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Follow Exercise Guidelines During Pregnancy
from: Karlie BestlerResearch has shown a dramatic correlation between the health of pregnant women, new mothers, and babies, and following exercise guidelines during pregnancy to understand and implement the best ways to continue to remain active and in optimal physical condition during pregnancy. According to exercise guidelines during pregnancy, any low-impact aerobic exercise that does not involve contact sports, cause joint or muscle stress, require balance for safety, present falling hazards, or are against the advice of your physician, will benefit the health of both the mother and baby.
It is easy to research exercise guidelines during pregnancy. Many expectant mothers are bombarded by old wives tales and "helpful advice." The problem is the advice is often contradictory and confusing. What is helpful and what is harmful, or what is not helpful but harmless, is often almost impossible to ascertain. The health of yourself and your baby is too important to leave to guesswork.
It is important to understand and be able to follow the exercise guidelines during pregnancy that will actually help you and your new baby to maintain good health during pregnancy, facilitate easier labor and delivery, and maintain good health after the birth.
Most people have some type of fitness activity in their lives. It could be a sport you love, a fitness center, exercise videos, dancing, aerobics or a multitude of other activities from walking to marathon running. It is important to begin a fitness routine before you are pregnant and make necessary adaptations to it to make it fit beneficial exercise guidelines during pregnancy. Exercise can help improve the health of yourself and your baby by reducing hypertension, preeclampsia, maternal weight gain, gestational diabetes, difficult labor and delivery, and babies with low birth weight.
There are a few activities that are unwise during pregnancy, and exercise limits and recommendations change before, during, and after pregnancy. Good forms of exercise, like walking, stationary cycling, low-impact aerobics, and swimming or water exercise have proven to be beneficial.
Discouraged exercises include sports that increase abdominal trauma risk, such as hockey, boxing, wrestling, football, soccer, or other high risk sports like gymnastics, horseback riding, skating, skiing, racquet sports, weight lifting and other similar activities. Also discouraged is any exertion that raises body temperature above 102-103 degrees or puts undue stress on muscles and joints.
When considering exercise guidelines during pregnancy, use common sense and research. Consult your obstetrician for final approval of any exercise plans because certain conditions are prohibitive of exercise during pregnancy and you don't want to aggravate any problem. Most pregnant women feel better, look better, and have easier pregnancies and deliveries when they choose to implement exercise routines following exercise guidelines during pregnancy. In addition, regular exercise during pregnancy helps reduce postpartum complications for both mother and baby.
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