As long as your Doctor approves exercise, it can be the best thing that you could do for you and your Baby! Exercise could make labor and delivery easier, make you feel better as you adapt to “living” for two.

There are  a few simple rules to keep you and your baby safe:

1. Consult you Doctor or Midwife Always check with your caregiver to be sure that exercise is safe for you and your baby.

2. Eat more. Exercise burns calories, so make sure that you replace them with healthy food to help strengthen your body. Usually 300 more calories a day than before you were pregnant.

3.Wear comfortable clothes. Nothing constricting.

4.No Contact Sports. It seems obvious, but you need to protect your precious cargo!

5.Make sure that you warm up and cool down.

6.Drink plety of water

7. Do not lie flat on your back. After the first trimester, lying flat on your back puts pressure on the vena cava, which restricts bood flow to your heart, and may deminish blood flow to your brain and uterus, making you dizzy, short of breath and nauseated

8.Keep moving and don’t overdo it. Blood can pool in your legs and decrease blood flow to your uterus,  when you stand still for prolonged periods of time. And, if you cannot cary on a conversation while you are working out, slow down

9.Don’t get overheated. Raising your core temperature over 102 for more than 10 minutes can harm your baby. Do not let your heart rate exeed 140 bpms during exercise

10. Get up from the floor slowly. As your center of gravity changes, you can become dizzy and fall.

Make sure that you make exercise a part of your daily routine, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, you can safely engage in 30 minutes or more of moderate exercise on most, if not all, days of the week, as long as you have your Doctors permission.