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Exercise during Pregnancy
Exercise during pregnancy - it can be a scary thought but rest assure it is entirely safe!
The main concern when exercising and hosting a young one is over heating. We need to be careful our body is at a safe temperature for you and also the baby. One way of monitoring this is by regularly checking our heart rate,(keeping below an average of 140-150 beats per minute), or even just listening to your body. It will tell you if you are working too hard (you may feel nausea, get light headed or become very thirsty/not thirsty at all) . If you are someone who has been training before pregnancy then continue your workouts as you were but step it down a notch, altering any abdominal exercises as appropriate. Strength work is good to continue to help keep toning the upper and lower body. If however, you were not exercising before you became pregnant, it is not recommended to dive into a full on training program. Light exercise would be a great place to start. A mixture of cardio (walking, cross training, biking, swimming, dancing) and light strength work (upper body and lower body exercises using light weights or your own body weight) would be a great idea. As your last Trimester comes to an end, you may need to decrease or even stop all workouts completely. I recommend asking another professional in your area if you are unsure about what to do when exercising. Always remember to eat appropriately before and after exercise and to stay well hydrated throughout the day (1.5-2 Litres of water daily). Everybody is safe to exercise 3x per week. You may want to do more depending on your lifestyle. Enjoy your exercise, it is your time to yourself! Not only are doing something great for your body but your also doing something great for your baby! Contribution by: Lucy Newrick Personal Trainer- Health and Lifestyle Coach  Join Revolve on Facebook and turn your life around! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Revolve-Health-Fitness-and-Wellbeing |
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