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måndag 24 augusti 2009

Exercising While Pregnant

By Lynne Hughes

Constantly, people give advice to pregnant women to sty seated and rest properly. Due to hormone imbalances, many pregnant women feel the need to do nothing but sleep and eat, but being so sedentary could leave to unhealthy lifestyle choices in the making. Most, but not all, pregnant women, have no desire to exercise and just want to sit around and relax. Exercising while pregnant though, can be beneficial to both the pregnant mom to be and the unborn child. You don't have to have a strenuous workout to get the full effects of exercise.

If you were active before being pregnant, it will help you to continue those good habits while pregnant. You will already be past all the soreness and some of the annoying symptoms of pregnancy may be lessened. Walking is a great way to exercise while pregnant as long as you walk on an even walking terrain. You can sleep better with proper exercise too. Everyone, pregnant or not, can benefit from this. Your body can relax appropriately and peacefully after you exercise.

What exercises should you perform with your baby on the way? As noted, walking is an excellent form of exercise and can help ease some of the irritating symptoms. Swimming is also an excellent form of exercise while pregnant. In the winter, check out your local indoor YMCA for their heated indoor pools.

If you choose to swim, you will feel weightless in the water, regardless of what you weigh. You can get a great workout whether or not you are pregnant, in the water and you won't have to work about exercise hurting your baby. Your quads, baby and abdominal muscles will become stronger which will aid you in labor and delivery when your baby is ready to come. Dancing can also provide great strengthening and aerobic benefit. You can vary your dance workout by varying the tempo of your music and you will get the added benefit of no added back, hip or knee pressure to dancing. You and your baby can benefit from some exercise throughout pregnancy. Just make sure you have the discussion with your doctor before any exercising.

As we are not medical professionals, you should not take information in this article as advice. Please, always seek the advice of your doctor or medical professional.

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