{"id":22568,"date":"2017-10-10T11:34:11","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T03:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spinefitchiro.com\/?p=22568"},"modified":"2017-10-10T11:34:11","modified_gmt":"2017-10-10T03:34:11","slug":"pregnant-is-it-safe-to-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spinefitchiro.com\/cn\/pregnant-is-it-safe-to-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"Pregnant? Is it safe to exercise?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When my sister first got pregnant, I leaped with joy. My first question, if I remember correctly, was the gender but obviously it was too soon to tell! However, being a physiotherapist, one of my first few questions to her was, ” Are you exercising?!” and she, of course replied,<\/span><\/p>\n

“Can I??”<\/b><\/p>\n

This is one of the most frequently-asked questions that many women, particularly active ones, have with regard to pregnancy. Exercise during pregnancy is no laughing matter as we have two lives at stake here <\/span>\u2014 <\/span>mother and child. So, is it safe to exercise when you are pregnant? <\/span><\/p>\n

“Absolutely!” <\/b><\/p>\n

There are many reasons why pregnant women would think that exercise is more harmful than helpful when it comes to their unborn child. <\/span><\/p>\n

During pregnancy, there are many anatomical and physiological changes (physical and functional changes) in your body! A hormone known as ‘<\/span>relaxin<\/span><\/i>‘ acts to relax your ligaments to open up your pelvic region. Furthermore, cardiovascular changes are necessary to sustain you and your baby during rest and exercise. Moreover, weight gain and increased curvature in your lower back changes your centre of gravity, thus throwing off your balance. <\/span><\/p>\n

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How could anyone possibly exercise with all these bodily changes?<\/b><\/p>\n

You most definitely can!<\/b> However, there are many things you need to know about exercising in order to keep you and your baby safe. This includes precautions, contraindications (absolute no-nos), tell-tale signs to stop exercising, frequency, duration and suitable types of exercise.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, to save you time, here is a summary of <\/span>recommendations<\/b> from multiple clinical guidelines.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What are the benefits of exercise in helping me and my baby?<\/b><\/p>\n

Exercise is, without a doubt, safe for you and your baby during and \u00a0after pregnancy. Done within the right parameters, it would benefit you by:<\/span><\/p>\n