Contents:
- Medical Video: First Trimester Fitness
- Actually, what are the benefits of exercising during pregnancy?
- Which is better, prenatal yoga or prenatal pilates?
- So, where do you choose?
Medical Video: First Trimester Fitness
There are many benefits you can get if you are diligent in exercising during pregnancy. In fact, based on guidelines Exercise during Pregnancy published by JAMA (Journal of the American Medicine Association) in 2011, pregnancy is the right time if you want to start exercising again or for the first time. Of the many types of exercise you can do during pregnancy, prenatal yoga and prenatal pilates are two trends that have recently been mushrooming in the community. Which benefits are better for mother and fetus in the womb?
Actually, what are the benefits of exercising during pregnancy?
- Prevent excessive weight gain during pregnancy
- Reducing the risk of macrosomia (large babies)
- Reducing the risk of gestational diabetes (diabetes that occurs during pregnancy)
- Prevent preeclampsia
- Reducing the risk of giving birth via caesarean section
- Reduces lower back pain during pregnancy
- Reducing the risk of urinary incontinence
Which is better, prenatal yoga or prenatal pilates?
Yoga and pilates at a glance look similar, but both focus on two different things. Yoga poses focus on stretching and flexibility of the body, breathing exercises, focusing the focus of the mind, training the hip area and the muscles of the body as a whole to strengthen the body and restore decreased energy during pregnancy due to hormonal changes.
Several studies have shown that yoga is beneficial for pregnant women and fetuses, which can improve sleep disturbances, reduce stress and anxiety levels, increase strength, flexibility and the ability of the muscles used to give birth, and can reduce lower back pain that is often felt by mothers pregnant.
In contrast to yoga, pilates is a sport that combines yoga and tai chi. In addition to focusing on the stretching of the body, Pilates also strengthens the joints and trains the strength of the core muscles of the body that will be used during childbirth later. Pilates movement focuses on movements in the abdomen, back muscles, and pelvic muscles.
Pilates is also more useful for recovering injuries and preventing possible injury later. In addition, pilates can help mothers maintain a good and correct posture during pregnancy to avoid falling easily.
So, where do you choose?
The movements carried out in prenatal yoga and prenatal pilates have been adjusted to the needs and safe for pregnant women.
However, some deep stretching movements that are often carried out during yoga should be avoided. This movement will trigger the release of large amounts of relaxin hormones which can cause the ligaments to be attracted to stretch and cannot recover again.
If you want to do stretching, do it enough and don't hold it for more than 8 seconds.
