Fit, Strong & Pregnant - E-book - ePub

Are you planning to have a baby or are you already pregnant...?This book can help you minimize pain and discomfort during your pregnancy and enhance your recovery after wards. Specific exercises will improve posture, pelvic floor muscle strength and minimize low back pain. Benefits of exercise during pregnancy.... Increased cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength and flexibilityWomen who exercise during pregnancy experience fewer prenatal discomforts, such as constipation, swollen limbs and leg crampsExercise can help to prevent or control gestational diabetes and help prevent things such as incontinence and hypertensionImproves posture and body mechanics, facilitates circulation, reduces pelvic and rectal pressure whilst increasing energy levelsDuring pregnancy it is extremely important to correct muscular imbalances through stretching and strengthening exercise therapyIncreased fatigue threshold and reduced emotional shiftsIncreased fitnessLower incidence of excessive weight gain, enhanced psychological well being, increasing confidence in changing body imageLabor and deliveryWomen who exercise experience less problematic deliveries with a higher rate of uncomplicated, spontaneous deliveries and active labor.
RecoveryWomen that exercise retain less weight and score higher on measures of maternal adaptation, experience fewer incidences of post-natal depression returning faster to "normal" living due to greater energy reserves. Back care in pregnancyThe back and pelvis are vulnerable during pregnancy; they need special consideration when sitting, standing, lifting, bending and moving.