How Training Whilst Pregnant Can Prepare You For Parenthood
The benefits of training during pregnancy are well documented and undoubtedly not lost on anyone.
A more active pregnancy, involving a good amount of weight training will help you stay strong during the pregnancy itself but will also give you a better chance of bouncing back after the birth.
But how much of your training is geared towards what you’ll be doing once the baby arrives?
The first few years of the babies life will involve plenty of bending down and picking them up.
Something, that if not trained for, can place a fair amount of strain on the back and shoulders in particular.
Squats, Deadlifts, Lunges etc. are all great exercises to be performing and should form part of any program.
But they don’t fully replicate many of the movements you’ll be performing as a new parent.
Picking things up off of the ground, from different positions and at different angles (some that may feel awkward at first) is a fantastic way to prepare your body for what will be required of it moving forward.
This also applies to Dads, Grandparents, Aunties and Uncles!
We absolutely recommend to get a clearance from your GP or Physiotherapist before commencing a training program. It helps us to understand where to start your program if we know that your pelvic floor has been assessed and that feedback comes back to us. Everything might feel OK on the outside but that isn’t always the case in the inside. We work closely with two awesome Physio practices that specialise in women's health being Be Active Physio and Fitwise who provide us with the assessment results. From there, we can continue to look after your health so you can look after your family.
This detailed blog is a great read from Shira, physiotherapist at Be Active Physio on training and pregnancy.
MARK HALLAM
IoM Health Coach (AHHPS)