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What are the best workouts
during pregnancy?
Some of the best and safest ways to get your sweat sesh on during
pregnancy are swimming, brisk walking, prenatal yoga, strength
training (with light weights) and indoor cycling. Brisk walking is
one of the easiest forms of exercise and does many things for your
body and brain. I’m a fan of taking a couple of 15 minutes walks
during the day to break the day up and to clear my mind. Walks are
refreshing and a great time to unplug from technology.
Now is not the time to try any extreme sports or death-defying feats
that would easily cause you to fall or hurt yourself and your baby.
This includes, but is not limited to, downhill skiing, snowboarding,
snowmobiling, bungee jumping, ice skating, hockey, sky diving,
scuba diving, surfing or horseback riding. You should also avoid
hot yoga during pregnancy, as heat can cause your body to think
it’s impervious to injury and let you take a twist that’s potentially
dangerous to your joints. Overheating can also be dangerous for
your baby, particularly during the first trimester when the major
organs are developing. Keeping this in mind, choose cooler
temperatures for your workouts and drink lots of water before,
during and after your sweat session.
Whatever workout you decide to do, make sure to stay away from
positions that put you flat on your back, which can decrease
proper blood flow to your heart. You’ll also want to be aware
of the pregnancy hormone relaxin that is now flowing through
your body. Relaxin helps to… you guessed it, relax your body in
preparation for labour and in doing so, it increases your flexibility
and joint mobility. Thanks to relaxin, your body may think it’s a
yoga guru, but in reality you could really hurt yourself if you try to
go too deep with your pigeon pose. Bottom line: know your limits.
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Walks are r efr eshing
and a great time to unp lug
from t echnology
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