Being pregnant does not give you the license to eat as you wish. Nor is it an excuse to skip exercise entirely. When you’re pregnant it’s all about giving the best to your growing fetus and ensuring you are physically prepared for delivery and have the basic building blocks for recovery.
Help reduce backaches, constipation, bloating, and swelling
May help prevent or treat gestational diabetes
Increases your energy
Improves your mood
Improves your posture
Promotes muscle tone, strength, and endurance
Helps you sleep better
Regular activity also helps keep you fit during pregnancy and may improve your ability to cope with labour. This will make it easier for you to get back in shape after your baby is born.
Source: Americanpregnancy.org
Pilates strengthens your tummy, back and pelvic floor muscles without straining other joints, so it's a great exercise to do when you're pregnant.
Check that your Pilates instructor is experienced and trained in teaching pregnant women, and try to choose a Pilates class that's for pregnant women.
The main benefit of Pilates is that it targets the exact muscles and functions that can be a problem during pregnancy and after birth, in a safe way.
Doing regular Pilates will help to:
•Strengthen your tummy muscles, which equips your body better to cope with the strains caused by the weight of your growing baby. Hormones make the tissues (ligaments) that connect your bones more pliable in pregnancy, making you more prone to injury.
•Reduces back pain, by exercising the deepest tummy muscles that stabilise your back and pelvis. Weak muscles can lead to back or pelvic pain.
•Strengthen your pelvic floor, which will help to support your bowel, bladder and uterus (womb) as your baby grows and moves down. This may prevent you from leaking small amounts of wee when you cough or sneeze.
•Helps with balance, as you may feel a little more clumsy, or that your balance isn’t as good as usual, in pregnancy. Pilates exercises strengthen your core and may make you more stable when you walk as your bump grows.
•Takes the strain off your back and pelvis, by using positions such as going on your hands and knees, which is a great position for pregnancy. Towards the end of your pregnancy, it may also help to get your baby into the right position for birth.
•Relax and control your breathing, which is important for pregnancy and labour.
Source: Babycentre.uk
Body Concept
Address: 5th Floor, 118 Qinghai Road
Tel: 21 6218 6236
Pilates ProWorks (with Modification)
Address: 1003 Wuding Road
Tel: 21 6225 3966
(classes by Lisa, Teresa, Gloria)
Improved sleep
Reduced stress
Increased strength, flexibility and endurance
Decreased lower back pain
Decreased nausea
Decreased carpal tunnel syndrome
Decreased headaches
Reduced risk of preterm labour
Lowered risk of intrauterine growth restriction (a condition that slows the baby’s growth)
In addition to the benefits listed, studies have found there is a relationship between prenatal yoga and the reduction of hypertension-related complications, as well as, improvement of fetal outcome.
Source: Americanpregnancy.org
DragonSpace
A wellness space offering a support network for would-be moms and new mothers alike, including memorable experiences to enjoy the process of motherhood.
Offer: Prenatal & postnatal yoga and workshops on pre and postnatal experience
Address: 800 Changde Road, Bldg A3
WeChat: xiaohuic12
Free Soul Yoga
You will be practicing yoga with our experienced teachers from all over the world, but it's not just yoga, there is more.
Tel: 136 6167 6903
Wechat: FreeSoulYogaSH
Website: www.freesoul-yoga.com
The Clinic
International Boutique Medical practice and wellness centre that focuses on sports medicine, physical therapy and pre/post-surgery rehabilitation concierge centre. Their Women’s Health and Pediatric Clinical Care Department offers resources for women who are pregnant or, recovering from pregnancy.
Offer: Prenatal yoga, postnatal barre, Pilates, Prenatal Fitness, HIIT
Other Offer: Osteopathy, physical therapy, functional nutrition
Address: 118 Jiashan Road, Building B, 5th Floor, Suite A501
WeChat: tc_theclinic
Customer service hotline: 21 3368 8801
Swimming is a gentle way to work toward your goal of 30 minutes of prenatal exercise a day without aggravating your loosening joints. Swimming during pregnancy can also help:
Relieve ankle and foot swelling: Submersing your limbs in water helps push fluids from your tissues back into your veins and also boosts your circulation, which keeps blood from pooling in the lower limbs.
Ease sciatic pain: Baby’s floating right along with you (instead of pressing down on your sciatic nerve).
Reduce morning sickness: Many women report that the cool water provides welcome relief from nausea.
Keep you cool: It’s a hard thing to do when those pregnant sweat glands are on overdrive — but a dip in a cool pool can help, especially when the temperatures soar outside.
Improve your labour and delivery experience: Swimming maintains muscle tone and increases your endurance — both of which you’ll be thankful for when it comes time to push the baby out.
Source: whattoexpect.com
Swimming is a wonderful exercise for expecting moms and with the beautiful sunny weather, there is no better place to enjoy the outdoor pools.
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