Exercising during pregnancy has several benefits. Walking, swimming, and yoga are suitable low-impact exercises that are recommended 3-4 times per week. Regular exercise can reduce labor time and recovery, improve emotional health, aid postpartum weight loss, benefit the baby's health, lessen pregnancy side effects like headaches and swelling, and decrease the risk of premature birth by 50%. Women should stay hydrated, eat nutritiously, avoid overexertion, and listen to their bodies, stopping if feeling sick.

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6 Reasons to Exercise during Pregnancy
by: Criss White
Everyone knows that exercise is good for your health. Exercising during
pregnancy can have additional benefits. Generally, exercise should be
light, especially during the first few weeks of pregnancy while your body
adjusts to the changes. Heavy exercise can divert blood flow from crucial
areas and most women that exercise regularly should tone down their
workouts during pregnancy.
Walking, swimming, and yoga are two popular exercise activities suitable
for pregnant women. Other forms of exercise like weight lifting are okay
too as long as it is not too strenuous. Most experts recommend exercising
3-4 times a week, unless a medical condition prevents it. If in doubt,
always consult a physician first. Listed below are some of the top
reasons for exercising during pregnancy.
1. Exercise can reduce the length of labor and reduce recovery times. The
right exercise routines will increase stamina needed for delivery.

2. 2. Improve emotional health - exercise lowers stress and improves
emotional health and can make it easier for the new mother to get through
the experience of pregnancy.
3. Exercise can help with weight management after the child is born. A
common concern with most mothers is losing weight after pregnancy.
Exercising during pregnancy can make postpartum weight loss easier.
4. Exercise is good for your unborn baby. By keeping your body healthy,
you are also helping out your baby.
5. Reduced pregnancy side effects - Symptoms like headaches, fatigue,
swelling, and constipation are common in pregnant women. Exercising has
been shown to reduce the occurence of these symptoms.
6. Decrease risk of premature birth - exercise has been shown in studies
to decrease the risk of premature birth by about 50%.
Make sure to drink plenty of fluids before exercising, have a nutritious
diet, and avoid over exertion. Also, listen to your body - if you start
feeling sick or nauseous, then you should stop and rest.
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About the Author - Criss White
Criss White is a professional web writer on baby and new mother topics
for baby and pregnancy websites. For more articles by this author, visit
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