Prenatal And Postnatal Exercise Counseling
Pregnancy necessitates a lot of energy. Your post-baby health is determined by your pre-baby body. As a result, starting a fitness regimen before trying to conceive will prepare your body to withstand the great strain of labor and delivery.
A physically active woman's labor will be shorter than that of a less active woman. Regardless of whether you have ever been an exercise enthusiast, you can start any type of exercise program.
Pre-natal and post-natal exercises give you many benefits.
- Reduces muscular and mental strain
- Back pain is relieved
- Muscles are strengthened and the body is prepared for labor
- Enhances blood circulation
- Improves fertility
- It improves one's posture and looks
- Flexibility, stamina, and endurance are all improved
Guidelines for post-natal stage
Post-natal is not the time to stress your body, so let it heal. You can begin with light indoor activities focusing on core strengthening after checking with your doctor. You can also incorporate short walks. Exercise assists you in regaining your pre-pregnancy body.
- Begin with indoor routines that focus on core strength.
- Include short walks.
- Begin adding moderate cardio exercises such as swimming only three months following delivery.
- Gentle strength training using bands rather than weights can also be included.
- After three months, yoga and pilates can be added.
- Avoid high-impact sports such as sprinting and jumping.
- Avoid severe weight lifting and overstretching.
- Avoid tasks that call for quick reactions or motions.
Take care of the nutrition
- A woman should eat traditionally without dieting in addition to the prescribed medication.
- Maintain constant hydration.
- Consume plenty of pulses, protein-rich foods, green leafy vegetables, and fruits.
- Before breastfeeding, drink at least one glass of water.