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Tips For Exercising During Your Pregnancy

There are many benefits if you maintain a healthy lifestyle during pregnancy. Here are some tips for exercising during your pregnancy, hope helpful for you. :)

Have you known that if you exercise during your pregnancy, you unborn baby may get the same type of training effect benefit? Sure, there are many benefits if you maintain a healthy lifestyle during pregnancy. Here are some tips for exercising during your pregnancy, hope helpful for you. :)

Consult your doctor before starting an exercise. You should ask your doctor if you can do this exercise. You may couldn't do certain exercise according to your own conditions.

  1. It's a good idea for you to sign up for a specialty class, which is builded for expectant mothers.
  2. Start your exercise slowly. You can take 20 to 30 minutes of slow walking three or four times a week, then you can build the intensity of your walk gradually and add pregnancy workout moves since you've got stronger.
  3. Stretch out gently before and after exercise to avoid soreness.
  4. Stay hydrated. Make sure you are sipping enough water during exercise, especially during warmer weather.
  5. Avoid contact sports and activities that quickly change your center of gravity or could cause falls (such as rollerblading, skateboarding, etc.).
  6. Listen to your body. Never exercise to the point of exhaustion. If you experience shortness of breath or discomfort or pain, stop.
  7. Do not exercise outdoors in extremely hot weather.
  8. Weight train only the upper body and arms. Avoid weight training that strains your back or pelvic area.
  9. Avoid any exercise that necessitates lying flat on your back, especially past the first trimester. Lying in the supine position will cause your expanding uterus to press against your spinal cord, limiting blood flow.

Okey, hope all moms have a healthy, lovely baby! For more information, please visit our site pregnancy-online.com, which is builded on Chinese Pregnancy Calendar and so on.

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Date:2009-11-16 Hits:
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