Six Good Exercises to do During Pregnancy
Exercising during pregnancy is great. It is healthy to exercise during pregnancy provided you exercise cautiously. Women can exercise all nine months of their pregnancy. Moderate exercise, of different kinds that are appropriate at various stages of pregnancy must be followed. These exercises will help you keep your whole system healthy. During pregnancy one must try to strengthen and tone the pelvic muscles. If you do the right exercises you can reduce backaches and maintain flexibility in the joints and keep them firm. By exercising you could improve sleep.
Here are Six good exercises to do during pregnancy:
AEROBICS
Aerobics provides a good aerobic workout. However, the growing belly can affect your balance and make you more prone to fall. The best option would be cycling with stationary or recumbent biking later in pregnancy.
PILATES
Is now recognised as one of the best exercise programmes for the pregnant body as well.
SWIMMING
Swimming is the best exercise to do while pregnant with get a full body workout. The low impact exercise provides enough resistance to work at the muscle but also helps your cardiovascular health as well.
WALKING
Brisk walking gives a total body workout and is easy on the joints and muscles. If you were not active before getting pregnant, walking is a great way to start an exercise program.
YOGA
Yoga is perfect improving your flexibility and balance. It is also very good for teaching you how to control your breathing. All of these are very useful when labor arrives.
DANCING
As long as you don’t make any jerky movements or lose your balance or even tire yourself to exhaustion, dancing can be a very enjoyable form of exercise.
Important to know that always begin your exercise session with a warm-up period for 5–10 minutes. Start with light activity, such as slow walking, that prepares your muscles. During the warm up, stretch your muscles to avoid stiffness and soreness. After the exercise, slow down by reducing your activity to allow your heart rate to return to normal levels. Cooling down for 5–10 minutes and stretching again also helps to avoid sore muscles.
WARNING SIGNS:
If you have any of the following symptoms while you’re exercising, stop immediately and contact your doctor or midwife:
* excessive fatigue
* dizziness or feeling faint
* shortness of breath
* vaginal bleeding
* difficulty walking
* contractions
* fluid leaking from your vagina
* decreased fetal movement
* rapid heartbeat while at rest
* pain anywhere, but especially in your back or pelvic region
Whatever you choose to do, do it consistently and with care. Pregnancy exercises are very important to your overall health, your cardiovascular strength and will increase your circulation, contributing to an overall healthy pregnancy.
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