Healthy Pregnancy
It is a time to take extra care of yourself by balancing activity with rest . Here are some suggestions:
Pregnancy Yoga
Yoga combines movement and stillness and includes exercises to stretch and strengthen, relaxation and breathwork for calmness, rest and labour preperation so is a perfect choice for Read more…
Personal Trainer, Maz Marrison, shares her advice on fitness during pregnancy
Exercise can be used to help maintain a healthy pregnancy and will certainly help you get back into shape more quickly after the birth, but, first and foremost it should be about caring for your body and your baby. Your body needs to prepare to help you through the labour and to help speed up your recovery time.
So, what should you be doing?
1. Pelvic floor
I tell women daily to work on their pelvic floor and remind them weekly. Why? It will shorten your labour, reduce your risk of tearing, aid healing after birth & help seal your abdominal muscles post birth. Your pelvic floor is a sling of muscle that supports all the internal organs. Imagine you are drawing up from your rectum towards your belly button like you are trying to not go to the toilet, do this as you exhale and relax when you inhale repeat at least 6 times and then try to hold this contraction whilst you inhale and exhale 6 times then relax. Read more…
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