WORKING OUT DURING A PREGNANCY WHAT WORKS BEST

Women that are pregnant need a good workout routine one designed to keep you fit throughout your entire pregnancy, if you are pregnant and want to continue to stay in shape doing some water aerobics can help. Working Out in a pool will take the weight off your legs and reduce the strain on your back. And studies have shown, aquarobics help when in labor. A study from the journal Reproductive Health, shows that low risk pregnant women who participated in water aerobics actually reduced the amount of pain med’s normally required during labor. And a less painful birth is a beautiful thing.

If your pregnant you don’t want to be doing high impact pounding exercises, water fitness routines are low impact and can provide toning, fat loss and firming of the muscles. Water aerobics during pregnancy can be totally safe when done correctly and the results will amaze you. Some women need all the help they can get losing the baby weight after giving birth, working out during you pregnancy is a great way to make getting your pre-pregnant figure back in a hurry.

First thing when doing water aerobics that I want to stress is that even though your in a pool, you still sweat and keeping your body replenished with the nutrients you lose when sweating is vital. You should drink plenty of water before, during and after your workouts. Working out in water can get very tiresome, trust me it is not easy, and being pregnant doesn’t make it any easier. You will sweat, and you will get tired, “for god sakes women your pregnant”!!

When beginning a water fitness program I recommend beginning slowly and gradually increasing the workouts as you go. Twenty minutes a day 3 day’s a week is a good place to start. If that’s too easy workout longer, every women is different and our levels of fitness will vary.

You don’t need to be able to swim to participate in water aerobics many of the fitness moves are performed in waist or chest deep water.

There are many benefits from working out in water, swimming multiple laps, walking, jogging in place, or running from one side to the other will strengthen your body’s core, firm and tone your legs and as well as your hips. And like I said make your labor less painful.

One of my favourite workouts in the pool utilizes the stairs of the pool, Step up onto the deepest step, and then step back down. Repeating this 10 times, slowly, be sure to do each leg. Now let’s turn sideways so the steps of the pool are on your right and step up, do this with the right leg, 10 times. Turn and repeat with your left leg. Exercises like this are strengthening workouts. And though they may sound easy, they are not, when your 30 lbs overweight and 2 bra sizes bigger than normal nothing is easy.

Another great routine is where you stand with your back to the pool, holding onto the pools wall with your elbows. You will keep your knees straight, and slowly bring both legs up in front of you, now hold this for 10 seconds while slowly breathing out. On the way down bend your knees, repeat this as many times as you can. Allways try and keep your back straight throughout this exercise. These exercises take practise but once you learn them you will perfect the form needed to do them correctly.

Remember just because you are pregnant you can still stay in shape, don’t make excuses get on down to the local Y if you don’t have a pool of your own, or look online for a fitness class for women who are pregnant, there out there, just take the time to look. No time like the present, fitness is a way of life, learn to embrace it and your body will thank you ten fold.

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