2011年3月29日 星期二

Pregnancy: stay fit

It is obvious that fitness and healthy pregnancy go hand in hand, but if you pregnancy the fitness equivalent of a limp have started rag, this is not the time to train for a marathon start or take netball.

Rather say physiotherapists women should start slowly and gradually build up their fitness, go for low-impact exercise such as walking, swimming (avoiding frog kick), water gymnastics and yoga.

Trish Gaunt, senior obstetrics physiotherapists in the King Edward Memorial Hospital, says that women should regime exclude contraindications see their doctor before starting a new movement.

They should decide for classes on pregnant women aligned but make sure, that they are trained by an instructor to perform work with pregnancy.

All pregnant women should avoid all high-impact or it raises their core body temperature and stay away from crunches, sit-ups and heavy weights. You should also avoid exercise on the back after 16 weeks, because it can restrict blood flow to the fetus.

MS gaunt says women already a fitness regime can be continued at their previous level, as long as they remain comfortable.

"If you can talk while you are exercising, it a safe value should be," says Ms. gaunt.

Activities that affected more negatively impacted joints and ligaments of pregnancy hormones should be avoided.

Avoid activities include scuba diving, contact sports such as basketball, hockey and ice hockey and sports with a high risk of falling like downhill skiing, gymnastics, water skiing, and horseback riding.

Women should aim for 30 minutes of exercise a day, make sure you warm-up and cool down, avoid exercising in hot and humid weather, overheating avoid and keep well hydrated.

Basin are floor exercise a must, to strengthen the abdominal and pelvic floor muscles, aid recovery after birth and protection from stress incontinence.

Symptoms to stop exercise and call their doctor are: vaginal bleeding or leakage, dizziness or feeling faint, shortness of breath, pain in the chest, headache, muscle weakness, calf pain or swelling, uterine contractions, increased or decreased fetal movement.

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