Physical exercise: Pregnant women (VII)

In this post I'm going to talk about those physical activities or sport thats a pregnant women mustn't perform and conversely those yes.

On the one hand, we have those activities that mustn't perform:

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• Mountaineering
• Athletics
• Motorsports
• Combat sports
• Water skiing
• Soccer
• Hockey
• Rugby
• Diving
• Surfing

Why this sports? Well, pregnant women should take into account that those activities or sports that involve changes of pace, physical contact, blows with others, loss of balancel, etc. are dangerous to the feto, therefore they must avoid theses activities.

On the other hand, we have those activities that perform is recomended:

Go walking

• Walking
• Physical activity programs aimed
• Water sports
• Cycling
• Running ( if you have a good physical condition and start before the 3rd quarter.)
• Weightlifting

Guidelines:

Intensity: moderate aerobic (Barakat, 2002)-> 50-55% CFmax (140 beats per second)

Duration: activities like walking can last 1 hour without any problem, but others like water sports, weightlifting no more than  35-40 minutes.

Frequency: it's important to be constant so that we can improve our physical condition. Perform physical activity at least 3 days per week.

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Thanks for reading.

Barakat, R. (2006). El ejercicio físico durante el embarazo. Programas de actividad física en gestantes.