WOMEN OFTEN WONDER IF IT’S SAFE TO EXERCISE WHILE PREGNANT, OR IF WORKING OUT COULD POTENTIALLY HARM THE BABY.<br /><br />IN MOST CASES, EXERCISES ARE SAFE TO PERFORM DURING PREGNANCY, AS LONG AS IT’S WITH CAUTION AND NOT OVERDONE.<br /><br />“EXERCISING WILL BOOST YOUR HEALTH, YOUR UNBORN BABY’S HEALTH, AND IT CAN HELP GET YOUR BODY READY FOR GIVING BIRTH AND BEING A NEW MOM,” SAYS MIDWIFE KATE MARSH OF TOMMY’S BABY CHARITY.<br /><br />STAYING ACTIVE DURING PREGNANCY HELPS YOU SLEEP BETTER, REDUCES ANXIETY, AND CAN PREVENT CRAMPS, SWOLLEN FEET, AND TIREDNESS.<br /><br />ACCORDING TO RESEARCH BY TOMMY’S, WOMEN WHO EXERCISE ARE LESS LIKELY TO HAVE A CAESARIAN, WHILE THOSE WHO DO WEIGHT-BEARING EXERCISES LIKE WALKING, YOGA, AND DANCING HAVE A SHORTER LABOUR TIME WITH FEWER COMPLICATIONS.<br /><br />WHILE EXERCISE DURING PREGNANCY ISN’T NECESSARILY FOR WEIGHT LOSS, IT CAN KEEP THE EXTRA POUNDS OFF AND LIKELY HELP WITH WEIGHT LOSS AFTER THE DELIVERY.<br /><br />WOMEN SHOULD GET AT LEAST 20 TO 30 MINUTES OF MODERATE-INTENSITY EXERCISE BUT SHOULD MAKE A PLAN WITH THEIR PHYSICIAN TO RULE OUT ANY MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS.
