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If sports are strongly recommended during pregnancy, the discipline is often put aside for fear of the possible consequences of the movements on the future child. Wrong. Details from two gynecologists.
Exercising during pregnancy is important for living well, limiting weight gain, muscle loss, and even reducing the risk of postpartum depression. It is generally important for our health, our well-being and that of the baby. But are all subjects good for practice? Are they all safe for the unborn baby when the belly is rounded? Among them there is one that often seems to us to be forbidden. And yet.
A limit that should not be exceeded
It’s about running. Many women wonder if they can continue their practice as their pregnancy progresses, supported by more or less clear opinions from those around them. The answer is obvious: running is not on the list of prohibited during pregnancy. It is even quite the opposite, because there is no prior contraindication, and it is applied up to a certain threshold. “In a pregnancy where everything is going well, you can run until the fifth month,” Carol Maiter, a gynecologist at the National Institute for Sport, Exercise and Performance (Insep), told us.
After the fifth month, it is better to change the activity to swimming pool for example. “Running remains an impact sport, and as the abdomen increases, the weight supported by the perineum will be greater, with the risk of urinary incontinence. Knees and hips will also suffer from this weight. The arch of the back changes and there is a risk of sciatica or back pain,” the doctor warned.
Moderate your pace and let your doctor know
To ensure that you are not exposed to any risks, it is strongly recommended that you seek the advice of your doctor early in your pregnancy. Then we make sure to adjust the intensity of our outputs. In a previous article, obstetrician-gynecologist Alain Tamborini advised “not to start a new training program that involves increasing the distance or duration of exercise.”
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To protect your child, you need to control your speed. “It is necessary to run at a moderate pace, that is, to be able to talk without being out of breath, in order to preserve the health of the fetus and not to deprive the child of oxygen,” emphasized gynecologist Carol Maiter.
Source: Le Figaro
