Monday, January 7, 2008

Who Should Exercise?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with the American College of Sports Medicine,recommend that 30 minutes or more of moderate exercise should be performed on most, if not all, days of the week. The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists suggest that pregnant women also adopt this recommendation. However,consulting your physician before performing any exercise is very important. Even for those women on bed rest during pregnancy, performing low impact upper body, abdominal and pelvic exercises is often permissible. Your physician will let you know if you have conditions that would contraindicate exercise.

Some of these include:
• Heart disease
• Lung disease
• An incompetent cervix (i.e., the cervix is too weak to remain closed during pregnancy)
• Carrying multiple babies that may be delivered early
• Persistent second or third trimester bleeding
• Placenta previa (a condition caused by the placenta covering the cervix)
• Premature labor during the current pregnancy
• Ruptured membranes
• Pregnancy-induced hypertension

If none of the above apply to you, get ready to begin exercising!


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