| Exercising during pregnancy has a lot of benefits. It will | | | | will help you get in shape and ready for labor. You |
| help keep you in shape and make labor a lot easier for | | | | don't have to stress and walk for miles, but the more |
| both you and your baby. It has also been shown that | | | | you do walk the better you will feel and the more |
| mothers that exercised during pregnancy had babies | | | | energy you are going to have every day. Take time to |
| that were more lean, and had an overall higher | | | | look at trees and look at the sky. It can be a very |
| intelligence. | | | | relaxing time when you are walking. Put all of your day |
| Exercising while pregnant can be really easy to do. If | | | | behind you and have some time for yourself. |
| you have a regular routine that you normally follow, | | | | The third exercise is called a butterfly press for |
| you should be able to keep with that workout with | | | | pregnant women. What you do is hold both arms to |
| some slight modifications. If you are not used to | | | | form a U, sort of what you would see when a football |
| exercising, I am going to give you 3 safe exercises | | | | kicker makes a field goal and the ref holds up his arms. |
| that you can easily do. It is advised that you see your | | | | You will want to squeeze your chest muscles and |
| doctor before starting any exercise routine while | | | | move your arms in together slowly, and then go back |
| pregnant. | | | | out. Concentrate on making your muscles tight in your |
| The first exercise is the abduction leg lift. It is a really | | | | chest and back on the way in and on the way out. |
| simple exercise that will work the hips and help make | | | | Exercising has so many benefits during pregnancy. It |
| them stronger and ready for labor. What you do is lay | | | | can help you have a healthy baby, speed up delivery, |
| on the floor on your side. Bend your bottom leg slightly, | | | | and speed up the recovery time right after delivery. |
| and lift your top leg straight up. This is a great exercise | | | | You will also notice that you are not tired all of the |
| that will work all kinds of lower muscles. It will also help | | | | time. That is one of the biggest complaints of pregnant |
| to keep the hip pain away later in pregnancy. | | | | women. I encourage them to exercise and they will |
| The second pregnancy is very simple. It is simply to | | | | see a difference in day to day fatigue. Exercising is so |
| walk. Walking is a very good low impact exercise that | | | | good for the body. |