YOGA

ust like how all things need to be looked into when it comes to health, similarly health needs prime attention in pregnant ladies.

During pregnancy, women have to battle out between mood swings to hunger pangs for tangy things. There is fatigue and sickness. But in one of these tough times when you are expecting, pregnancy yoga is of major help.

Such is the love for yoga that former Miss Universe and B-town actress Lara Dutta who is now the proud mother of a baby girl launched her prenatal yoga DVD ‘Heal with Lara’ under pre-natal yoga expert Tonia Clarke. This explains the role and importance of pregnancy yoga which is fast developing as a fitness trend among would-be mothers.

First let us identify how maternity yoga can help moms-to-be to happily welcome motherhood.

Health Benefits Of Doing Prenatal Yoga Exercises

Here are some amazing benefits of doing pregnancy yoga exercises for normal delivery:

Facilitates Labor

Did you know that maternity yoga is an excellent way for an expecting woman to condition and prepare her body and mind for the birth of her baby? Physical exercise, meditation as well as relaxation do wonders in terms of both maternal and foetal health. When you practice yoga during pregnancy for an hour on a daily basis every day between 18 and 20 weeks, then gestation until childbirth helps to increase the birth weight. By improving muscle strength and flexibility, yoga prepares a woman’s body for labor prior to the event.

Reduces Pain

Yoga has the ability to reduce aches and pains which come with advanced pregnancy, since it helps in stretching of muscles, improving breathing and boosting blood circulation.

Improves Sleep

During advanced pregnancy, sleep is hard to come by due to the restricted positions in which the preggie mother can rest. An activity like yoga not only reduces stress, anxiety, and pain associated with pregnancy, it also improves the quality of sleep and rest during pregnancy.

Calm The Nerves

If you are going through any kind of emotional turmoil, your baby will feel it too. It is important to be peaceful and calm your nerves even in stressful situations. Sometimes it can be hard, but that’s where yoga can help. Yoga trains you for deep breathing, which calms the nervous system and helps you maintain a relaxed demeanor. The calm nervous system also aids with the digestion, helps you sleep better and maintains good immunity, all of which help keep the mom and the baby healthy.

Increase Blood Circulation

Yoga involves a lot of stretches and moves to get your blood flowing. These postures are designed to help improve the blood circulation in the body. Improved blood circulation decreases swelling of the body particularly feet, which is a common problem during pregnancy. It also helps improve immunity, which creates a healthy and nourishing environment for the baby. Other benefits of improved blood circulation include improved sleeping patterns, digestion and overall stamina as your body receives the optimal doses of oxygen.

Let us now find out how yoga for pregnant women can help moms-to-be to stay in shape.