Exercising During Pregnancy First Trimester

Within certain reasons, exercising during pregnancy is considered to be very safe. Combining this exercise with a healthy diet is very sensible. A bit of weight can be put on by the body during the 9 months of pregnancy. Thus, proper exercising during this time ensures that more weight will not be put on.  If the weight is kept down, a woman will have very less for losing after the birth of the baby. Given below are various tips to exercise during first trimester of pregnancy:

• There are several factors which help in determining the amount if exercise that should be carried out at the time of pregnancy. The first factor will be the amount of activeness that a woman had before becoming pregnant. The second factor includes the progress rate of pregnancy.  There have been many rumors regarding the likelihood of miscarriage due to exercises. However, this is not at all true. A mother who doesn’t exercise is at a higher risk of miscarriage than a mother who exercises regularly.

• After 4 months of pregnancy, lying flat on the back and exercising is strictly not recommended. This will affect the blood flow and less blood will flow to the baby, thus hampering its development. In some cases, a woman will find it difficult to get back to standing position. This is the best way to exercise during first trimester of pregnancy.

• One should speak to the doctor before starting the exercises. This will help a woman in knowing her own body and will stop her from something which will cause discomfort and pain. For beginners, it is a good idea to learn yoga. Prenatal yoga classes are also available for women. Plenty of help is provided, when it comes to starting the exercise.

• Many women are breathless and their heartbeats are increased with the idea of exercising. However, this should not be the case. If a woman is facing trouble while breathing, risk will be posed to the baby and it might get deprived of enough oxygen.

• It is not necessary that the exercises must be carried out for a particular amount of time. However, it must be ensured that plenty of breaks are taken in between.  When the weather is very hot, the exercises should be reduced or stopped completely.

• Women must avoid contact sports as there is no contact with the stomach. It can affect the balance as well and this may result into pregnancy.

Thus, a woman must follow proper exercise during first trimester of pregnancy.