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Many pregnant women wonder if it is ok to exercise during pregnancy. The concern becomes greater as they move along through their pregnancy end enter their third trimester. Pregnancy exercise is not only safe but recommended by physicians. There are some special considerations for both you safety and the safety of your baby later on in pregnancy. Read on for some tips on exercising in your third trimester.

Here are some of the exercises that pregnant women must consider in their third trimester.

Pelvic floor exercises are very important so that your pelvic muscles with be in really good shape especially when you are to have your delivery. Just make sure that when you are doing this in moderation so as not for you to stay long with your back.

Also, you must do some stretching. But the caution that you must follow is not to overstretch too much. Since you are pregnant, your body is known to secrete hormones that actually relax your joints that would make it somewhat sensitive. So overstretching would mean damage to your joints.

Yet, in exercising you must also be mindful that if you have maintained an aerobic exercise in your second trimester, it would be advisable for you to stop this. Instead, you can try to use alternatives which include an exercise bike. This will not surely stress your body too much.

Women who continue exercising throughout their pregnancy are known to experience many benefits. After all, we all know for a fact that the stage of the third trimester is very challenging for pregnant women. Some of the many benefits that pregnant women can get from the third trimester pregnancy exercise are reduced weight gain, an easier labor and delivery, and a quicker recovery and return to pre-pregnancy figure. Now those sound like some pretty great benefits that make it worth it to continue exercising throughout pregnancy.

by: Flora Anderson




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