Exercise stimulates all the body’s systems and holistically speaking doing the right types of exercises can actually assist in the childbirth process, with all its challenges and obstacles.
Respiratory, muscular, circulatory, nervous system, lifting mood, positive hormones, balanced system can all benefit the reproductive processes, outcome. Not over-exerting yourself is key and depending on the types of sports, workouts that you prefer or are required, trimester, timing, fitness levels, condition and risk factors, your medical practitioner and fitness instructor will be able to advise and customize an exercise during pregnancy type workout, full-body, aerobic, stretching, toning, sculpting, breathing, relaxing will be alternated for optimal benefit.
Exercise also assists with mood and generally more positive feelings of being energized, more positive and not being victim to the physical signs and discomforts that threaten to overwhelm and control during the passage of nine months, It helps with painful joints, swollen ankles, keeps blood pressure in check. So whether in the gym, using equipment, or at home, taking a pre-natal yoga class, swimming, walking daily or at least 3-4 times a week, will leave you feeling more like yourself and less like a shapeless, oversized blimp.
As to which types of exercises is most suited, safe and gives the maximum benefit, will depend pretty much on the individual, as no two women or pregnancies for that matter are/will be the same. Ensure that you discuss your medical condition and risks with your medical care-giver or gynecology team before starting a new regimen or workout, or the level of strain, intensity and duration you and your pregnant body, fetus will be able to handle comfortable, without putting anyone or anything at increased risk. There is a myth and misconception that pregnancy and exercise do not mix, for it increases the risk for a miscarriage, there is no scientific evidence to support this hypothesis.
