How to exercise safely when you are pregnant
1 year, 11 months ago

How to exercise safely when you are pregnant

Live Mint  

I almost bought the cutest pair of workout leggings the other day until I realized they were maternity workout leggings. Here are some of my favourite ways to teach women how to tune into their physical symptoms during pregnancy Intensity ACOG recommends 150 minutes of moderate-paced exercise per week. Moderation will mean different things to different women, and some days when you're pregnant moderate will feel infinitely more challenging than others. Duration A June 2019 article published on the BBC website, titled Ultimate limit of human endurance found pointed out that pregnant women's bodies operate at the upper limits of human endurance. An easy way to ensure you're not adding too much exercise to your already hard-working body is to plan 45-minute exercise sessions containing an adequate warm-up and a cool-down, leaving 30 minutes for your workout.

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Wondering how to safely return to exercise after pregnancy? You're not alone
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Wondering how to safely return to exercise after pregnancy? You're not alone

ABC  

When Fan* gave birth to her first child almost two years ago, she was given little direction about how to return to exercise. Australian postpartum exercise guidelines 'fall short' Dr Melanie Hayman, an expert on exercise and pregnancy, says experiences like Fan's are not unusual. Source: Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care "That's where our current guidelines fall …

The expanding fitness options for pregnant women
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The expanding fitness options for pregnant women

Live Mint  

For more women, working out while pregnant now just feels like working out. Using the app, however, “I’d walk away and say, ‘Oh, I can feel that.’" Women who exercise while pregnant face lower risks for complications like gestational diabetes, hypertension and preeclampsia, and decrease their chances of cesarean section and postpartum depression, says Lisa Chasan-Taber, professor of epidemiology at …

Physiotherapy in high risk pregnancy: 14 correct postures, safe exercises to protect expecting mother and baby
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Physiotherapy in high risk pregnancy: 14 correct postures, safe exercises to protect expecting mother and baby

Hindustan Times  

Pregnancy is a beautiful journey where all the women cherish and enjoy each and every second but due to the change in lifestyle, existing health conditions, predisposing genetic disorders and psychological factors, the pregnancies now a days are becoming complicated. Physiotherapy in high risk pregnancy: 14 correct postures, safe exercises to protect expecting mother and baby {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} …

Think you can't lift weights while pregnant? Here’s why you are wrong
2 months, 1 week ago

Think you can't lift weights while pregnant? Here’s why you are wrong

Hindustan Times  

Lifting weights during pregnancy is often misunderstood and unnecessarily feared as many women assume it is unsafe but health experts reveal that it can be both beneficial and safe, if done properly. Here’s why you are wrong {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Sindhu Bhargavi, MBBS, DNB, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Apollo Cradle and Children’s …

How to stay fit during pregnancy – the health benefits and best exercises to do
4 months, 1 week ago

How to stay fit during pregnancy – the health benefits and best exercises to do

The Independent  

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The Art of Science and Fitness | Pregnant and marathon-ready at 39 weeks: A woman's unique fitness goals
1 year ago

The Art of Science and Fitness | Pregnant and marathon-ready at 39 weeks: A woman's unique fitness goals

Hindustan Times  

I want to run a full marathon but I’m 39 weeks pregnant. One could argue that earlier generations of women used to be active till late in their pregnancies, so what’s so unique here? In this study titled ‘The association between maternal-child physical activity levels at the transition to formal schooling’, physical activity was measured by using accelerometry for up …

The Art and Science of Fitness | Of pregnancies and active lifestyles
1 year, 11 months ago

The Art and Science of Fitness | Of pregnancies and active lifestyles

Hindustan Times  

Like most Indians, I belong to a family with a background in farming. Further, young girls in schools are often made to feel ashamed of their bodies as they grow older, forcing them off the fields and discouraging them from active lifestyles because of society's most infamous — appalling — question: “What will people think?” This question begins in middle …

Want to exercise while pregnant? Let’s bust the myths
2 years, 1 month ago

Want to exercise while pregnant? Let’s bust the myths

Live Mint  

One of my favourite memories of Kelsey Brown, a friend who comes to my gym, is of her doing almost all the exercises I was doing while pregnant. “Strength training during pregnancy has various benefits, not only is it known to help keep you fit and manage your weight better, but it will also strengthen your back muscles, help increase …

Can you exercise when you are pregnant?
2 years, 6 months ago

Can you exercise when you are pregnant?

Live Mint  

A friend of mine recently let me in on a wonderful secret: She's pregnant. For example, a clinical review entitled Exercise in Pregnancy, published in Sports Health, tells us that exercise can help a woman reduce her blood glucose levels, improve her cardiovascular capacity, and help prepare a mother for the physically taxing event of labour. The American Council of …

Pregnancy Workout: Beyond Yoga, Strength & Conditoning Exercises
3 years, 5 months ago

Pregnancy Workout: Beyond Yoga, Strength & Conditoning Exercises

The Quint  

Another thing pregnant women need to bear in mind while working out is to pay heed to the signs the foetus sends. As her pregnancy advanced, May cut down on exercises that required lying on her back as also planks as it loads the core too much. Most forms of pre-natal yoga focus on kegel exercises to take care of …

Increased first-trimester exercise may reduce gestational diabetes risk: Study
3 years, 11 months ago

Increased first-trimester exercise may reduce gestational diabetes risk: Study

Hindustan Times  

Pregnant women who exercise more during the first trimester of pregnancy may have a lower risk of developing gestational diabetes, according to a new study. These results show that exercise is helpful in avoiding gestational diabetes, though you might need to do a little bit more than currently recommended to enjoy that benefit," Ehrlich said. It found that exercising at …

Should you exercise during pregnancy?
4 years ago

Should you exercise during pregnancy?

Live Mint  

Last year, on a pleasant Mumbai morning before the city was taken over by rush-hour traffic, Pallavi Barman was doing a round of full splits, squats, short runs and pull-ups at her neighbourhood park in suburban Mumbai. But even in the west, other than pre-natal yoga, “exercise still remains a controversial topic around pregnancy as many people still believe that …

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