Safe Exercise in Pregnancy
Exercise in pregnancy is SO important for the mother’s mental and physical health.
The hard part is actually knowing what is safe for pregnancy, this fact alone can often scare women off from doing exercise at all.
This fear needs to not STOP you from doing exercise… Simply do your RESEARCH and only do what is safe for you and your pregnancy.
Trust me… the benefits are worth it.
Benefits of exercise in pregnancy
ACOG
What are the benefits of exercise during pregnancy?
Regular exercise during pregnancy benefits you and your bub in these key ways (ACOG):
- Reduces back pain
- Eases constipation
- May decrease your risk of gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, and cesarean delivery
- Promotes healthy weight gain during pregnancy
- Improves your overall general fitness and strengthens your heart and blood vessels
- Helps you to lose the baby weight after your baby is born
SAFE exercise for Pregnancy
Please contact your health care provider before following the general suggestions in this article.
Pregnancy specific Yoga
Here at Appetence Families we are HUGE on Pregnancy yoga.
- You not only move your body reducing weight gain
- Maintain length and balance in your muscles and ligaments, particularly surrounding the uterus and pelvis
- Create mobility and lubrication in your joints necessary for not only a comfortable pregnancy but for your birth and descent of baby
- Connection to your breath- an absolutely vital technique to use confidently in labour
- Creating strength in your body to support the endurance of labour
- Depending on the type of pregnancy yoga lots of birth tips and tricks (hint hint, come to Appetence Pregnancy yoga)
Walking
- Maintains mobility in the pelvis through the constant movements in your hips
- Moving your body reducing wight gain
- Reduces swelling in your body maintaining circulation
- If outside and not on a treadmill the some healthy vit D is great also
Swimming
- Mobility in entire body
- Wright loss
- A form of breath practise also
Pregnancy specific Pilates
- Moving your body reducing wight gain
- Creating strength in your body to support the endurance of labour
- Creating strength in your pelvic floor
To view the guideline of safe safe exercise in pregnancy by RANZCOG visit this link.
Want some safe exercise options?
Birth Story
Listen to this months Birth Story with Laura who is a big believer to exercise being key in her pregnancy preperation
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