Watch: This Pregnant Woman Squatting Her Way Through Labor Has Shook the Internet

08/31/2017 04:19 pm EDT

If you've ever delivered a child, you know how tiring those last few days before going into labor can be. But in the case of one Australian mom, however, the last few hours before childbirth were a completely different story.

If you're one of Anna Strode's 99,000 Instagram followers, you're probably already well aware of her super active lifestyle. How active, you ask? Active enough to get in a workout while going into labor.

While the mom of twins was waiting for her hospital delivery suite to open up so she could deliver her third baby, she did some squats, reverse lunges and tricep dips — all while she had contractions, I might add.

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Strode has had an extremely active pregnancy, from shooting hoops with her twin boys to challenging her husband to work out with a matching bump.

As you can imagine, most of her time is spent with her sons, but she also says that she tries to get in 20-30 minutes of exercise three or four days a week, something she started doing six weeks after her twins were born.

"I was tired, running off zero sleep and the depression and anxiety really kicked in," she wrote in an Instagram post about the workout that kicked off her routine. "It was like this huge weight of all the pressure that was pushing me down into a dark hole was lifted from me, and I felt ready to tackle the day with energy and positivity. It was a real 'ah ha' moment for me."

Exercise during pregnancy is pretty important for a healthy delivery, according to Dr. Maria Sophocles, a board-certified gynecologist and medical director in Princeton.

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Dr. Sophocles told Cosmopolitan that with your doctor's green light, exercise during pregnancy can help with your cardiovascular health so that your heart and lungs have the endurance they need during labor. She also says that pelvic floor exercises (stretching, yoga, Pilates, Kegels) can help you figure out which muscles you'll need to utilize when it's time to push.

And while exercise during labor doesn't necessary speed up the process or induce labor ("Successful delivery happens when a baby and woman's pelvis are the right size for each other," Dr. Sophocles says), endorphins brought on by exercise can help manage the pain of contractions and labor.

Not long after Strode filmed her final pregnancy fitness video, she gave birth to a girl, Madi Grace.

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Here's to a healthy and active pregnancy! (As a reminder: Always check with your doctor before starting an exercise routine while you're pregnant.)

Photo Credit: Instagram / @bubs2bikinis

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