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Exercises to avoid in pregnancy

Lifestyle:

Exercises to avoid in pregnancy

If you are not used to exercise, then pregnancy is not the best time to start a demanding routine. However, all women can benefit from gentle yoga stretches or swimming.
Your fitness levels

Fertility:

Your fitness levels

A fit and healthy body is essential to maximise your chances of falling pregnant. An exercise regime can help to prepare your body for the physical demands of pregnancy by strengthening and toning . . .
Exercise in pregnancy

Early Pregnancy:

Exercise in pregnancy

Once upon a time, pregnancy was viewed as an illness and expectant women were treated like invalids. Thank the stars this is no longer the case, and low-impact physical exercise is seen as hugely bene . . .
Exercises recommended through pregnancy

Guide To : Pregnancy:

Exercises recommended through pregnancy

For women having normal pregnancies, moderate physical exercise can have many benefits.
Kegel Exerices

Guide To : Pregnancy:

Kegel Exerices

All pregnant women should do these exercises, which strengthen your pelvic floor muscles (the muscles that support your uterus and bladder), and help prevent incontinence.   How do I do Kegels? . . .
Exercises recommended during pregnancy

Mum Health:

Exercises recommended during pregnancy

  Pregnancy is no longer viewed as an illness and women have, in the main, stopped being treated as invalids at this time in their life!   Nowadays, for women who are having normal pregn . . .
Kegel exercises

Mum Health:

Kegel exercises

Pelvic floor exercises not only keep you in better shape throughout your pregnancy, but they could also help you to avoid complications and potential surgery during labour.
How can pelvic floor exercises help?

Third trimester:

How can pelvic floor exercises help?

Kegel exercises reduce the risk of tearing the soft skin between vagina and anus, (the perineum). They work to improve pelvic muscle tone, prevent incontinence and aid the process of labour.How t . . .
Episiotomy

Guide To : Labour and Birth:

Episiotomy

An episiotomy is a surgical incision made in the perineum, (the area of skin between your vagina and anus) to enlarge the vaginal opening for a baby’s head to emerge.
What can and can't I do in labor?

Guide To : Labour and Birth:

What can and can't I do in labor?

It may be best to stay at home at the first signs of early labour, otherwise you may have a long and boring wait ahead of you. Luckily you can still perform light activities and still enjoy a snack or . . .