Pregnancy is much more than a mere physical condition; it encompasses a woman’s mind and spirit, too. Balancing the highs and lows that accompany these drastic and miraculous changes can be challenging, especially when you’re dealing with hormonal waves that affect your every mood.
During pregnancy, exercise is a simple strategy for stress relief that will allow you to regain a sense of self-control. When combined with the known benefits exercise has for conditioning and strengthening the body, you come away with an effective mind-body solution.
Exercising on a birthing ball in pregnancy can help to reduce any back pain you are experiencing and make it easier for you to move around.
It can also help ease labour pain, reduce the pain of contractions (especially if you use it for a couple of months before you give birth), decrease anxiety and shorten the first stage of labour.
However if you feel dizzy or ill, don’t use your ball.
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