Aqua Aerobics for Pregnant Women

It’s not a secret that pregnancy is the most important and interesting period in the life of every woman, so it’s extremely important to be prepared for pregnancy and childbirth. This period should be an active expectation and woman should be both psychologically and physically trained.

Because of the support water provides to your body, swimming or water aerobics are the best solution for pregnant women.

During pregnancy your body goes through a metamorphosis which creates unbalanced body posture and, as a consequence, muscles pain. Your back especially, needs to provide extra support because of your prominent belly and extra weight you carry around.

Aqua aerobics exercises train your back muscles without making you feel the weight of your body, giving you the benefits of training without risk of injuries. It has been proved that exercising during pregnancy and, in particular the soft training provided by aqua aerobics, not only helps you to feel better, stronger and happier but reduces the pain and the use of pain killer methods during labor and delivery. Women with an overall better physical condition and fitness level reach the due date for the delivery with more energy and resources that they will be able to put forward during the intense hours of labor and delivery, therefore having less need of medical help.

The change of mood due to the changing hormonal balance in your body during pregnancy and the need of more energy for the growth of the fetus, make many women turn to food, maybe more often than they should or really need. The extra pounds you put up can effectively be controlled by exercising and we have already seen how aqua aerobics helps to burn calories effectively.

Practicing aqua aerobics you will:

·        Have healthy nerves

·        Avoid stresses

·        Train the fetus/ train the baby in the womb

1 hour class consists of 2 parts

·        breathing exercises

·        muscular exercises

Dear future moms, visit Gold’s Gym where you will meet skilled instructors. Make your pregnancy pleasant and productive.