Seven Safe Exercises For Pregnant Women

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Today we’re talking about choosing safe exercises or safe activities while you’re pregnant. One of my new moms just recently came to me and asked me what exercises or what activities are safe for her to do during her pregnancy. Well, the good news is that there are a lot to choose from. So today, I’m going to talk about 7 different activities that I have found that my clients have really loved the most.

1. The first exercise is walking. Walking is fantastic because no matter what your fitness level is you can begin to walk. Brisk walking can really help keep your lungs and your heart healthy and strong.
2. Yoga. What a great form of exercise. All the deep breathing and the gentle stretching that yoga provides it really helps keep the muscles tone and strong and even helps prepare for childbirth.
3. I can’t talk about exercise without talking about pilates. As a pilates instructor, I know that that the benefits of pilates are amazing for pregnancy. Pilates is great because it is easy on the joints. It really helps you maintain muscle tone and strength throughout your whole entire body. It really works on working and keeping the posture muscles nice and strong and can help alleviate some of the discomforts found in normal pregnancy.
4. Swimming. Swimming is a great exercise to do while you’re pregnant because it works so many muscles in your body and the water really helps support your body especially in the later months when your baby belly is very big. In the hotter months of the year, swimming can actually help reduce some of the swelling that you might find in your leg.
5. Low impact Aerobics. Aerobics keep your heart and your lungs strong and help you prepare by increasing your stamina for childbirth. Exercises such as swimming, stationary bikes or even recumbent bikes are really a great form of low impact aerobics.
6. Strength training or weight training. Good body mechanics and good posture are vital during strength training exercises.
7. Dancing. What a great way to stay in shape while you are pregnant. Dancing is awesome because you can it anywhere, it doesn’t require any special equipment, it works so many muscles in your body, and it’s fun. And if you dance, and you keep coming back for more, then you are going to continue to exercise through your whole pregnancy.

There certainly many others to choose from, but these are our favorites. If you have any questions about exercising during pregnancy, please feel free to ask.