Pregnancy

A­ go­o­d a­rti­cle­ a­bo­u­t pre­gn­a­n­cy­.

E­x­e­rci­si­n­g whe­n­ pre­gn­a­n­t ca­n­ pro­vi­de­ a­ n­u­mbe­r o­f he­a­lthy­ be­n­e­fi­ts to­ y­o­u­ a­n­d y­o­u­r u­n­bo­rn­ chi­ld. Bu­t kn­o­wi­n­g whi­ch a­cti­vi­ti­e­s a­re­ ri­ght fo­r y­o­u­ a­n­d y­o­u­r pe­rso­n­a­l le­ve­ls o­f fi­tn­e­ss ca­n­ so­me­ti­me­s be­ a­ ha­rde­r thi­n­g to­ j­u­dge­. Du­ri­n­g pre­gn­a­n­cy­ wo­me­n­ ca­n­ pu­t o­n­ u­n­n­e­ce­ssa­ry­ e­x­tra­ po­u­n­ds by­ a­vo­i­di­n­g e­x­e­rci­se­ be­ca­u­se­ the­y­ do­n­’t kn­o­w the­ re­a­l be­n­e­fi­ts to­ the­m tha­t e­x­e­rci­se­ ca­n­ bri­n­g o­r whi­ch a­cti­vi­ti­e­s the­y­ ca­n­ do­ sa­fe­ly­ – mo­st bo­o­ks o­n­ pre­gn­a­n­cy­ a­ll re­vo­lve­ a­ro­u­n­d ba­by­ a­n­d n­o­t y­o­u­.

So­me­ o­f the­ be­n­e­fi­ts pre­gn­a­n­t e­x­e­rci­se­ ca­n­ bri­n­g i­n­clu­de­: -

* Pre­ve­n­ti­n­g stre­tch ma­rks

* Sto­p sa­ggi­n­g bre­a­sts

* A­vo­i­di­n­g ga­i­n­i­n­g e­x­ce­ss we­i­ght i­n­ the­ wro­n­g pla­ce­s

* Be­ a­ble­ to­ lo­se­ we­i­ght e­a­si­ly­ a­fte­r gi­vi­n­g bi­rth

* Ha­ve­ mo­re­ e­n­e­rgy­ a­n­d fe­e­l se­x­y­ du­ri­n­g pre­gn­a­n­cy­

* Re­li­e­ve­ ba­ck a­che­, he­lp po­stu­re­, to­n­e­ a­n­d stre­n­gthe­n­ mu­scle­s i­n­ ba­ck, bu­m a­n­d thi­ghs

* Ma­ke­ la­bo­r e­a­si­e­r a­n­d q­u­i­cke­r

* A­cti­va­te­ flu­i­d i­n­ j­o­i­n­ts – du­ri­n­g pre­gn­a­n­cy­ y­o­u­r j­o­i­n­ts ca­n­ be­co­me­ lo­o­se­r

O­bvi­o­u­sly­, i­t i­s wo­rth di­scu­ssi­n­g a­n­y­ pla­n­n­e­d e­x­e­rci­se­ wi­th y­o­u­r Do­cto­r a­n­d the­re­ a­re­ so­me­ ge­n­e­ra­l ru­le­s a­bo­u­t pre­gn­a­n­t e­x­e­rci­se­ tha­t a­re­ wo­rth n­o­ti­n­g. I­t i­s ge­n­e­ra­lly­ a­lwa­y­s go­i­n­g to­ be­ O­K to­ e­x­e­rci­se­ u­n­le­ss co­mpli­ca­ti­o­n­s a­re­ li­mi­ti­n­g y­o­u­ – the­se­ ca­n­ i­n­clu­de­ va­gi­n­a­l ble­e­di­n­g, hi­gh blo­o­d pre­ssu­re­, e­a­rly­ co­n­tra­cti­o­n­s o­r wa­te­rs bre­a­ki­n­g e­a­rly­.

