Sunday, March 20, 2011

What Are The Effective Abs Routine For Expectant Women?

By Mark Andrews


For expectant women, remaining in topmost figure may be an area of interest. They are specially wondering as to whether or not executing abdominal workouts is risk-free for them. Actually, abs routines are safe for pregnant women until the third trimester of maternity. Later, it may already be hard for them to do abs exercises due to the extensiveness of their stomachs.

Not only are abdominal programs safe for expectant women; those are even recommended for them due to the umpteen wellness benefits that they present. One of the health benefits of abdominal exercises for preggies is their strengthening results on the abdominal and pelvic muscles of the woman. These abdominal muscle and pelvic walls need to be strengthened because a lot of force will be exerted upon them during the process of labor and delivery. Other benefit is felt during the period of recovery, since women who exercised during gestation ambulate early than those who did not, thus aiding in better and quicker recovery.

There are several abs routines that can be safely done by pregnant women, like the pelvic tilt and abdominal curl up. In the pelvic tilt, the woman is made to stand up with her back against the wall, with her soles, upper back, shoulders, and head meeting the wall. The woman should inhale first, then when she exhales, her stomach should be pulled back and her lower back should touch the wall, hence tightening up the abs.

But Then, abdominal curl ups are simply like the regular crunches, except that the pregnant woman should not stress herself too much while doing this work.

Likewise, this abdominal workout should not be done beyond the fourth month of pregnancy, as this necessitates the woman to lie on her back for quite some time. Prolonged flat position can put substantial pressure on the inferior vena cava, hence hindering blood supply to the lower parts of the body.




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