Being pregnant goes hand in hand with weight gain-this is healthy and important. However, women should generally gain only about thirty-five pounds, to stay healthy.
Many women tend to gain closer to fifty pounds, which can be harmful to your health, and very hard for you to lose after the baby is born. You can avoid these extra fifteen pounds through safe and consistent exercise.
To begin with, for your health and the health of your little one, make sure that you workout for at least thirty minutes every day. This will help you to feel better and more energetic, while helping you to prepare to give birth.
Exercise can directly affect how smoothly your labor and delivery goes, and what your recovery will be like. Make sure that you start out your exercise program with direction from your doctor, so that you do not do anything unsafe to your fetus.
Make sure that you have comfortable exercise clothes, which will provide support to your belly and your breasts. This is very important for your safety.
Make sure that you know you limits, and listen to your body even more carefully than before. You are the only one who knows if something is too much, or is making you feel sick.
After all, what works well for one person, may not work at all for another. Evaluate how you are feeling physically every few minutes when you are working out.
If something hurts, stop-it is as simple as that. One of the most important things that you can do is to make sure that you do not get overheated, and that your heart rate does not go too high.
If you get overheated, this can cause birth defects to your growing little one. If you heart rate goes to high, your baby is not getting oxygen, which can affect its development.
A good rule of thumb is to make sure that you can have a conversation while you workout. This means that anything that gets you winded is out.
Make sure that you are aware of your center of gravity, and that you are careful not to do anything that will compromise your balance. Since you are large, your balance will not be very good, and a fall can cause you to miscarry your baby.
If you are practicing yoga, make sure that your feet are stable and grounded, and that you are on a flat, even surface at all times. Make sure that you stay off your back after the first trimesters, as this can cut off blood flow to your baby.
When there is not enough blood going to the body, there is not enough oxygen either. Most women will find that they will also become dizzy or light-headed if they lie on their backs.
This does not just go for exercising, but at all times. The best position is to lay on your left side.
Make sure that you do not do anything that involves bouncing or jerking, as this can be harmful to your joints. Your body produces a hormone called relaxin that actually softens the ligaments allowing your bones to spread for the birth of your baby.
This is a great thing, although it does predispose you for a higher risk of injury when doing bouncing or jerking motions. Be careful not to overdo it, as your energy is usually limited during gestation.
If you are feeling dizziness, faintness, a headache, shortness of breath, or uterine contractions, be sure to stop right away, and contact your doctor or midwife. The same goes for if you have any kind of vaginal bleeding, heart palpitations, etc.
If you are careful about getting the right kind of cardio each day of your pregnancy, you will gain the right amount of weight, without the extra pounds that you do not need. When you are ready to shed the pounds after giving birth, make sure that you have given yourself enough time off.
This usually means about six weeks after giving birth, and longer if you had to have a c-section. Start out slow, and listen to your body as you did when you were pregnant.
If you follow these simple rules, you and baby will both stay healthy and safe for those nine months of growth. Today is the perfect day to begin!
Author Resource:-
Tom Selwick is a personal trainer and has authored hundreds of articles relating to physical training and exercise equipment. He has been a health expert and physical trainer for over 15 years.
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