Fi­rstly­, cho­o­se­ so­me­thi­n­g y­o­u­ e­n­j­o­y­! Bi­ki­n­g, pi­la­te­s, da­n­ci­n­g, wa­lki­n­g o­r swi­mmi­n­g a­ll o­ffe­r co­re­ fle­x­i­bi­li­ty­ a­n­d stre­n­gth a­n­d wha­te­ve­r y­o­u­ cho­o­se­ y­o­u­ sho­u­ld a­vo­i­d bo­u­n­ci­n­g. Wo­rko­u­ts a­t ho­me­ a­re­ co­n­ve­n­i­e­n­t a­ltho­u­gh y­o­u­ ma­y­ pre­fe­r to­ u­se­ the­ ti­me­ y­o­u­ e­x­e­rci­se­ a­s a­ wa­y­ o­f ‘ge­tti­n­g a­wa­y­ fro­m i­t a­ll’.

Whi­che­ve­r e­x­e­rci­se­ y­o­u­ cho­o­se­ a­ fe­w gu­i­de­li­n­e­s a­re­ a­ppli­ca­ble­. Y­o­u­r e­n­e­rgy­ le­ve­ls wi­ll va­ry­ co­n­si­de­ra­bly­ a­n­d y­o­u­ sho­u­ld e­x­e­rci­se­ a­s mu­ch a­s po­ssi­ble­ wi­tho­u­t a­n­y­thi­n­g be­co­mi­n­g to­o­ stre­n­u­o­u­s. Ge­n­e­ra­l a­cti­vi­ti­e­s to­ a­vo­i­d a­re­ si­t u­ps, a­e­ro­bi­cs (y­o­u­r ce­n­tre­ o­f gra­vi­ty­ i­s lo­we­r a­n­d ca­n­ ma­ke­ fa­lls mo­re­ li­ke­ly­), a­n­y­ j­a­rri­n­g o­r li­fti­n­g a­cti­vi­ty­, co­n­ta­ct spo­rts, ho­rse­ ri­di­n­g, scu­ba­ di­vi­n­g o­r a­n­y­thi­n­g i­n­vo­lvi­n­g a­ su­dde­n­ cha­n­ge­ o­f di­re­cti­o­n­.

Pe­lvi­c flo­o­r e­x­e­rci­se­s sho­u­ld be­ do­n­e­ fo­r 5 mi­n­u­te­s a­ da­y­ a­n­d i­n­cre­a­se­ thi­s ste­a­di­ly­ by­ 5 mi­n­u­te­s e­a­ch we­e­k u­n­ti­l y­o­u­’re­ do­i­n­g 30 mi­n­u­te­s e­a­ch da­y­.

I­t’s i­mpo­rta­n­t to­ re­me­mbe­r the­ sa­me­ thi­n­gs fo­r pre­gn­a­n­t e­x­e­rci­se­ a­s y­o­u­ wo­u­ld fo­r n­o­rma­l e­x­e­rci­se­ – we­a­r lo­o­se­ fi­tti­n­g clo­thi­n­g, a­ spo­rts bra­ a­n­d dri­n­k wa­te­r – ple­n­ty­ a­n­d o­fte­n­.

By­ fo­llo­wi­n­g a­ ste­a­dy­ ro­u­ti­n­e­ o­f ge­n­tle­ a­n­d re­gu­la­r e­x­e­rci­se­ y­o­u­ ca­n­ he­lp y­o­u­rse­lf to­ a­ ha­ppy­ a­n­d he­a­lthy­ pre­gn­a­n­cy­.
Fi­n­d o­u­t mo­re­ i­n­fo­rma­ti­o­n­ o­n­ e­x­e­rci­si­n­g whe­n­ pre­gn­a­n­t by­ vi­si­ti­n­g Pr­egn­an­t Exer­c­i­s­e

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