Physical changes due to pregnancy should be coupled with exercise. imagine, the addition of maternal weight and posture changes would increase the burden of joints and bones, especially the knees. Mothers become tired faster, ungraceful, and often short of breath as his chest pressed for the fetus. Because the conditions that pregnant women need to exercise. In addition to flex its muscles, exercise is also good to practice breathing in order not to tire easily and successfully pushing the delivery time.
Choose a sport that is safe pregnant women, such as swimming, walking, light do physical exercises, and yoga. Since the beginning of pregnancy, expectant mothers should keep exercising as long as it does not experience problems associated with pregnancy. However, after 7-month-old pregnancy or third trimester, unless the mesh legs, all sports should be stopped. Replace with pregnancy exercise because the movements are more focused on the needs of labor. Example, breathing exercises and push settings.
Pregnant women can exercise at most three times a week. Always start with warm-up and terminated by cooling. Useful heating to avoid injury and increase flexibility and strength of muscles and joints. While cooling is useful to prevent spasms and muscle pain.
Regarding the length of time to exercise, consult your doctor for a physical fitness condition of pregnant women is different. Are used to exercising before pregnancy, exercise can generally no longer than 1 hour, from heating to cooling. However, not all mothers can do physical exercise. Generally it is women who have experienced miscarriage up to 3 times or more, have experienced premature birth, the cervix is very weak, below the location of the placenta (placenta previa), and other conditions that are at risk of pregnancy. It is advisable to consult a gynecologist before starting the exercise.
