5 Benefits of gymnastics for pregnant women

Gymnastics for pregnant women is strongly in the recommend because it serves to maintain the health of the body. There are many ways that can be used for gymnastics that follow the gymnastics program that is done in hospitals in their own home that is guided by professional instructors.

Many benefits that we can get if following pregnancy gymnastics, among others, prepare the body to stay fit to wait for delivery, while reducing the body part during childbirth later and facilitate the fetus can move with Easy.

Here are some of the gymnastics that mothers can use in a simple way at home.

Walk in the morning

Walking is an easy starting thing that you can do, perform routine running to reduce labor time later. Do walk on foot in the third trimester as it can help the baby's position to easily enter the path of birth.

Squatting position

This gymnastics is a simple way that you can do easily, how to squat with a straight back position and then gently lower your body until it is properly squat, hold 10 seconds and return again until the position stands back , Do this way several times. The way of gymnastics with squatting positions can strengthen the thigh muscles, and stretch the muscles in the pelvis. A stretched hip will make it easier during childbirth.

3. Crawl position

Gymnastics with the crawl position will increase the abdominal muscles and relieve pain in the waist, how to crawl is highly recommend in the third trimester. 

4. Kegel Gymnastics

Kegel Gymnastics is suitable because it serves to exercise muscles to hold urine or kegel, how to do this kegel gymnastics by tightening the lower pelvic muscles, and avoid tightening the abdominal muscles, buttocks and thighs, breathe freely. Hold 5 seconds, repeat 4-5 times, then the next level to 10 seconds. 

5. prostration 

This movement is very well done if the baby in the womb has not shown signs of the baby's head close to the path of birth (pelvic). This gymnastics aims to raise the pelvic area and give the abdominal space so as to make the baby move to turn the head position.

How to start with the prostration position, then increase the area of the pelvis and forward the palms with both arms straight. Make sure the brow or chin is attached to the floor. You can do this position for 10-20 times of breath. Stop this pose when feeling dizzy or nausea. If the knee is painful, use a blanket or thin pillow to make the position more comfortable.

Do not forget to consult the Sebel obstetrician in this gymnastics activity.

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