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Posted: 06-12-07 14:27pm
Exercise During Pregnancy
Maintaining a regular exercise routine
throughout your pregnancy can help you
stay healthy and feel your best. Regular
exercise during pregnancy can improve your
posture and decrease some common
discomforts such as backaches and fatigue.
There is evidence that it may prevent
gestational diabetes (diabetes that
develops during pregnancy), relieve
stress, and build more stamina needed for
labor and delivery.
If you were physically active before your
pregnancy, you should be able to continue
your activity in moderation. Don't try to
exercise at your former level; instead, do
what's most comfortable for you now. Low
impact aerobics are encouraged versus high
impact. Do
not let your heart rate exceed 140 beats
per minute.
The pregnant competitive athlete should be
closely followed by an obstetrical
provider.
If you have never exercised regularly
before, you can safely begin an exercise
program during pregnancy after consulting
with your health care provider, but do not
try a new, strenuous activity. Walking is
considered safe to initiate when
pregnant.
The American College of Obstetrics and
Gynecology recommends 30 minutes or more
of moderate exercise per day on most if
not all days of the week, unless you have
a medical or obstetric complication.
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musikmaker
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Posted: 06-12-07 14:31pm
Thanks .Christy! That makes me glad that I
have been exercising everyday lately. If I
hadn't been exercising that would've made
me feel guilty.
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Posted: 06-12-07 14:47pm
thanks for the article .christy!!! I'll be
sure to keep my routine up! And buy a
pulse monitor!!!
Ok, ladies, I'm off to wal-mart! Oni needs
more tooth paste, and I need to make
groceries, and stock up on sweat pants!!
Sarah
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rasuyoung
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Posted: 06-12-07 22:20pm
I wouldn't worry about not eating past 6
PM, because a calorie is a calorie, no
matter what time of day it goes in your
body. Instead, try eating as you would
pre-pregnancy and adding 300 calories a
day to that, in addition to walking.
edited to add: Try to put yourself into
the mindset of wanting to eat well and eat
healthy for the baby - maybe that'll help
curb cravings when you start getting
really hungry. Good luck!
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ladylee70
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Posted: 06-12-07 22:58pm
rasuyoung
wrote:
I wouldn't worry about not
eating past 6 PM, because a calorie is a
calorie, no matter what time of day it
goes in your body. Instead, try eating as
you would pre-pregnancy and adding 300
calories a day to that, in addition to
walking.
Karbear - Karen said something
interesting...when you sleep during
pregnancy, your metabolism doesn't really
slow down probably because you are making
a baby. If that's the case, why would it
matter if you eat past 6 pm? Hmmmm...just
curious. I hope I understood this
correctly.
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babyAndy
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Posted: 06-17-07 18:20pm
Not eating past 6pm and eating fat free
diet foods are for people on diets,
pregnant women should be doing neither.
All you need to do is exercise regularly
and eat healthy foods...its not
complicated at all. Your dr sounds a bit
off. I would wonder if you should even
continue care with him really? I sure
wouldnt. Telling a pregnant women not to
eat after 6?? My husband is a Dr and cant
believe that came out of a dr's mouth.
Fat free foods are bad because they
contain artifical sugars a lot of the time
and those are not good for baby or for
mom!
