Tips To Healthy Exercises During Pregnancy

Who says you cannot do exercises when you're pregnant? When you're pregnant, exercise is essential but that doesn't mean you will have to enroll yourself at the gym, although you can as per the advice of your OB. Simple exercises like walking and stretching at home or outside is important for pregnant woman as well. If you want a healthy pregnancy then you should take note of these three things: Diet, Exercise, and Visit your OB.

According to my pregnancy book..

"Unless you're having a high risk pregnancy, it is generally okay to engage in some form of exercise. Choose a physical activity that you enjoy like aerobics, calisthenics, weight training, water workouts, yoga, and other relaxation exercises."

"Aerobics like brisk walking, swimming, and biking improves circulation - enhancing oxygen and nutrient transport of the fetus and decreasing your risk of hemorrhoids, varicose veins, and fluid retention. Aerobics also increases muscle tone and strength - preventing backache, constipation and helps you to cope well with the extra weight of the baby."

"Aerobics helps build endurance for you to be able to handle lengthy labor better; helps control blood sugar; burns calories; lessens fatigue and promotes good sleep; and heightens your ability to cope with the physical and emotional challenges of childbearing."

Important Tips:

1. Get Started - choose an exercise you enjoy so you can stick with it 

• my daily exercise is walking and that includes doing household chores every day.

2. Start Slow - allow your body to adjust by warming-up

• I always start my exercise slowly like doing some stretching as soon as I wake up just to warm up my whole body.

3. Finish Slow - don't stop abruptly, adjust by cooling down

• I start slowly and I end my daily exercise slowly. Of course I don't wanna feel so much stress in my body.

4. Timed exercise - workout for 30 minutes to 1 hour

• Doing household chores at home means the working and moving the whole day but I always find time to take some rest and I schedule all the stuffs I need to do and finish.

5. Sustained and regular - exercise 3 to 4 times week

• As I mentioned already, doing household chores means the whole day. I clean the house almost every day and that's what I consider as my exercise and it means 7 times a week. But of course, although it means 7 days a week, I see to it that I don't get over fatigue.

6. Exercise in moderation - never exercise to the point to exhaustion

• I don't over fatigue myself because I know it will not be safe for me and my baby.

7. Stay cool - never exercise in hot and humid conditions

• Well, my everyday walking makes me sweat a lot but of course I always find time to take enough rest. 

8. Make it fun - enjoying what you do makes the regimen sustainable

• I love doing household chores which serves as my daily exercise and it makes me feel so much better thinking I am keeping myself healthy and at the same time making the house clean.