Today, there are many ways of prenatal physical training of the expectant mother, which greatly help women manage pain and overcome negative emotions during childbirth. And among them, undoubtedly, the leading place belongs to exercises in the aquatic environment.
Please note that exercise should not start when a pregnancy test has shown a positive result. Ideally, motor activity should be a way of life. It is possible (and necessary) to start preparing your body for a healthy pregnancy before conception.
The aquatic environment provides obvious benefits for the mother and the unborn baby: the baby lives in close interaction with the mother, eats her food, and responds to her thoughts and feelings. The birth of a child is simply a time of transition from life inside the mother to life outside her, it is the end of one evolution and the beginning of another.
Water is the most important inorganic substance, without which our life is unthinkable. The entire system of fluids circulating in the human body, such as blood and lymph, is formed mainly from water. Water performs the basic functions in the body: it provides the mechanism of osmotic movement, distributes nutrients and takes part in their elimination, maintains a constant temperature of the body, lubricates joints and organs.
Pool can be considered an ideal place for the external interaction of water and the human body. We remind you that physical activity is extremely important for pregnant women, especially for those who prefer a sedentary lifestyle.
The ideal temperature for practical training should be about 30 -31C. Usually in the pools a lower temperature is maintained, but the woman must be careful not to catch a cold.
What will water gymnastics give during pregnancy?
Water will stimulate blood circulation, and massages performed in the pool have a special therapeutic effect. The result of water exercises for pregnant women is the stimulation of the cardiovascular system, improved blood circulation, muscles become elastic, joints are flexible. Water helps a future mom to feel full of energy and a positive attitude. Relaxation and visualization techniques are especially effective if you are immersed in water.
There are also «benefits» for the child. In water, improved blood circulation leads to improved metabolic activity. Slowing down of the mother's respiratory process is felt by the fetus in the form of changes in uterine pressure. A positive attitude caused by the aquatic environment can be considered a very good condition for stimulating the development of the child's cognitive processes.
