Pregnancy And Fitness: What Should You Do?
This clause is about how to stay fit during pregnancy. It is crucial to understand that you need to stay in shape whilst pregnancy rather than either getting fit or losing weight, which I believe is a very important preeminence. Only 1 in 5 of us exercise, so the odds are you will have done little. Ideally you will be reasonably fit before getting pregnant but if not, don’t worry as there are still ways of improving things. It’s of utmost importance that you talk with your midwife what is safe and acceptable for you to do, but overall it should be safe to work-out regularly for the full nine months.
But remember you are exercising to stay in shape or improve your fitness fairly, not exercising to lose weight or get super fit. Why care what your physical appearance should look like? First of all , there are studies that have proofed exercise can reduce the chance of your fetus becoming corpulent in later life. Your health should stay good, you should feel better emotionally, be happy with your body, and have that general fitness glow. As your baby gets bigger and you get heavier, bear in mind the constraints your body will put on you exercising.
There will be additional stress on your muscles and joints, ligaments that support joints may undergo more at ease, and your balance may be affected given the superfluous weight. So do not push your body at all. Exercise should be comfortable.
Also remember to drink lots of water, it’s for two of you remember, as you will probably sweat more. So if you are reasonably fit; running, swimming, cycling etc can all be carried on , just check you keep your midwife updated on your exercises and don’t exercise if you have any complications and do not push your body. If you do go running, ladies make sure your wear a strong support bra, as your breasts may be bigger than usual.
If you haven’t exercised much and you want to , consider walking. Walking is excellent for you. Also, doing exercises that strengthen the muscles supporting the uterus, should help to weaken ankle swelling and backaches. Your midwife will also be able to advise recommended exercises. With your diet, choose foods wherever possible that have a low GI, (Glycemic Index). Avoid foods that give quick bursts of energy, like chocolate, but focus on foods that release energy slowly, an example being oatmeal. GI is a measure of how slowly or quickly carbohydrates in the food you are eating, break down to glucose in your body.
The glucose is basically acting as if it’s your fuel. High GI foods break down quickly, so cut back on low GI. Low GI foods include all green vegetables, salad, etc. You may want to think about buying a book and focus on low GI based recipes. As the energy is released slowly, it should reduce your need for snacking, getting dips in energy and will help you stay thinner. So consume good regular meals, and try to avoid unhealthy snacking. Snacking is generally the biggest reason for picking up weight .
Do not consider dieting whilst pregnant, it is not the time to do that. Concentrate on exercise and healthy consumption , and have a very happy pregnancy. In turn once you have had your infant , getting your body back in shape afterwards will be so much more of a breeze.