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Pregnancy is a time of celebration, love, and unwanted but
necessary weight gain. However, being pregnant doesn’t mean that
your health and figure has to suffer permanent damage. You can
gain weight in a healthy fashion while doing some very easy and
safe heart healthy pregnancy exercise routines.

One of the simplest and most effective pregnancy exercises you
can do is walking. Not only is walking one of the best
cardiovascular exercises, it is also one of the safest pregnancy
exercises you can engage in. Walking is one of the few pregnancy
exercises that you can do for the complete duration of your
pregnancy.

Another extremely beneficial heart healthy pregnancy exercise is
swimming. Countless doctors and pregnant women have attested to
the wonderful benefits of swimming during pregnancy. A weekly
pregnancy exercise routine of swimming gives both the arms and
legs a great workout while promoting cardiovascular health.
Because of the nature of being subdued in water, swimming will
also remind expectant mothers what it felt like before the
pounds were added on. This is definitely a welcome change every
now and then.

The third pregnancy exercise routine you can start doing to keep
your body healthy is enrolling in an aerobics class. Many
fitness centers and community centers offer low impact aerobics
classes for pregnant women. One of the nicer benefits of this
pregnancy exercise is that it is done in the company of other
pregnant women under the watchful eye of a professional aerobics
instructor. This means you are going to get a safe workout
catered to the special needs of pregnancy.

Weight training is also a very beneficial pregnancy routine to
keep your body healthy. Although you must only use very light
weights when engaging in this pregnancy exercise, weight
training is an excellent way of toning your body and increasing
muscular strength.

The last heart healthy pregnancy exercise you can do to stay fit
is Pilates/yoga. Both of these body conditioning exercises
promote stretching and flexibility within the muscles. Yoga is
also a nice accompaniment to walking. By doing a combination of
these pregnancy exercises, you can have a healthy balanced
cardiovascular routine.

Being pregnant doesn’t mean that you have to sacrifice exercise
and health. By walking, swimming, doing aerobics, weight
training, and engaging in a Pilates/yoga routine, you can have a
healthy and fit pregnancy

Exercising during pregnancy to avoid excess weight…discover the secrets that most pregnant women will never know about looking good & feeling great during pregnancy!

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- How to avoid unwanted excess pounds.

- Exactly which pregnancy exercises get you fit and toned

- How to have an easy labor and quick recovery

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- Secrets to minimize stretch marks and cellulite

- How to crackdown on food cravings (and why you’re having them)

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• Exercises that are safe for mom and baby
• This informational DVD features exercises to help before, during and after the labor process

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As birth doulas and pregnancy fitness instructors, we have found a need for a short informational dvd that shows you how to use the ball you just bought for your labor and delivery. This fifteen minute dvd shows some beneficial exercises that can be performed throughout the pregnancy and labor and birth positions that aid the birth. The Center for Women’s Fitness has been a pioneer in Health and Fitness during the childbearing years, building programs that truly address the… More >>

Using the ball during pregnancy

Wouldn’t it be great if during your pregnancy…

You were able to maintain your fitness, your health and (most of all) your figure without piling on unnecessary pounds and losing your motivation to peel yourself off of the sofa? During pregnancy your body experiences dramatic physiological changes that require a carefully designed exercise program. But why should you exercise during pregnancy?

Reason 1: Women who exercise have shorter and easier births at the ?pushing stage?

There is some research that shows that women who exercise have a shorter second stage of labour (pushing stage). However labour is very individual and can last for 1hour up to 2 days. Fitter women cope better with the labour they are given.

Reason 2: Women who exercise reportedly feel more positive and have more energy after the birth. Are you ready to have the healthiest pregnancy possible?

Women who have exercised with us tell us constantly that their labours were so manageable thanks to our Pregnancy Exercise Plan. We love to hear this but also know that it their ability to cope that is improved by exercise so that even a hard labour feels easier when you are fit and strong. Women who exercise do have healthier pregnancies- they gain less weight, suffer less back and pelvic pain, sleep better and eat better. They are happier, less likely to suffer depression and all round healthier.

Reason 3: A strong pelvic floor can assist your birth

If the muscle tone is strong and like a piece of new elastic they will have the ability to stretch to allow a baby to pass through during childbirth and return to normal afterwards. If they are not exercised they may become over stretched and weak; and their ability to contract strongly and quickly reduced or lost. During pregnancy the relaxin hormone will affect the pelvic floor to enable it to stretch adequately during childbirth. After childbirth the pelvic floor muscles are stretched, weakened and bruised, so pelvic floor exercise are important to help tone the muscles to prevent greater damage.

Reason 4: You can benefit from exercising even if you are new to starting a exercise program or if you have exercised very little prior to becoming pregnant.

Provided there are no medical reasons non exercisers may begin our program during pregnancy. The majority of women who exercise in pregnancy are doing so for the first time because they make the decision to begin a healthier life habit now that they are pregnant. Always exercise with a program that is run by correctly qualified trainers who know how to ease you into a new program.

Reason 5: After birth, the babies of women who exercised were slightly leaner than those who did not

A lot of hype in the media has made claims that women who exercise have smaller babies. Is a bigger baby better if it only has more fat? In addition babies born of women who exercise do not differ in their organ size or bone lengths. Studies of the babies (born to women who exercised during their pregnancies) at 1 and five years of age showed at one year of age exercisers babies scored higher on standardised intelligence tests than children of mothers who did not exercise. Their mental and physical performance scored higher as well. At age five children of exercises were less fat and scored much higher on tests of general intelligence and oral language skills than the children born to non-exercisers. Further studies have shown that children born to exercising mothers are less likely to be obese.

What better reason to start exercising than for a better start to life for your child and yourself.

Most women who become pregnant let themselves go only to regret the consequences later on. You can be active and fit with a good understanding of how to go about exercise but when it comes to pregnancy, your current workouts won’t suffice. That’s why you need to become better educated to avoid stacking on the pounds in all the wrong places and to pave the way for an easy labour.

Firstly, you need to understand your body type. There are four basic body types and designing a suitable exercise program requires an understanding of your body structure. What may be appropriate for one person may not be appropriate for another. Proper body diagnosis is essential to understand and consider when designing a pregnancy fitness program.

Pregnant or not, exercise helps keep the heart, bones, and mind healthy. Staying active also seems to give some special added paybacks for pregnant women.

Here are some exercises that you can do during pregnancy?

Do some light sit ups. Nothing too strenuous here, but perhaps rest your legs on a chair and try bringing your head up off the floor a few inches.

Yoga is a fantastic form of exercise that is very low impact and helps in stretching muscles.

Another good exercise is swimming. The water gives you the ability to move around and work nearly all of your muscle groups, while at the same time it helps in keeping you balanced.

Walking is another good pregnancy exercise for more than one reason. Sure, it gives you some much needed exercise, but it also gets you out of the house and clears your head so to speak.

Do consider your diet during pregnancy. It is important to eat enough of the right foods, however it is all to easy to over-eat!

Lastly, you need to know which specific core exercises to make your labour easier and proven ways to prevent sagging breasts. Take a preventative attitude will not only make you look and feel better it will also help you avoid the common pitfalls that befall most women during pregnancy.

Pregnant women who exercise seem to have better self-esteem and a lower risk of depression and anxiety.