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For all the expectant women folks who would like to have a firm, toned body, increased strength and flexibility, reduced body-aches and fatigue, reduced back-pain and a host of other benefits, pre-natal yoga is the best form of exercise. Further, pregnancy yoga will ensure not only yours but your child’s well-being too. Hence, you should begin doing it right away.
It is required that expecting mothers do pre-natal pregnancy Yoga under some expert supervision. Hence, first locate an instructor who specializes in teaching such a form of yoga. However, if you are not able to find one then you can do with your regular Yoga instructor. But do inform her of your medical condition so that she can modify the poses for your safe work-outs.
If you are going to try yoga for the first time, then ensure that you enroll yourself in the beginner’s class only. If there are no such studios around you where beginner level yoga is taught, you can buy yourself a pre-natal pregnancy Yoga DVD from the market and make your living room your personal studio.
Always work out on a Yoga mat. Either use an extra thick Yoga mat or use extended layers of cushioning beneath your mat. This will absorb all your body weight and will equally distribute it across the mat, resulting in less damage from underneath. Moreover, ensure that there are no irritants (PVC, for example) present in the material of your mat.
Dress your self in clothes that are meant for exercises. They should allow you complete freedom of movement in all directions. Further, they should also insulate you from any type of harsh weather that might prevail around you while you workout. Your body too will witness a fluctuation in temperature. Your clothes should be able to negate the effects of that as well.
Your ability to carry out various yoga poses will change from trimester to trimester. A brief overview is present below-
1. You won’t feel mush during your first trimester. However, do take note of any pain or discomfort that you feel. At times you might experience morning sickness, or general nausea but these are common during early phase of pregnancy. On a cautionary note, do not take up yoga as an exercise regimen. Skip if you want to.
2. The second trimester would see you a little more relaxed. Now you will be easily able to slip into a schedule of sorts and would be able to do most of the poses. Due to an enhanced need for nutrients and energy, it is recommended that you have a small snack before you begin.
3. The third trimester would see some change in your yoga practice, induced largely due to your increased stomach size. Now would be the time to go easy on those poses. Do not stay in the poses for too long. Also, have proximity to any type of frame just in case you need some support in the middle of your yoga practice.
All this while, it is better that you never over exert yourself. Though the body would release hormones that would allow you to stretch and expand your muscles, it would be advisable that your and your baby’s interest is always kept on the top. So do only that much which you and your baby can enjoy.
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