Exercising for Two

Exercising for Two

Studies* have shown that pregnant women who get regular aerobic exercise not only boost their own health but may also boost the development of their fetus’s respiratory, cardiovascular, and nervous systems.  The exercise-exposed fetuses showed signs of having a more mature nervous system as well as lower heart rates and higher heart rate variability during breathing movements.  These finding suggest that these fetuses were healthier and developing at a faster rate than the fetuses of non-exercisers.  If you are expecting, hopefully, this will be motivation to get you moving today.  Here are a few aerobic exercises that are easy and fun to do at home or at your gym:

• Brisk Walking
• Biking
• Group Exercise Classes such as Step or Cardio Kick-Boxing
• Swimming
• Dancing
• Jogging
• Using the Elliptical Machine

*The Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences and the University of Kansas Medical Center

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