Pregnancy Exercise

Regular exercise during pregnancy can prepare your body for labour and the demands of a new baby. Caring for a newborn can be stressful and physically demanding, so it helps to be fit and strong.

Pregnancy Exercise

Benefits of physical activity during pregnancy
Some of the benefits of exercising regularly throughout your pregnancy include:

• Resistance to fatigue.

• Stronger back muscles, which can help manage back pain and strain as your belly grows.

• Improved posture.

• Smaller gain of body fat.

• Stress relief.

• Improved sleep and management of insomnia.

• Preparation for the physical demands of labour.

• Faster recuperation after labour.

• Faster return to pre-pregnancy fitness and healthy weight.

• Increased ability to cope with physical demands of motherhood.