s it safe exercising during pregnancy?
What are the benefits of exercise during pregnancy?
Usually, it is not necessary Pregnant limit the exercise as long as it
is not excessive fatigue or perform activities that could injure her or
the fetus.
While gynecologists used to allow an aerobic exercise before pregnancy
the woman continue along this not advise intensified effort or that
women with sedentary habits now begin an aerobic beyond a hike activity.
The exercise during pregnancy helps women to be more active, with a more flexible and fit body. The exercise will provide non-pregnant gain more weight than recommended, ie ten or twelve kilos. Besides the regular exercise it serves to combat constipation characteristic of pregnancy. The joints give fewer problems in women into sports.
However, perhaps the most exciting idea is the effect of continuous exercise at the time of delivery. It has been observed that women in good physical condition, or are doing aerobic exercise regularly have deliveries of shorter duration, suffer fewer caesarean sections , and have a lower percentage of fetal distress during labor.
In contrast, it stay in aerobic exercise programs or career leads to
the birth of babies with lower weight, especially at the expense of the
fat part of the newborn.
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What kind of exercise is appropriate during pregnancy?
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We answer questions from our users on 'Ask the Doctor'
- Swimming is a sport gentle and effective at the same time; on the assumption that the woman had not swum regularly above, you should start slowly swimming, only for ten minutes in the first three sessions; You can then gradually increase the time up to twenty minutes at a normal pace, two or three times a week. It does not agree that the water temperature is too hot, between 18 and 25 degrees Celsius. Nor is it advisable to go to saunas or hot baths.
- In the case of a pregnant opt for cycling, there is no inconvenience while maternal heart rate excessively is not raised and while along the pregnancy called appears pelvic arthropathy , produced as a result of relaxation and movement the joints of the pelvis.
- Undoubtedly, brisk walking is an excellent alternative for those women who have previously been sedentary during pregnancy but want to keep fit without much effort.
However, if you practice a certain sport and have doubts about whether
it is healthy or not for you or your baby previously consult with your
obstetrician, who will advise you in any case.
- Contact sports, violent sports or those involving high danger should not be practiced during pregnancy because of the potential risk to produce maternal and fetal injuries.
- Pregnant women should also avoid situations where you have to make sudden flexion, jumps, overextending the joints or body impacts and sports requiring women to remain lying on the floor, or situations that require keeping breathing or excessive increase in body temperature.
- It is not advisable to practice sport in a humid or hot place, and of course, should not make any sport if then any illness with fever, such as the flu .
Anyone who is doing exercise need to carry as much blood in all parts
of the body, and this is achieved by increasing the heart rate.
Pregnant must control your heart rate whenever you are playing sports,
as maternal tachycardia above 150 beats per minute can be sucedidas
alterations in fetal heart rate, producing a situation of major stress
by not receiving enough blood through the placenta. A good way to assess the intensity of exercise is that you can speak without difficulty as the user.
To protect the breasts during exercise is advisable to use a suitable bra.
On the other hand, the exercise causes increased sweating, which should
be corrected pregnant getting enough fluids during exercise, avoiding
dehydration.
If it is not good at a certain time, you should stop your activity and lie down on your left side until it begins to recover.
How often can you play sports?
In general, we recommend exercising at least two or three times a week; It is also very important that the intense and occasional physical activity is followed by long rest periods. Anyway, once again, the frequency will come given in relation to the previous exercise.
In short: exercise during a normal pregnancy is beneficial as it is
practiced reasonably, controlling maternal heart rate, consuming plenty
of fluids, and taking into account that with signs such as genital bleeding (similar to a rule number), abdominal pain , dizziness, headache or malaise, should be discontinued immediately and see a doctor, who will advise on the benefits and risks of such activity.
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