Exercise in pregnancy.

I am pregnant! Now I will be a mom! I realized that I am waiting for a baby!

Congratulations to you and the whole family, you start a new stage in your life, and we want to tell you something that will be very helpful …

It is normal that after realizing that you are pregnant you are filled with questions about what you can do and what not during these 9 months and we want to share that improving your habits will help your body and mind to be more prepared for the entire gestation process . Being pregnant does not mean that you cannot do anything, that you should remain still (unless your doctor tells you to), but it is important that you be careful with the exercises you do, that prior to performing some type of physical activity your doctor gives you the authorization and that you are guided by a professional, with swimming being the most recommended exercise.

Swimming during pregnancy is the most recommended exercise according to Albarracín, A. (2017). In his text “Benefits of aquatic activities during pregnancy: Systematic review, because mothers have a lower risk of injury and impact on the joints, because when you are pregnant you need to take care of yourself, relax, perform physical exercise and prepare for the birth of your son.

Among the benefits you will work in swimming lessons for pregnant women are the following conditional capacities:

Exercising during pregnancy in the water, will allow you to perform a greater number of activities thanks to the special conditions of this.

• Water makes you feel lighter, improving your ability to tone muscle, because due to hormonal changes, muscles tend to weaken and lose tone.

• The properties also allow you greater range of movement in the water.

• Swimming for pregnant women will help you improve your endurance, improving your cardiovascular and respiratory capacity, allowing you and your baby to oxygenate better.

Here are the main benefits of swimming during pregnancy:

• In swimming you reduce the risk of any type of injury: water allows you to perform exercises that would normally have more risk on land.
• You encourage prenatal stimulation: giving you a feeling of maternal care and bonding, thus approaching the same environment in which your baby is in your belly and giving you greater confidence in the environment, by relating to other mothers who are sharing the same experience with you.
• The physical and psychological changes that you will have during the entire gestation process are known: during the swimming the emotional condition of the mother is improved, since the mother will have greater awareness of her condition.

As you can see, water has many benefits, which together will help you feel better during pregnancy, with all the changes that you will live month to month, both physical and psychological and is an additional innovative option and full of benefits for mom during the pregnancy.

Check with your doctor if you can do physical exercises during your pregnancy and if you can, we invite you to know and discover how good you will feel in the water while you are pregnant.

If you want more information on prenatal aquatic stimulation, you can contact us, we will be happy to assist you.

*Full investigation: http://revistas.innovacionumh.es/index.php?journal=investigacionactividadesacuatica&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=1288