Effects of Post Natal Training
Post natal training is a great way of structually getting back into shape, however intensity levels need to be considered due to type of pregnancy and proxity to birth.
Benefits of training.
Understanding the benefits of postnatal exercise training can help to give women the motivation to get moving again after their pregnancy has ended.
Postnatal exercise training can help a woman to adjust back to life post pregnancy. While you can resume gentle workouts within days of the delivery, it is usually recommended that more serious workouts do not begin until six weeks after the birth (12 weeks after a caesarean section). Your doctor will usually tell you when it is safe for you to resume working out.
What types of training.
The benefits of postnatal exercise training are many and varied, and include both physical and psychological areas:
- Increased muscular enduranceIncreased stamina
- Increased energy
- Increased metabolic rate
- Increased weight loss
- Increased self confidence
- Reduced anxiety
- Improved posture
What exercises you perform will depend partly upon what you were doing before hand this is not usually a time to start something new. It is far better to continue with the workouts you were performing before the birth.
Given the demands of caring for a newborn, anything that you can do to relax you and give you more energy and stamina is to be welcomed.
In summary.
In addition, many women find that getting their weight back to pre-pregnancy levels is an important part of feeling that they have their old self, their old body back.
