For many years it was believed that once a woman became pregnant she should just lounge on the couch and rest for hours on end, each and every day. After numerous clinical studies it was found that most women should do quite the opposite.
In most cases, women should continue with their daily routines, and if they are not doing so already, they should begin a regular daily fitness regimen.
It has been found that exercising during pregnancy has numerous beneficial effects. Exercising will give you more energy and stamina, increase your confidence, and give you the extra strength you need for delivering your newborn.
A daily fitness regimen performed by the mother-to-be during pregnancy has also been found to produce a healthier and stronger baby.
An added bonus for those of you dreading those long hours of child labor is that regular exercise during pregnancy has been known to reduce the time frame for this process by about a third. This in itself is a great motivating factor,
since every hour spent in labor can seem like a much longer period of time.
While exercise will undoubtedly help you obtain all these wonderful benefits, there...