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Exercising During Pregnancy<\/h1>\n

5 Tips from a Pre- and Postnatal Trainer<\/h2>\n

Almost every pregnant woman wonders: can I still exercise? And if so, what is safe and sensible? The short answer is: yes, in almost all cases you can keep exercising! And in most cases, during the first phase of your pregnancy, you can continue with the sports you were already doing.<\/p>\n

Yet online you will find a great deal of contradictory and confusing information. That is why Fenna W\u00fcst<\/a> of The Workout Lab<\/a> wrote this blog for us. Fenna is a qualified movement scientist and experienced personal trainer, specialising in training pregnant women and postnatal recovery and rehabilitation (postpartum).<\/p>\n

She shares the following 5 practical tips on how to stay safe and fit during your pregnancy.<\/p>\n

Tip 1: Keeping Active Is (Almost) Always a Good Idea!<\/h2>\n

We start with the most important tip – even though it is certainly not easy with all the pregnancy-related ailments. Continuing to exercise has many benefits for you and for your baby. It obviously helps you stay fit, but it does much more than that. It also helps with common pregnancy complaints and discomforts, improves your sleep quality, and improves the condition of your baby both in the womb and after birth.<\/p>\n

A useful tip if you really have no energy or feel very nauseous: start with just 5 to 10 minutes of movement. If that goes well, extend the session a little longer. If it really is not working, then that is your exercise done for today. Every moment of movement counts, however small.<\/p>\n

If you are feeling good, there is nothing wrong with continuing to challenge yourself – especially if you were used to doing so before your pregnancy. But can you ever overdo it? Absolutely – read tip 2 to find out which signals to watch for so you can stop in time.<\/p>\n

Tip 2: Listen to Your Body (and Your Midwife)<\/h2>\n

In today’s world, we are used to always pushing on. We are always busy and try to do everything at once. We often ignore the signals from our bodies – and yet our pregnant body gives us an enormous number of signals when we are doing too much.<\/p>\n

Learn to truly listen to these signals and avoid telling yourself “things will calm down from next week onwards”.<\/p>\n

The signals to watch out for:<\/p>\n