Exercising while Pregnant

With so much to think about during pregnancy, exercise can be the last thing on your mind. Yet, making time for exercise while pregnant will ensure you are healthier and better prepared for labor. 

Still not convinced? 

Benefits

These are the benefits of staying fit during your prenatal period:

• Energy Boost. Believe it or not, regular exercise while pregnant will help keep your pregnancy from draining your energy.

• Better Sleep. Having an extra 15 pounds on your tummy can make it hard to find a comfortable sleeping position. 

Regular exercise will allow you to relax and get a more restful sleep.

• Reduce Discomfort. By stretching and strengthening your muscles, your body is better equipped to cope with the aches and pains that come with pregnancy. 

Walking will improve circulation, swimming can help strengthen your abs, and stretching will help ease
back pain!

• Be Prepared. The better shape you’re in, the stronger you’ll be during labor and delivery
time.

• Reduce Stress. Preparing for a child can give you many emotions: excitement, fear, anxiety, and anticipation. 

Exercise will help boost your serotonin levels, lifting your mood and controlling your emotions.

 

Quick Tips:

If you do no other exercise during pregnancy, at least do Kegel exercise and here’s why.

Kegel exercises strengthen all the muscles supporting your urogenital track, this helps prevent incontinence during and after pregnancy. 

Studies have shown that regularly doing Kegels during and after pregnancy can help decrease the odds of complications. 

Studies have also shown that women who do pelvic floor exercises may have shorter active phases of labor than other women. 

And finally, Kegels have even been shown to boost your sex drive and help you reach orgasm more easily. 

How to do Kegels:

Simply contract and relax the muscles around your pelvic area, as if you’re stopping the flow of urine.

Let me know if you have ever heard of the Kegels exercise? and if you have, how did you manage to keep up with the exercise every week?