Yes, you read that title correctly! Car exercises…a great way to be more efficient with your workouts. This post is for the productive mom who likes to get things done during the small cracks in your day.
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Disclaimer: You should not be doing a workout in the car that would put you or anyone around you on the road in harm’s way. You can perform these exercises at your own risk, and Jena Bradley and Jena Bradley, LLC are not to be held responsible for anything you learn in today’s article or in the podcast.
Car exercises are by far my favorite way to save time with my workouts. We all are busy moms trying to find time in our day to exercise, but sometimes the day goes by and it feels like we can’t even get a moment to roll out our yoga mat, let alone lie down on the floor and do a sit up.
How is a woman supposed to find time to get a full workout in when all we do day in and day out is take care of our family and work?
If you are a commuting working mom or even a stay-at-home mom who runs the daily errands in and out of the car hopping from store to store, you can benefit from these car exercises to save you time.
The car is a great way to be efficient with your workouts and burn some calories.
Want to learn my favorite 4 exercises you can do in the car? Then let’s go! Here are my top 4 car exercises:
1. Kegels
But kegels are my favorite exercise to do at a red light. Yep, you get stuck at that red light and you feel like you’ve been sitting there for 10 minutes, not 2, and time is just standing still. You know what I’m talking about!
To help pass the time, why not do some kegels? It’s super easy. You don’t even have to think about it.
Squeeze up those deep pelvic floor muscles, count to 10 for each as you hold the contraction, release and repeat. Done!
2. Butt Squeezes
This car exercise is fun. Turn up the music in your car. But before that, find a song that has a lot of bass and a good beat. A song you want to dance to, and then squeeze away.
With each beat in the song, squeeze your glutes together. AKA squeeze your butt cheeks together and bounce to the beat.
The harder the squeeze, the better the workout. Trust me, it’s fun and you’ll feel great after you’re done.
3. Shoulder Rolls + Retractions
It might sound like a lot, but it’s not. I like to find a slower song that has a slower tempo to it and use this as a type of cool down.
It might be the end of your car ride with 3 minutes to go. This is a great exercise to help you unwind.
Roll your shoulders backwards by starting with an upward motion bringing your shoulders towards your ears, then roll them backwards and retract your shoulder blades at the same time. This is the same as simply squeezing your shoulder blades together.
That retraction is key for a toned and tight back.
After that, relax and take a deep breath out. Then repeat: breath in, shoulders up, back, and then together.
Do this to the beat of the song. Again, slower is better with this one. Maintain a good posture throughout the whole song.
4. Abdominal Bracing
Keep that upright posture and pick whichever song you’d like. It doesn’t matter the song tempo because I want you to just hold this car exercise for 8 seconds. Pull in your belly button, tighten your core, and hold for 8 seconds. Remember to breathe as you count to 8 seconds and then release. Take a few deep breaths before starting your next rep. To learn how to do abdominal bracing properly, head on over to free 45 minute training where I teach you how to perform this exercise the correct way. Plus, you’ll learn how to start postpartum core exercises in less than 2 minutes a day.
4 Simple Car Exercises For Postpartum Moms
So there they are! My favorite way to work out while not compromising my busy schedule is to do car exercises. Let’s review my favorite 4 exercises to do in the car:
1. Kegels (at every red light, hold for 10 second reps)
2. Butt Squeezes (to your favorite fast song)
3. Shoulder Rolls + Retractions (to a slow song)
4. Abdominal Bracing (any song of your choice, just remember to hold the contraction for 8 seconds)
And if you enjoyed this time-saving hack, then you might also enjoy my podcast called, The Postpartum Fit Mom. It’s a place where postpartum moms are joining me as I help them navigate their fitness journey as a new mom. Listen in here!
And if you like what you hear, leave a review on Apple Podcasts.
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*It is important to always consult your doctor before beginning any exercise program and get medical clearance. Always warm up thoroughly and stretch after all workouts. LiveCoreStrong.com and Jena Bradley will be not be responsible or liable for any injury sustained while exercising at home, gym or elsewhere. Perform exercises at your own risk.
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