What Should Women Do To Keep Themselves Fit & Safe During Pregnancy?
Eating the right amount of food is very important for a woman during pregnancy. Other than this, being fit is also important for maintaining the physical health as well as well-being for any woman when she is pregnant.
In fact, a healthy pregnant woman must get herself involved in aerobics for at least 2 hours 30 minutes every week. However, the workout must be spread all through the week. But is always advisable not to workout in extreme humidity or heat.
Exercising is very important for every woman to keep themselves fit. When exercising, they should always start slowly, progress in a gradual way and then again cool down in a slow manner. They should talk while exercising and take frequent breaks. Drinking a lot of water before, after and during exercising is even vital.
A woman can enjoy many benefits if she exercises regularly at the time of pregnancy.
However, pregnant women are always suggested to talk to her doctor before starting to exercise. The doctor may advise their patients not to exercise if she suffers from vaginal bleeding, has premature rupture of membranes and many other conditions.
The doctors even suggest to get involved in low-impact activities like swimming, walking, cycling, dancing and low-impact aerobics. These sports activities are generally easy to take up for any woman if she is new to physical fitness. There are some higher intensity sports as well that are quite safe for pregnant women who have already done them before getting pregnant. These include jogging, playing racquet sports, lifting weights and so on. But all these can only be continued with doctor's okay.
There are many points that women should keep in their mind while choosing a fitness plan. They should avoid activities where they can be hit in abdomen such as basketball, kickboxing, ice hockey and such others. They must keep themselves away from activities where they may fall such as downhill skiing, horeseback riding and gymnastics. They should avoid activities like cycling, jogging or playing racquet when they near the third trimester. Actually most of these activities become riskier during this phase. A pregnant woman must never scuba dive because this can create gas bubbles in the baby's blood, which may cause a lot of health problems. It is also important to note that exercising on back after trimester is not safe.
A lot of women's health in Northern Beaches have improved with acupuncture during pregnancy. Weekly treatments have shown to be quite beneficial at the first trimester.
In fact, a healthy pregnant woman must get herself involved in aerobics for at least 2 hours 30 minutes every week. However, the workout must be spread all through the week. But is always advisable not to workout in extreme humidity or heat.
Exercising is very important for every woman to keep themselves fit. When exercising, they should always start slowly, progress in a gradual way and then again cool down in a slow manner. They should talk while exercising and take frequent breaks. Drinking a lot of water before, after and during exercising is even vital.
A woman can enjoy many benefits if she exercises regularly at the time of pregnancy.
- Exercise will be able to prevent and ease pains and aches of pregnancy.
- Women are better prepared for labour as well as deliver and recover a lot more quickly.
- Risk of gestational diabetes and preeclampsia may be lowered during pregnancy.
- Women find it easy to get back to a healthy weight after delivery.
- Staying active may protect a woman's emotional health.
- Exercising regularly improves sleep at the time of pregnancy.
However, pregnant women are always suggested to talk to her doctor before starting to exercise. The doctor may advise their patients not to exercise if she suffers from vaginal bleeding, has premature rupture of membranes and many other conditions.
The doctors even suggest to get involved in low-impact activities like swimming, walking, cycling, dancing and low-impact aerobics. These sports activities are generally easy to take up for any woman if she is new to physical fitness. There are some higher intensity sports as well that are quite safe for pregnant women who have already done them before getting pregnant. These include jogging, playing racquet sports, lifting weights and so on. But all these can only be continued with doctor's okay.
There are many points that women should keep in their mind while choosing a fitness plan. They should avoid activities where they can be hit in abdomen such as basketball, kickboxing, ice hockey and such others. They must keep themselves away from activities where they may fall such as downhill skiing, horeseback riding and gymnastics. They should avoid activities like cycling, jogging or playing racquet when they near the third trimester. Actually most of these activities become riskier during this phase. A pregnant woman must never scuba dive because this can create gas bubbles in the baby's blood, which may cause a lot of health problems. It is also important to note that exercising on back after trimester is not safe.
A lot of women's health in Northern Beaches have improved with acupuncture during pregnancy. Weekly treatments have shown to be quite beneficial at the first trimester.
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Amelia White
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Very informative article !