ere is no doubt thatpregnancy exerciseis both excellent and necessary for you to do now that your looking out for two (unless your doctor has told you otherwise!).
Exercise will help you reduce your pregnancy related symptoms, manage your weight gain and speed up your post-partum recovery time. However, you MUST make sure that whatever you choose to do is SAFE for both you and your baby.
I exercised during my pregnancy, but I only chose to do exercises that I enjoyed doing – like walking and swimming. I particularly liked swimming because it was non-weight bearing and it cooled me off (which was a huge help for my pregnancy-related overheating!).
For those of you who are looking for more than just swimming or walking, I’ve picked 5 questions from my subscribers that look at various pregnancy exercises and ask the question, “Is this exercise SAFE?”.
(Please note: all of the following opinions assume that the subscriber has been given the OK to exercise by her family practitioner.)
Subscriber Question #1:
“As a fitness instructor, how long I can continue doing high impact movements?”
My Opinion: