{"id":681,"date":"2015-09-25T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/articles.1mg.com\/?p=681"},"modified":"2016-12-07T18:01:23","modified_gmt":"2016-12-07T12:31:23","slug":"9-exercise-tips-during-pregnancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/9-exercise-tips-during-pregnancy\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Exercise Tips During Pregnancy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/pregnency-2.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"online medical store in india\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>BY DR. AMRINDER BAJAJ<\/strong><br \/>\nHEAD OF THE DEPT (GYNAE &amp; OBS) MAX HOSPITAL (PITAMPURA)<\/p>\n<p>Staying active during pregnancy helps in improving the overall health and wellbeing. It also helps to build the strength and flexibility of muscles over the period of 9 months so that they perform optimally during labour and childbirth.<\/p>\n<p>The idea behind exercising is to stay active. There are many options that you can choose from. These include: walking, swimming, stretching, yoga specific for pregnancy, breathing relaxation, pilates<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefits of exercise during pregnancy:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exercise helps to increase muscle strength and decrease muscle tension<\/li>\n<li>It improves blood circulation<\/li>\n<li>Improves posture and helps relieve backache<\/li>\n<li>Helps in regulating \u00a0bowel movements<\/li>\n<li>Prevents wear and tear of joints by lubricating them<\/li>\n<li>Increases stamina and energy levels and fights fatigue<\/li>\n<li>Promotes sense of wellbeing by releasing endorphins- the feel good hormones<\/li>\n<li>Induces endurance and makes labour shorter and easier<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Do\u2019s and Don\u2019ts<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Always consult a doctor before starting any activity.<\/li>\n<li>Start slowly and gradually increase the duration. You can start with 15- 30 minute \u00a0walk daily<\/li>\n<li>Wear comfortable clothes and footwear<\/li>\n<li>Warm up for 5 minutes before starting any activity and cool down for 5 minutes after you finish<\/li>\n<li>Drink plenty of water to avoid dehydration<\/li>\n<li>Do not exhaust yourself. Avoid high impact exercises<\/li>\n<li>Avoid exercises in very hot weather.<\/li>\n<li>Do not arch your back while exercising<\/li>\n<li>Avoid lying flat on your back in the last months of pregnancy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stop exercising at once if you experience vaginal bleeding, unusual pain, dizziness or lightheadedness, unusual shortness of breath, chest pain, fluid leak from vagina, uterine contractions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-682\" src=\"https:\/\/1mgarticles.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/09\/pregnency.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"online medical store in india\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" title=\"9 Exercise Tips During Pregnancy\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[118,177],"class_list":["post-681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health-a-z","tag-gynaecological","tag-pregnancy"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.1 - 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