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Is it safe to exercise during pregnancy?
For most pregnant women, exercising is safe and healthy for you and your baby. If you and your pregnancy are healthy, exercise won’t increase your risk of having a miscarriage (when a baby dies in the womb before 20 weeks of pregnancy), a premature baby (born before 37 weeks of pregnancy) or a baby born with low birthweight (less than 5 pounds, 8 ounces).
How much exercise do you need during pregnancy?
Healthy pregnant women need at least 2½ hours of moderate-intensity aerobic activity each week. Aerobic activities make you breathe faster and deeply and make your heart beat faster. Moderate-intensity means you’re active enough to sweat and increase your heart rate. Taking a brisk walk is an example of moderate-intensity aerobic activity. If you can’t talk normally during an activity, you may be working too hard. You don’t have to do all 2½ hours at once. Instead, break it up through the week. For example, do 30 minutes of exercise on most or all days. If this sounds like a lot, split up the 30 minutes by doing something active for 10 minutes 3 times each day.
Why is physical activity during pregnancy good for you?
For healthy pregnant women, regular exercise can:
Keep your mind and body healthy. Physical acIvity can help you feel good and give you extra energy. It also makes your heart, lungs and blood vessels strong and helps you stay fit.
Help you gain the right amount of weight during pregnancy
Ease some common discomforts of pregnancy, such as consIpaIon, back pain and swelling in your legs, ankles and feet.
Help you manage stress and sleep beTer. Stress is worry, strain or pressure that you feel in response to things that happen in your life.
Help reduce your risk of pregnancy complicaIons, like gestaIonal diabetes and preeclampsia. GestaIonal diabetes is a kind of diabetes that can happen during pregnancy. It happens when your body has too much sugar (called glucose) in the blood.
Preeclampsia is a type of high blood pressure some women get aWer the 20th week of pregnancy or aWer giving birth. These condiIons can increase your risk of having complicaIons during pregnancy, like premature birth (birth before 37 weeks of pregnancy).
Help reduce your risk of having a cesarean birth (also called c-secIon). Cesarean birth is surgery in which your baby is born through a cut that your doctor makes in your belly and uterus.
Prepare your body for labor and birth. AcIviIes such as prenatal yoga and Pilates can help you pracIce breathing, meditaIon and other calming methods that may help you manage labor pain. Regular exercise can help give you energy and strength to get through labor.
What kinds of ac:vi:es are safe during pregnancy?
For healthy pregnant women, regular exercise can:
Keep your mind and body healthy. Physical acIvity can help you feel good and give you extra energy. It also makes your heart, lungs and blood vessels strong and helps you stay fit.
Help you gain the right amount of weight during pregnancy
Ease some common discomforts of pregnancy, such as consIpaIon, back pain and swelling in your legs, ankles and feet.
Help you manage stress and sleep beTer. Stress is worry, strain or pressure that you feel in response to things that happen in your life.
Help reduce your risk of pregnancy complicaIons, like gestaIonal diabetes and preeclampsia. GestaIonal diabetes is a kind of diabetes that can happen during pregnancy. It happens when your body has too much sugar (called glucose) in the blood.
Preeclampsia is a type of high blood pressure some women get aWer the 20th week of pregnancy or aWer giving birth. These condiIons can increase your risk of having complicaIons during pregnancy, like premature birth (birth before 37 weeks of pregnancy).
Help reduce your risk of having a cesarean birth (also called c-secIon). Cesarean birth is surgery in which your baby is born through a cut that your doctor makes in your belly and uterus.
Prepare your body for labor and birth. AcIviIes such as prenatal yoga and Pilates can help you pracIce breathing, meditaIon and other calming methods that may help you manage labor pain. Regular exercise can help give you energy and strength to get through labor.
Why is physical activity during pregnancy good for you?
For healthy pregnant women, regular exercise can:
Keep your mind and body healthy. Physical acIvity can help you feel good and give you extra energy. It also makes your heart, lungs and blood vessels strong and helps you stay fit.
Help you gain the right amount of weight during pregnancy
Ease some common discomforts of pregnancy, such as consIpaIon, back pain and swelling in your legs, ankles and feet.
Help you manage stress and sleep beTer. Stress is worry, strain or pressure that you feel in response to things that happen in your life.
Help reduce your risk of pregnancy complicaIons, like gestaIonal diabetes and preeclampsia. GestaIonal diabetes is a kind of diabetes that can happen during pregnancy. It happens when your body has too much sugar (called glucose) in the blood.
Preeclampsia is a type of high blood pressure some women get aWer the 20th week of pregnancy or aWer giving birth. These condiIons can increase your risk of having complicaIons during pregnancy, like premature birth (birth before 37 weeks of pregnancy).
Help reduce your risk of having a cesarean birth (also called c-secIon). Cesarean birth is surgery in which your baby is born through a cut that your doctor makes in your belly and uterus.
Prepare your body for labor and birth. AcIviIes such as prenatal yoga and Pilates can help you pracIce breathing, meditaIon and other calming methods that may help you manage labor pain. Regular exercise can help give you energy and strength to get through labor.