Staying Fit During Your Pregnancy

Keeping fit during your pregnancy is great for you, not
only will it help you keep your body toned but it also can
help when it comes time to push that baby out. Every
pregnant woman wants to be able to go back to her pre
-pregnancy weight after the baby is born, but the only
way to do that is to make sure you can. By excising or
working out every day you are making sure you don't add
fat to your body. During labor it'll be much easier to
push the baby if you've been strengthening your leg and
stomach muscles. Who knows, it may even make labor a
little bit shorter. Isn't that what we all want?

Plus when you are tired and just feeling a little blue, just
by exercising you actually increase your energy.

Here are a few quick things you can do to stay fit during
pregnancy, without really having to break out a sweat.
I'm sure by now you've heard of yoga, this is a very good
thing for you to practice, especially if you haven't always
been in the best of shape. Not to worry, there are
beginning levels here, you don't have to jump into the
human pretzel right away. Try purchasing a set of small
weights that you can use throughout the house, like
hand weights or wrist weights that can use while
walking. Instead of just laying on the couch while you
rest you can be lifting small weights.

Get a chair and try doing a couple crunches, 5 to 10 in
the beginning to make sure you don't pull anything. Don't
worry you can always add to it as the weeks go on.

Try running, walking or jogging outside. Not only will this
boost up your energy but it's also help get your spirits
up, especially if you've been inside all day. Remember, if
you are going for a walk to always bring a drink with you.
You don't want to dehydrate out there. Always make
sure that you are wearing comfortable shoes, before you
leave the house. If you didn't always run, ask your
doctor if you can. Sometimes a doctor may suggest you
walk around the block at first and increase it from there,
if you didn't always do it before you were pregnant.

If you can you may want to try going for a swim or try
bicycling. However, if you find that you are accident
prone you may want to stay away from the bike. A bike
accident is something that can easily happen, even when
you've always road a bike. Swimming can help you relax
and stay cool. Take a dip in the pool near you, they may
even have a swim class for pregnant women in your
area. This would be a great way to meet other moms.

Whenever you are doing exercises, make sure you aren't
overdoing it. If you believe you could be stop
immediately and take a break. You never want to do
anything that will harm the pregnancy.