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December 29th, 2009 | 
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Pregnant women are requested to do a lot of exercises during their post-pregnancy period by their doctors. Exercises are not only beneficial to the mother, but benefit the baby in the womb too. As the body undergoes a number of changes, in the early stages of pregnancy, the exercises should be light and should not involve a lot of energy.
If you had been doing strenuous exercises before the pregnancy period, it is necessary to do only mild exercises. This helps in stabilizing the blood flow in the body. Before you start your pregnancy exercises, the first thing to be done is to consult your doctor.
The doctor will advise you to do light exercises 3-4 times a week, unless you are having some medical complications. The most common exercises recommended by the doctors are, swimming, walking, and yoga.
If you lift weights regularly, it should be consulted with the doctor too.
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