- Antenatal exercises are important to maintain your physical fitness and overall health and wellness during pregnancy.
- This type of exercises even helps to prepare your body for labor and delivery.
- Your baby is surrounded by fluid in the amniotic sac, which is nestled inside the uterus, which is surrounded by the organs, muscles and your physical body.
- This actually creates a safe environment for your developing baby, so antenatal exercise is safe during pregnancy.
- However, you should consult with your physician before starting any exercise
SOME BENEFITS OF ANTENATAL EXERCISES
- Ease your restlessness /anxiousness
- Relief from Back Pain
- Helps to prevent sprains and aches
- Improve your muscle tone and strength
- Promote good sleep
- improve your ability to cope with labor pain
- shorten the duration of labour But it is important that, not to overdo it.
- Remember not to exert yourself. And if you feel any sort of discomfort or breathlessness, stop and consult your obstetrician and physiotherapist immediately.