| Everyone knows that exercise is good for your health. | | | | improves emotional health and can make it easier for |
| Exercising during pregnancy can have additional | | | | the new mother to get through the experience of |
| benefits. Generally, exercise should be light, especially | | | | pregnancy. |
| during the first few weeks of pregnancy while your | | | | Exercise can help with weight management after the |
| body adjusts to the changes. Heavy exercise can | | | | child is born. A common concern with most mothers is |
| divert blood flow from crucial areas and most women | | | | losing weight after pregnancy. Exercising during |
| that exercise regularly should tone down their | | | | pregnancy can make postpartum weight loss easier. |
| workouts during pregnancy. | | | | Exercise is good for your unborn baby. By keeping |
| Walking, swimming, and yoga are two popular | | | | your body healthy, you are also helping out your baby. |
| exercise activities suitable for pregnant women. Other | | | | Reduced pregnancy side effects - Symptoms like |
| forms of exercise like weight lifting are okay too as | | | | headaches, fatigue, swelling, and constipation are |
| long as it is not too strenuous. Most experts | | | | common in pregnant women. Exercising has been |
| recommend exercising 3-4 times a week, unless a | | | | shown to reduce the occurence of these symptoms. |
| medical condition prevents it. If in doubt, always consult | | | | Decrease risk of premature birth - exercise has been |
| a physician first. Listed below are some of the top | | | | shown in studies to decrease the risk of premature |
| reasons for exercising during pregnancy. | | | | birth by about 50%. |
| Exercise can reduce the length of labor and reduce | | | | Make sure to drink plenty of fluids before exercising, |
| recovery times. The right exercise routines will | | | | have a nutritious diet, and avoid over exertion. Also, |
| increase stamina needed for delivery. | | | | listen to your body - if you start feeling sick or |
| Improve emotional health - exercise lowers stress and | | | | nauseous, then you should stop and rest. |