{"id":4244,"date":"2016-01-19T09:04:57","date_gmt":"2016-01-19T09:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alldaychemist.com\/blog\/?p=4244"},"modified":"2023-07-18T11:48:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T11:48:26","slug":"yoga-for-pregnant-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alldaychemist.com\/blog\/yoga-for-pregnant-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoga for pregnant women"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yoga is a natural and holistic way to attain a healthy body and a relaxed mind. During pregnancy when women have to deal with fatigue, mood swings, leg cramps and breathing issues, yoga for pregnant women can go a long way towards easing the symptoms ensuring an easy nine months followed by a smooth delivery.<\/p>\n

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The practice of yoga for women can prepare your body and mind for child birth. The postures can help to keep your body in a good condition and reduce some of the common pregnancy symptoms including constipation and morning sickness. It can also work to ensure easier labor by reducing tension around the birth canal and cervix and by opening the pelvis. The aim of pregnancy yoga is also to enable the mother to bring the child into the world with the least hassle and absolutely no health complications.<\/p>\n

It is essential that a pregnant woman takes into account her medical history before she engages in yoga. During the first trimester, it is best to engage in standing yoga poses as these will help to make the legs strong, improve circulation and also reduce leg cramps.<\/p>\n

Also Read:Rejuvenate Your Body through Yoga<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

In the second and third trimester, you may engage in some very mild yoga for pregnant women to prevent overwork and fatigue. Instead, you can do more meditation and breathing. It is advised that you do not engage in yoga exercises from the tenth till the fourteenth week of pregnancy as these are crucial times.<\/p>\n

Yoga postures that put pressure on the stomach and other difficult postures are best avoided in the advanced stages of pregnancy. Also, the first three months are very crucial and the chances of a miscarriage are high. It is therefore important to exercise the utmost caution at this time.<\/p>\n

Yoga works to keep a pregnant mother calm and happy as well. By engaging in yoga for women regularly, happy hormones known as endorphins are released in the body that work to keep the mother positive and energetic and keep erratic mood swings at bay. Here are some effective yoga exercises for women.<\/p>\n

Vakrasna \u2013 Twisted pose<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Sit straight with legs stretched in front \u2022 Take a breath in and lift your arms till shoulder level with your palms are facing down \u2022 Breathing out, twist your body gently from the waist towards your right, moving your head and hands together. Place your right hand behind as much as possible \u2022 Breathe in and come back to the original position \u2022 Repeat on the left side<\/p>\n

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This exercise benefits your spine, hands, neck and legs and also gives a gentle massage to the abdominal muscles.<\/p>\n

Utkatasana – Chair pose<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Stand straight with feet 12 inches apart \u2022 Breathe in and lift your heels; raise your arms simultaneously to shoulder level, palms facing down \u2022 Breathing out sit with your toes in a squat pose. \u2022 In case you are not comfortable standing on your toes, squat with both the feet flat on the ground \u2022 Slowly breathing in stand up in the original position, hands straight \u2022 Breathing out once again go down in the same position<\/p>\n

This exercise helps to strengthen the pelvic and thigh muscles<\/p>\n

Bhadrasana – Butterfly pose<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Sit on a mat and straighten your legs in front \u2022 Keeping the legs on the mat pull them gently together to form a “Namaste” with your feet \u2022 Keep sitting straight without bending forward \u2022 Keep your hands on the knees or thighs \u2022 Hold the posture till you are comfortable \u2022 Gently straighten your legs and repeat<\/p>\n

This posture helps to make the pelvic region and inner thighs strong<\/p>\n

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Paryankasana – Ham’s pose with one leg<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Lie down on your back and gently straighten your legs \u2022 Fold the right leg in the knee and hold the posture for some time \u2022 Release the leg and repeat the same with your left leg<\/p>\n

This exercise helps to make the thigh, pelvic and abdominal muscles strong<\/p>\n

Konasana – Angle pose<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Stand straight with a gap of 24 inches between your feet \u2022 Gently lift your right hand, keeping your elbow straight \u2022 Stretch gently upwards and bend side wards to your left \u2022 Hold the position for some time \u2022 Breathing out, come back to the normal position and keep your hands down \u2022 Repeat the same with the other hand<\/p>\n

Also Read:Symptoms of being pregnant<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The exercise works on your waist to keep it flexible and fat-free<\/p>\n

With such effective yoga for pregnant women, it should be an easy pregnancy. However, it is recommended that you do the yoga exercises under the expert guidance of a teacher. Also, for those who have not been doing yoga before pregnancy, they should not rush into following a regime without medical consent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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