Are you pregnant but want to keep fit? Then yoga could be what you are looking for. Research suggests that prenatal yoga is safe and can have many benefits for pregnant women and their babies.
Yoga can help women get through their pregnancy with minimal discomfort. It also helps the birth and post-delivery stages. Posture is also improved by yoga and this can help ease back problems, which are common in pregnant women.
And yoga continues to have benefits after pregnancy, too. Postnatal yoga, which can be started about six weeks after the birth, strengthens abdominal muscles and your pelvic floor. It also helps you to get back to your pre-pregnancy shape faster.
- Sit on the ground with a blanket under you.
- Ensure the distance between your knees is no greater than one thigh length.
- With your back aligned, inhale and stretch up.
- Exhale and stretch back with fingers locked.
- Lock fingers and begin to draw circles.
- As if stirring a giant pot of soup.
- Start with small circles then expand.
- Dont go too far, stay comfortable.
Benefits:
- Stretches the hamstrings creates space for the baby.
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