Healthy Exercises During Pregnancy

If you are pregnant or considering the idea of becoming pregnant, you will need to consider how to stay healthy to ensure the overall health of your unborn child or children. Exercising is an ideal way of keeping your body healthy along with your growing unborn child(ren); however, safety must always comes first. You will want to discuss your exercise routine with your physician or midwife first.

Kelly's Health is here to provide you with a few exercises that are great for pregnant women. In fact, they are great for anyone and everyone.

Shoulder Rotation
While sitting in a chair, slowly bring your shoulders forward. Raise your shoulders up toward your ears and then place them back into their regular position. Next, bring your shoulders back and rotate them back slowly. Rotate your shoulders up to your ears again and bring them back to the natural position. Repeat this exercise 4 times. You can repeat more often when you feel more comfortable.

Leg Shake
You can do this exercise with both legs at the same time or you can choose to exercise one leg at a time. To start off, start with one leg to know how your body will respond to the exercise. Sit straight in a comfortable chair. Lift one leg off of the floor and raise up to level with your knee. Hold this position for 5 seconds. Slowly lower your leg and repeat with the opposite leg. Start with 5 repetitions until you are comfortable doing more.

Arm Push
Seat yourself in a comfortable chair. Outstretch your arms in front of you. Act as if you are pushing against a wall. Start with one arm and then move on to the other. You will feel slight tension when doing this push. Repeat 5 times. Increase repetitions when you feel more comfortable with the exercise.

There are many different exercises for pregnant women. These exercises are great and safe for anyone. You can increase your pace on your own comfortably.