The reasons for the start of classes

Water aerobics helps to strengthen muscles and improve flexibility of the body, reduce muscle stiffness in the morning. Regular exercise will help get rid of pain in the joints Joint pain - how to understand what is going on?   and muscles, familiar to many pregnant women.

Most experts recommend pregnant women to moderate physical activity, as it is:

• It helps a woman and her unborn baby gain enough weight;
• It reduces discomfort during pregnancy, such as back pain Back pain: Do not start the process , Cramps, constipation, bloating Bloating - if you are bursting inside   and swelling;
• It reduces the chance of developing gestational diabetes (diabetes that is first detected in a woman during pregnancy);
• It improves mood and gives strength;
• Improves sleep Dreams: how to understand our dreams ;
• It promotes faster and easier childbirth;
• It helps to recover faster after childbirth and regain a normal weight.

Water aerobics is the best one for a moderate load for pregnant women. One reason for this is that the water supports the expectant mother's body weight during pregnancy which considerably increases and reduces pressure on the back and legs. Furthermore, there is no risk of water drop; in pregnant women, especially during late pregnancy, often observed difficulties with balance and aerobics allows active life almost throughout all nine months. During training in the water supported by the most comfortable body temperature that allows expectant mothers to better cope with the load.

Some studies have shown that women who engaged in water aerobics during pregnancy, at birth rarely requires anesthesia. Furthermore, it was found that water aerobics help to reduce fluid retention following delivery.

However, despite all the benefits, before taking water aerobics, it is necessary to consult with your doctor.

Galina Romanenko

What is water aerobics and how it affects the body of a pregnant woman

Can the pregnant woman to swim? Once pregnant women recommended more than lie down and walk less today views on this issue have changed dramatically. Modern medicine believes that pregnant women need to move more and not bad at all, if it is to do it in the water (of course, if there is such possibility).

Water aerobics - a swimming and exercise in water. Water is always a beneficial effect on human health of pregnant women are no exception. Since water person does not feel the weight of his body, it can sufficiently endure high loads.

Pregnant women are vital to move. After all, it is contributing to the proper operation of the heart and blood vessels, the load on that with each new month of pregnancy increases. During exercises in water can be perfectly prepare the body for childbirth: to strengthen the muscles of the back and abdomen, learn to hold their breath (it is very useful during labor and attempts).

In addition, swimming does not allow a woman to gain weight that will surely bring her satisfaction and improve mood. Overweight mother's negative impact on the child, so the water aerobics is the prevention of such unpleasant complications of pregnancy, such as fetal hypoxia (lack of oxygen delivered to the tissues of the fetus from the mother). In pregnant women, restorative sleep Dreams: how to understand our dreams It passes weakness and irritability Irritability - you try to control my temper And reduced pregnancy are constant companions as heartburn, bloating, hemorrhoids and varicose veins Varicose veins - the operation is inevitable? .

It was found that women who engage in water aerobics during pregnancy, childbirth are much easier, as the acquired muscle elasticity helps the baby move through the birth canal.

Indications and contraindications

Water aerobics can be practiced at any stage of pregnancy if the woman has no contraindications for this. It is to choose the right pool is better if the water is to be decontaminated without chlorine, and its temperature is at 28-30˚.

But swimming lessons (as well as any other exercise) in any case can not start without obtaining the permission of the doctor, because the woman may well be some contraindications to exercise in the water. Such contraindications are:

• the threat of termination of pregnancy;
• placenta previa (placenta is at the bottom of the uterus, the cervix is ​​closing) - in this case, during exercise can injure the placenta;
• late toxicosis of pregnancy (preeclampsia) - swelling, high blood pressure, protein in the urine The protein in the urine - a sign of danger, which should not be underestimated ;
• any acute illness and exacerbation of chronic diseases;
• any "problems" in the genital area (for example, large selection) - it is necessary to find out the cause;
• like any other person, a pregnant woman can not use the pool when suffering from fungal diseases of the skin.