Exercise While Expecting
The Importance of Exercise While Expecting
Expecting a child comes not only with happiness and joy, but also many questions about what to do and change during and after pregnancy. One of the biggest questions is a question that many mothers ask themselves. Does my exercising hurt my child? The answer is one that must be chosen by the number because exercising while pregnant has its benefits and its drawbacks. Exercise plays an important role in promoting health and well being for pregnant women. About half the pregnant women in the United States exercise (www.nhealth.edu/healthyu/getmoving/pregnancy.html). Pregnant women who get regular exercise experience fewer discomforts of pregnancy as well as get the normal benefits exercise can …show more content…
How much should a woman gain? What is too little or too much? How can the weight be gained in a healthy way? How will it affect the mother during and after the birth? Well, it is suggested by many health care providers that weight should be gained but also managed through diet and exercise. The recommended amount of weight to gain is between 25 and 35 pounds. Anything is excess to that makes is much more difficult to lose when the baby is born. When exercising during pregnancy to maintain your fitness level a woman is less likely to gain any excess weight (www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/effectsofexerciseonpreg.html). An expectant mother should watch her diet and try to eat healthy foods and the foods that are needed to enrich the fetal growth. A woman should not try or even expect to lose weight by exercising while pregnant. Most women that exercise through pregnancy make it a goal to exercise through the duration of pregnancy and to get back down to pre-pregnancy weight (www.kidshealth.org). Another question most mothers have after giving birth to the baby is how long will it take to return to pre-baby weight. Although exercising will help to lose some of the weight, it is possible to still maintain some post-pregnancy weight even years later. A study by Rooney and Schauberger was conducted to track the long-term pregnancy weight gain years later. In the study, the doctors found that the average weight gain for pre-pregnancy to six months after birth was approximately 3.75 pounds. Women who were unable to lose weight on average weighed about 18.26 pounds heavier. (www.physrev.physiology.org/cgi/cibtebt/abstract/65/1/1). The study followed the mothers for duration of up to ten years. Although weight gain is a major part of pregnancy, a woman's body goes through many other physiological changes as
Expecting a child comes not only with happiness and joy, but also many questions about what to do and change during and after pregnancy. One of the biggest questions is a question that many mothers ask themselves. Does my exercising hurt my child? The answer is one that must be chosen by the number because exercising while pregnant has its benefits and its drawbacks. Exercise plays an important role in promoting health and well being for pregnant women. About half the pregnant women in the United States exercise (www.nhealth.edu/healthyu/getmoving/pregnancy.html). Pregnant women who get regular exercise experience fewer discomforts of pregnancy as well as get the normal benefits exercise can …show more content…
How much should a woman gain? What is too little or too much? How can the weight be gained in a healthy way? How will it affect the mother during and after the birth? Well, it is suggested by many health care providers that weight should be gained but also managed through diet and exercise. The recommended amount of weight to gain is between 25 and 35 pounds. Anything is excess to that makes is much more difficult to lose when the baby is born. When exercising during pregnancy to maintain your fitness level a woman is less likely to gain any excess weight (www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/effectsofexerciseonpreg.html). An expectant mother should watch her diet and try to eat healthy foods and the foods that are needed to enrich the fetal growth. A woman should not try or even expect to lose weight by exercising while pregnant. Most women that exercise through pregnancy make it a goal to exercise through the duration of pregnancy and to get back down to pre-pregnancy weight (www.kidshealth.org). Another question most mothers have after giving birth to the baby is how long will it take to return to pre-baby weight. Although exercising will help to lose some of the weight, it is possible to still maintain some post-pregnancy weight even years later. A study by Rooney and Schauberger was conducted to track the long-term pregnancy weight gain years later. In the study, the doctors found that the average weight gain for pre-pregnancy to six months after birth was approximately 3.75 pounds. Women who were unable to lose weight on average weighed about 18.26 pounds heavier. (www.physrev.physiology.org/cgi/cibtebt/abstract/65/1/1). The study followed the mothers for duration of up to ten years. Although weight gain is a major part of pregnancy, a woman's body goes through many other physiological changes as