Summary Of The Article: Structural Constraint During Pregnancy
The article “Exercise During Pregnancy” by Raul Artal, M.D., James F. Clapp, III, M.D., and Daniel V. Vigil, M.D. relates to what I’ve learned about motor development because of it’s connection to Newell’s Model of Constraints. Newell’s Model has three different constraints: Individual, Structural, and Functional, which can impact a person’s abilities due to changing interactions in motor development that occur throughout their lifetime (Haywood, K.M. & Getchell, N.). Pregnancy is a huge Structural Constraint to a woman's body; the last few months can impact on a woman’s natural gait. A huge Environmental Constraint during pregnancy would be having more sensitivity to air pressure and low and high extreme altitudes (Artal, R., Clapp, J. F. & Vigil, D. V.).
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This specifically reminded me of what my mom told me about her pregnancy with me.
Before she was pregnant, my mom regularly exercised a few times a week, but, early in her pregnancy she stopped working out as advised by my grandmother. This, along with her new unhealthy eating resulted in her gaining a total of 62 lbs during her pregnancy. As per body continued to be under the growing Structural Constraint of pregnancy she got to the point to being sedentary was her new norm. Her body was unused to the inactivity, and because of that did not burn the additional calories she was intaking from eating unhealthily. My mother did not continue with her regular exercise during pregnancy, and it had a negative effect on her .She learned from this experience, and when she had two subsequent pregnancies with my younger brothers gained less weight with them combined than her first pregnancy with me by continuing her physical activity during
pregnancy. Some people, like professional athletes and fitness bloggers, on the other hand, continue their active lifestyles throughout pregnancy. Serena Williams, for example, kept training enough to continue competing, and won the Australian Open earlier this year during her pregnancy (Shamsian 2017). I’ve seen many yogis on Instagram, and even my old art teacher continue to practice yoga up until late in their pregnancy. The biggest adjustment of them being making moderations as needed. Limiting the use of certain poses, and even completely stopping others as the pregnancies progress. These are people that were very active before and during their pregnancies and bodies were accustomed to strenuous physical activity, and even had to take ease off on intensity toward the end. But this is not unexpected as balance and coordination can be challenged due to weight gain from pregnancy. Some Activities that are safe to a non pregnant one can grow to be risky to a pregnant woman like bicycling and certain upside down poses in yoga (Artal, R.). I think that my biggest takeaway from this article is that when a woman’s body is under the stress of growing a fetus, it is important to not exert yourself more than your body was used to before pregnancy. This can cause additional stress to the baby when it can be avoided all together. But exercise is still advised for healthy women during normal pregnancy (Artal, R.). Meaning it is important to take in all factors and listen to your own body and try not to push it past its limits making moderations as needed.
This specifically reminded me of what my mom told me about her pregnancy with me.
Before she was pregnant, my mom regularly exercised a few times a week, but, early in her pregnancy she stopped working out as advised by my grandmother. This, along with her new unhealthy eating resulted in her gaining a total of 62 lbs during her pregnancy. As per body continued to be under the growing Structural Constraint of pregnancy she got to the point to being sedentary was her new norm. Her body was unused to the inactivity, and because of that did not burn the additional calories she was intaking from eating unhealthily. My mother did not continue with her regular exercise during pregnancy, and it had a negative effect on her .She learned from this experience, and when she had two subsequent pregnancies with my younger brothers gained less weight with them combined than her first pregnancy with me by continuing her physical activity during
pregnancy. Some people, like professional athletes and fitness bloggers, on the other hand, continue their active lifestyles throughout pregnancy. Serena Williams, for example, kept training enough to continue competing, and won the Australian Open earlier this year during her pregnancy (Shamsian 2017). I’ve seen many yogis on Instagram, and even my old art teacher continue to practice yoga up until late in their pregnancy. The biggest adjustment of them being making moderations as needed. Limiting the use of certain poses, and even completely stopping others as the pregnancies progress. These are people that were very active before and during their pregnancies and bodies were accustomed to strenuous physical activity, and even had to take ease off on intensity toward the end. But this is not unexpected as balance and coordination can be challenged due to weight gain from pregnancy. Some Activities that are safe to a non pregnant one can grow to be risky to a pregnant woman like bicycling and certain upside down poses in yoga (Artal, R.). I think that my biggest takeaway from this article is that when a woman’s body is under the stress of growing a fetus, it is important to not exert yourself more than your body was used to before pregnancy. This can cause additional stress to the baby when it can be avoided all together. But exercise is still advised for healthy women during normal pregnancy (Artal, R.). Meaning it is important to take in all factors and listen to your own body and try not to push it past its limits making moderations as needed.