The diet, safe exercise to prevent obesity during pregnancy, says the study

According to a study by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), pregnant women can safely limit their weight gain through diet and exercise interventions. There are already enough complications for overweight and obese women and for pregnancy. Weight gain during pregnancy can increase the risk of serious complications such as childhood obesity or diabetes, for them and for the baby. Lead author, Alan Peaceman, of the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, said the study asserted that "women can change behaviors to control the amount of weight gained during pregnancy." – about four pounds per woman – did not result in obstetric complications, including cesarean section, diabetes, hypertension and preeclampsia, or changed the average birth weight of the baby.
This could be due to the fact that it is usually late to change the result in the second quarter. The author argues that to reduce the risk of obstetric complications, diet, exercise and other lifestyle changes must occur "before or immediately after conception".

For the study, published in the journal Obesity, the teams recruited 1,150 participants (579 women had a lifestyle intervention, 571 had standard care), from the second trimester to birth. Each trial offered a varied lifestyle intervention, but all were aimed at improving the quality of diet and reducing calories, increasing physical activity, and incorporating behavioral strategies such as diet and lifestyle. ; self-monitoring. Overweight and obese women are a critical group to target because they have higher rates of weight gain during pregnancy and weight maintenance after childbirth. They are also more likely to have obese children.

Here are some of the best and safest exercises for pregnant women that can prevent weight gain and obesity:

• Yoga: Anti-stress breathing exercises like Pranayama are very good for staying calm throughout pregnancy. You must especially try Nadi Shodhan Pranayam (Alternative nostril breathing) and Bhramari Pranayama (Drone breathing). These can help your mind focus and help you overcome any physical discomfort you may have.
• Aqua Yoga: In this, asanas are practiced in the water. Aqua yoga reduces gravitational pull causing less stress on your body. Your body needs to work more on balance because of the constant movement of the water, with less pain. The pool is a great place to try challenging poses as there is less chance that you will hurt yourself during a fall.
• Aqua Aerobics: It is aerobic exercises in the water. These have less impact on the joints.
• Exercise with light dumbbells: It is good to have leg extensions, head extensions and triceps extensions that will increase your blood circulation and help you build muscle strength.

With the contributions of IANS

Posted: 10 September 2018 11:08 | Updated: September 10, 2018 11:14 am