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Studying what kind of prenatal exercises and workouts are important for pregnant women is definitely important as women should know all about their bodies and the features of their bodies. They should know what pregnancy is about and they should also know what kinds of exercises and sports are to be done during this period. It is also important to understand what the best diet is and what time is the best for sleeping, for eating and for physical activities as well. However, it is also equally important to know what you should not eat and have during this time. There are in fact many food products that women should not eat during pregnancy. At the same time they are quite many exercises and sports that the pregnant women should not do.
So in this article we will tell you all about banned prenatal exercises or sports, because they can be really dangerous both for you and for your baby as well.
- One of the sports that can be very dangerous for pregnant women is the one that makes you get in touch with others. These types of sports are called contact sports. Such sports are volleyball, basketball and football. The thing is that during these kinds of sports there is a huge risk of falling and getting an injury.
- Downhill skiing is another sport which can lead to serious injuries because of which you can lose the baby.
- You should also avoid doing gymnastics because there is a huge risk of trauma and at the same time there is a huge risk of falling.
- Running can also be dangerous because again there is a risk that you can fall and besides it is a pressure on your heart. So if you were not a runner before then we have to tell you that you somehow have to moderate at first period of pregnancy.
- Horseback riding is what many people like in fact. However, you can have a huge risk of falling and at the same time you may feel sick because of horse riding. So just do not ride horses while pregnancy.
- You should also avoid doing the exercises that put your back under huge pressure. These exercises harm you back, too much pressure on you and they just do not let you to have the right kind of body shape. There is no need to do this kind of exercises.
- The next thing you should not do too much is related to weight lifting. Lifting too much weight is a big pressure on your body. We do not tell you to avoid these exercises fully, but you have to do the lift weighting in moderation because they can be dangerous.
In general the first semester of pregnancy should be more active. However, then you just become less and less active because it is the time for you to just relax a little bit. The baby does not give you that much freedom to move and to do sports. You really have to take into consideration what you are doing and how you are doing it. In general these sports can be quite good for post natal period. However, they do not match with prenatal period. These sports are really dangerous for pregnant women and for the baby as well. Be extremely important with these kinds of sports and make sure that you do the safe kinds of exercises. Knowing what is good for you is really important but knowing what is dangerous for you is even more important. So just avoid doing these kinds of exercises and do the light ones. There are many good prenatal exercises and sports, like water aerobics, yoga and others. So if you want to stay healthy, to keep active just do all the exercises that you want to do, but the safe ones. Learn also about what is not important for you to eat and in general what is not dangerous for you to eat. All these things may seem not so important but during pregnancy every single thing matters both for the mom and for the baby as well. So take care and always consult with your doctor.
