’s so great in pregnancy because of the space it leaves your belly. This is also another great exercise that you can do at home! As always, I did one set of 15 with no weight to get my body used to the motion. I wasn’t able to upload the entire video, but Jamie starts out by going over the importance of posture (which is ALWAYS important!). You want to start out upright with your shoulders back and shoulder blades squeezed together. As you can see, I lean forward slightly with my upper body before moving downward into the squat. This prevents back injury and ensures that I am moving without strain. This exercise can be one that may take some people more time than others to get used to depending on the level of mobility you have in your hips, so don’t be afraid to do more sets without weights if you need to or stick to no weight for all your sets until your body is ready to move forward with weight.
What I love about this video is that you see me struggle! It’s not completely fluid and I really had to work to get up on the last few. When I start to experience difficulty pushing through the motion, I know I only have a few more reps left in me. Here, I did my warm-up set without weights, and then 3 sets of 15 with a 10 lb dumbbell.
If you prefer to workout at home, I highly recommend investing in a few dumbbells of various weights. You can do SO much at home with dumbbells! But, if you wanted to, you could hold anything that allows you to maintain form; a soup can, water jug, or even a bag of potatoes would work!
Happy squatting!!
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