Juna: Pregnancy Workouts

I’ve been doing Juna Moms workouts fairly regularly since the beginning of this pregnancy. I have one month to go, and I can’t help but compare how I feel now to how I felt around this time with my first. This pregnancy has been so much easier!! I attribute a lot of it to having been doing more core stability exercises appropriately throughout this pregnancy with the app. With my first, I generally avoided any core workouts since I was afraid of getting diastasis recti. With this app, you strengthen your deeper core over time, and there’s no worries whether a certain exercise is safe to do since they are specifically tailored to the pregnancy week. The nutrition tips are a bonus! The whole family has enjoyed everything we’ve tried so far. They are generally quick, simple recipes and have been easy to incorporate when it sounds good. A few favorites are the banana walnut muffins, pear cashew cream cheese toast, maple dijon salmon, and the quick ginger beef stir fry. The smoothies are always fun to try, too! Highly recommend this app, and am looking forward to it helping my postpartum recovery soon!!

I am a big fan of Juna and find the workouts excellent for pregnancy. I am still shaping and strengthening but not over exerting. Prior to becoming pregnant, I had been a loyal user of the Sweat app/BBG program but since they didn’t have a pregnancy safe program I started researching and trialing other pregnancy-safe apps that would make me feel just as good as I did with my former Sweat workouts. Juna was the best fit and I’m now in my second trimester and have been pleased with the experience. It did take me some time to adjust to doing exercises that were timed instead of counting reps. But once I got used to it I liked it because I found I wasn’t rushing through the motion and the video helped me make sure I was keeping form. My only qualm is that it’s kinda of difficult to preview the entire workout ahead of time, and I don’t love that it’s the same exact warmup and cool down for each workout. You would think if it’s a lower body day you’d focus on those areas vs doing the same warmup/cooldown you’d do on an upper body day. Otherwise, I love it!

During my first pregnancy several years ago, I was frustrated looking for adequate yet appropriate workouts. At the same time, prenatal fitness and nutrition advice was contradictory and confusing depending upon the source. Finally there is an app dedicated to keeping you in shape (yay! I actually sweat during my prenantal workouts!) and also keeping you and baby healthy during pregnancy. I’m so grateful for my pregnancy this time around I can be supported mind and body through this one stop shop. All the workouts, nutrition information, and recipes as well as information on your growing baby is in one place. The app is so user friendly, the workouts and recipes are awesome and feel tailored to me, and I love the Juna community (Facebook page, podcast etc) that comes along with the app. The best part is, I can use this even after I have the baby as well to help get my body back safely and to talk to other moms in the same stage as me. If you are pregnant, thinking about getting pregnant or postpartum you NEED this app! Thank you Juna!!!! 🙌