Aqua aerobics, exercises for pregnant women

Everyone knows that water is a "friend" of man. With its help, we not only become tempered, but also relax. Staying in the water environment is a pleasure for adults and children, promoting muscle training and calming the nervous system.

Physical activity has always benefited man, but there are diseases and conditions when the load on the bones and joints becomes a difficult test. Here it is possible to apply such a direction as aqua aerobics, which exercises in the water not only those who have joints and spine, but pregnant women who are counteracted by heavy loads on land.

What is the use of aerobics in pregnant women?

Performing exercises for aqua aerobics, a woman in an interesting position not only trains all the muscles, but also prepares for childbirth. Classes can be attended at any time, the main thing is that they pass under the supervision of an experienced instructor, and the complexity of lessons increases gradually.

The extra weight that is gained during pregnancy is not felt in the water. In addition, a set of aqua aerobics exercises helps to lose excess pounds.

An emotional mood of the future mother is also important. It is interesting that aqua aerobics, the exercises of which are performed to music, raises mood and gives rise to a lot of positive emotions. Passes a sense of fatigue, increases resistance to stressful situations. And what else is needed to form a healthy psyche in a child?

Special breathing exercises will be useful in childbirth, when the child will walk along the paths. Also, doctors advise to practice in the water those who have the fetus in the uterus located wrong - the buttocks down.

In addition, the blood supply to the uterus improves, which means that the fetus also develops and grows better. The woman increases the muscle tone involved in the delivery process, removes the load from the spine and increases overall endurance.

Obstetricians noticed that those women who went to aqua aerobics during pregnancy give birth easier than those who are not familiar with it.

How are pregnant classes?

The duration of one lesson is about one hour. There are several directions on which water aerobics is based: exercises for warm-up, aquafitness, breathing techniques and stretching.

The main thing that a woman - "newbie" is not trying to do what the experienced pregnant women. Each lesson should bring pleasure, if something brings discomfort (water temperature) or there is pain in the lower abdomen, the lesson should be interrupted. Lesson is best to start at least an hour after eating and do not eat up right after it.

How well the aqua aerobics affects the woman, exercises in general, can be judged by the well-being after the session. If there is a strong fatigue, then the training went wrong, normally there should be a surge of strength.

When can I start classes?

In the early term, exercises are usually performed in a gentle mode, more time is given to swimming. In the second trimester, the lessons take place with the greatest intensity, and by the end of pregnancy, preference is given to respiratory training.

The main thing is that a woman has a good state of health and a positive attitude.

When can not I study?

Some pathologies of pregnant women do not allow doing aqua aerobics:

- placenta previa

- late toxicosis

- Threatening miscarriage

- acute diseases or chronic at the stage of exacerbation

- vaginal discharge and fungal diseases

It is noticed that aqua aerobics (exercises and breathing techniques) during pregnancy can reduce the risk of developing such unpleasant postpartum phenomena as overweight, loose abdominal skin, back and back pain, varicose veins and general muscle tone decline.