Running during Pregnancy: Things You Should Know
Monday, December 28th, 2009
Running during pregnancy is an effective and quick way to exercise your body and heart, thus giving your body a physical and mental boost anytime you are tired. Additionally, just like walking, running can easily fit into your schedule.
Is running during pregnancy safe?
Whether running during pregnancy is safe or not depends on if you used to run regularly before you got pregnant. It is fine to continue running so long as some precautions are taken and check first with your midwife and doctor. Pregnancy is not the right time to begin training for triathlon, marathon or other races. The baby starts forming major organs during the initial trimester and overheating is a real problem. If the core temperature of a pregnant woman becomes too high, this could easily cause issues with the unborn baby, why should anyone risk it? You can train (more…)
Walking during pregnancy especially during early pregnancy is an easy and simple exercise to maintain fitness levels and also assist in promoting an easy and fast labor. Even though walking is not a guarantee of having a quick labor, it assists in improving the endurance and also in helping you to recover faster from the tribulations and trails that come as a result of birth. A majority of doctors advise pregnant women to engage in any form of exercise on a regular basis. If you have not exercised before you got pregnant you may consider walking during pregnancy since it is the best exercise form available.