19/01/2022
Coming soon: 8 week prenatal fitness and wellbeing course.
Working in groups of 8
Personalised programmes trimester dependent
2X PW group sessions (Monday & Friday 11:30am - 12:30pm)
1X PW group sessions (Wednesday 11:30am - 12:30pm)
Both courses will include at home support workouts
•Private online support group
To all of my pregnant ladies out there that have been juggling the idea of putting fitness down until baby has arrived.. Here are a few reasons why you shouldn't.
Do you actually know how beneficial fitness is during pregnancy? This is not only for your mind and body but also for your unborn baby?
Well I'm about to give you a few reasons to slip back into that gym wear you put at the back of your drawer, pop those trainers back on and get back into the world of fitness with confidence.
Modern mums are busier than ever which can make pregnancy feel even more challenging.
With your body constantly making changes to adapt a temporary habitat for your growing unborn baby, you may be experiencing constant fatigue, discomfort and you may find yourself often sitting there thinking, ‘is it really worth it though?’
I'm here to say ‘YES, yes it is worth it’.
Staying fit during pregnancy can actually help your body prepare for the demands of a busy schedule while also having many benefits to your own physical and mental health.
Prenatal exercise is highly encouraged and studies show that it is one of the best things you can do for yourself and your baby.
● Prenatal fitness may improve long term health for you and your baby.
Exercising during pregnancy can reduce the risk of ‘juvenile diabetes’ and ‘neonatal macrosomia’, which is babies being born too large.
●It can help prepare you and your baby for the demands of labour.
Studies show that mothers who exercise during pregnancy are able to tolerate the stresses of labour such as contractions better than mothers who didn't exercise during pregnancy.
●You are less likely to gain excess weight.
A no brainer right? Excess weight in pregnancy is associated with the risk of several complications such as ‘diabetes’, ‘preeclampsia’ and ‘caesarean deliveries’.
●Boosts that feel good mood.
You are only one workout away from a good mood. Exercise releases those feel-good endorphins, boosts your mood and can really help you fight away those hormonal swings that we will all experience at some point during pregnancy.
●Reduces stress, anxiety and depression.
Not only can exercise help to boost your mood BUT those feel-good endorphins your body releases can also help to reduce stress, anxiety and depression all of which are not healthy for you or your baby during pregnancy.
●Reduces aches and painsLower back pain and sciatica are the most commonly experienced pains and aches during pregnancy and exercise can really help to alleviate these areas of pain that come from all the physical changes during pregnancy.
●Recovery time and labour may be quicker
Studies show that having a stronger pelvic floor can reduce labour and delivery time as well as a faster recovery. Mothers who exercised during pregnancy also seem to cope better with the demands of motherhood.
I have gone into the basics of just 7 reasons why expectant mothers should either continue to exercise during pregnancy or start to exercise during pregnancy. There are many more benefits to staying fit during pregnancy but these are the ones that stood out to me the most and are areas that I feel a lot of expectant mothers may stress or worry about the most.
