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Exercise For Pregnant Women
(Make sure you consult your doctor before starting any exercise program if you are pregnant - keep the little one safe!)
Pregnancy is already a time when your body is
going through more changes in such a short time
than it ever has before. The only person going
through more change than you are is that little
baby in you. Sometimes its easy when you experience
the discomfort and watch your shape change so
dramatically to let self pity kick in and give
in to comfort foods and constant rest to "give
yourself a break" during this time. These
exercises for pregnant women are helpful but always consult
your doctor first!
That instinct is the opposite of what is
good for you. Your need for a constant and
routine exercise program has never been more
important than now. Exercise for pregnant
women is just as crucial during the pregnancy
than any time before or after pregnancy for
many important reasons including….
- Good muscle tone is good for the baby.
The task of growing a new human being within
the structure of your body puts more demands
on your muscle support system. If you know
well in advance that a pregnancy is in the
near future, you can step up your program
to improve your leg, back and stomach muscles
in particular to help your inner self be ready
for the new demands of baby.
- You will have less discomfort. If you get
in shape before the baby comes and stay in
shape throughout the pregnancy, you are giving
your body the resources it needs to handle
the new demands of pregnancy and childbirth.
- It will not only make delivery easier, it
will make it faster. That one word "push"
is the one we most associate with childbirth.
You can push with your abdominal muscles during
delivery much better if those muscles were
in good shape before the doctor says "it's
time."
- It will get you back in shape faster after
the baby comes. You know you want to get your
figure back quickly after baby is here. By
not starting from a deficit and having less
unnecessary body fat and good muscle tone
throughout the pregnancy, you can get in shape
in no time and look great even while caring
for a newborn.
Any one of these reasons alone is an outstanding
justification for keeping a good program of
exercise for pregnant women active during
these important months for you and your baby.
Your approach to exercise will naturally change
as your pregnancy proceeds. But a routine
program of walking, swimming and weight training
that is specifically designed to be an exercise
for pregnant women will keep you more comfortable
throughout the pregnancy, enhance your appetite
and ability to sleep and enable you to sail
through the birthing experience much better
than if you let yourself stay out of shape.
Its worth the effort to stay fit before during
and after the birth of baby. It's good for
you, it's good for baby and its even good
for the family to see a happy and healthy
mommy, daddy and baby get through this exciting
but scary time healthy and happy together.
Exercise top Tip #1
Build up slowly. I know that most of us leave our exercise to the last minute, you leave it until you only have one month until that huge party and you need to lose some weight and get in shape for it fast. You then rush into it, doing nothing properly and pushing yourself too hard which inevitably leads to you getting injured and/or giving up. You need to ease into the routine and build the level up over time. |
Exercise top Tip #2
Don't be self conscious. This is the hardest tip to follow! When you first start off you are probably not in the best shape, so you body and the amount of exercise you can do may leave you slightly self conscious. This is dangerous as it can kill your fitness ambition before you even start. Put a big smug smile on your face when you get there and just remember, in a month or two you will be exactly as fit and trim as them if you work hard, then you can lose your worries, but if you let your doubts get the better of you and give up then you won't ever get to be the slim trim star of the gym!
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Exercise top Tip #3
Each workout aim to improve ever so slightly. If you improve by staying on the exercise bike for just 10 seconds longer each time you go then after just 6 visits that will be a whole extra minute that you are on there for but you only have to deal with it 10 seconds at a time! This way you push yourself every time, have goals to aim for and will be constantly improving - go for it! |
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