Exercise During Pregnancy: Rewards and Risks & Types of Exercises!
Exercise During Pregnancy: Types Of Exercises:
Endorphins are wonderful natural substances in the body that makes any workout a useful and significant experience, benefit to the body. You need to however, partake and commit to doing it regularly, as many times as 3-4 times per week.
Goals, variety, fun type activities are more likely easier to get done, if you do things that you have an affinity for, interest in and enjoy!
Stay focused and used all aspects of the different combinations, activities, hobbies, sports, routines that you are involved in, to get the best, optimal benefit from it. Working with a trainer or doing it yourself, there are many options. The choice is yours.
First and foremost if you have any underlying health conditions, issues, concerns, disease or problems, rather refrain and abstain from rigorous activity that can place mom and/or baby at increased risk. That defeats the purpose and outweighs the benefits.
If you are aware of any:
- Orthopedic problems.
- Special needs.
- High risk.
- Complications type pregnancy.
- Blood sugar issues.
- Heart disease.
- Breathing type illness.
- Low or high blood pressure.
you may have to:
- Consult with both your doctor and/or the fitness expert/instructor before the class or any type of activity when you are pregnant.
- Do not assume, make sure, verify what will be done, if it is safe, the benefits and weight the risk/reward scale, before starting a new or any regimen.
- Go at your own individual, preferred and personal ability, pace and listen to the warning signs the body provides.
- Do not over-exert, risk, hurt or injure yourself, your abdomen or your baby.
- Plan your workouts and daily priorities, building the activities and routines into your everyday things you have to do.
- More sessions spread out throughout the day might benefit you more.
- 15 -20 minutes at a time, twice a day, may be just what the doctor ordered and easier to stick to , than trying to get away to the gym for and hour and a half!
Exercise During Pregnancy: Types Of Exercises:
Stick to what you know, do best and what you have evidence of will work and is safe for you, your fitness level, pregnancy etc. not putting the mom or baby at risk in any way, shape or form. Timing for/of workout sessions will vary.
1. Find your metabolic pulse, early morning, midday, late night, then team up with someone – a fitness buddy or birthing partner that can workout alongside, spend time with and enjoy what you are doing.
2. Be consistent and stick to your routines, plans and activities throughout the pregnancy, early, mid or later, just adjusting and modifying what you are doing, to allow for the changes and demands that your belly places on the rest of you!
3. Do not deplete all your energy and listen to the warning or telltale signs that your body is giving to you. If you skip a workout for feeling tire, fatigued, not up to it, do not be too hard on yourself.
4. Be particularly careful if you are dealing with medical issues like gestational diabetes, hypertension, multiple fetuses, have a history or an increased risk of premature labor, pre- eclampsia or heart disease.
If any of these complications and challenges are present in or during pregnancy, mothers-to-be will be well advised to steer clear of any type of exercise.
Enjoy Your Exercise, Enjoy Your Fitness!
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