Fertility & Prenatal Exercises

Cat Pose

Benefits

• Releases tension from upper back.
• Stretches shoulders.
• Strengthens back muscles.

1. Get into your hands and knees on a mat.
2. Fingertips pointing to the top of the mat.
   
3. Press your palms to the mat, drop your head to look at your belly.
4. Inhale. Arch your back like a cat stretch. exhale. Keep breathing.
5. Hold this position for 10-20 seconds, then relax and return to starting position. Inhale.
6. On exhalation. Pull your neck up, relaxes your
   
   
   shoulders, look up.
7. At the same time, push your belly down as if you are trying to touch the mat with your belly. Keep breathing. Hold for 10-20 seconds.
8. Return to starting position.
9. Repeat steps 1-8 five to ten times.