Sports not recommended for the pregnant woman

The physical exercise is fully recommended during pregnancy . Among other benefits: minimizes depression and anxiety, helps maintain an appropriate weight, increases the feeling of well-being, reduces the discomfort of pregnancy and recovery after delivery is faster. However, we must not forget that

The physical exercise is fully recommended during pregnancy. Among other benefits: minimizes depression and anxiety, helps maintain an appropriate weight, increases the feeling of well-being, reduces the discomfort of pregnancy and recovery after delivery is faster.

However, we must not forget that during these months the change in the body of the woman is very large, and we have some limitations when choosing the physical activity to perform.

Physical activities to avoid during pregnancy

Physical activities that are not recommended are those that can be dangerous or that carry risks of falls, injuries or you can hit your abdomen. Among them are skiing, horse riding, polo, rafting, karate and martial arts, boxing, basketball, skating, squash and diving.We must also take into account those exercises that have a high impact on the pelvic floor: running, jumping among others

can seriously damage muscles that are already weakened because of pregnancy, causing urinary incontinence, among others. of weight in the vagina, including problems during intercourse. On the other hand, although it seems logical it is necessary to say it: they are totally inadvisable those exercises and practices that pull too much of the straight abs (the classic abdominals, getting up and lying down suddenly, without going to be on the side). All this

weakens the tissue that lies below these two large muscles , which is called the linea alba, which can even break it, and end up in the postpartum in a diastasis of recti.That is why we advise women to exercise always under the supervision of professionals who understand changes in the body during the 9 months of pregnancy, and its peculiarities and adaptations; and we discourage

those activities that can put pregnancy at risk , or produce complications to the mother in the short, medium and long term.