Doing sports during pregnancy is a small must. However, the condition requires adjustments on the practicing or change of the type of sport being practiced.
The sport should not endanger you or the baby by no means. Some things can be practiced fairly safely during the first 3 months of the pregnancy, however a lot of women experience frequent nausea during this period and are generally weak, which may interfere with the sports. The best sports during pregnancy are considered running, swimming, pilates and yoga. All of them adjusted for the pregnant women. If you would like to practice something else, then you should consider the following things:
1. First and foremost you should consult your personal doctor, pediatrician or whatever responsible medical authority is considered appropriate in your country. They can give you additional advices, based on your general health condition.
2. No pushing, falling, bumping, heavy jumping (especially in the late months, when the belly is heavy and grown). No heavy weights lifting. No jerky (sudden) movements.
3. Your heart rate changes during pregnancy. Whatever you do, you should keep your heart rate during the exercises on moderate level. You should never loose your breath, i.e. your exercise should be such that if you have to stop suddenly for a talk, you don’t need to catch your breath beforehand.
4. Avoid overheating your body. It endangers the baby. Have a lot of drinking water with you.
5. The body releases “relaxin” which makes your joints more flexible. No hard stretching during pregnancy, because you run into danger of injuring yourself permanently.
6. Stop with the sit-ups when the abdominal muscles divide.
7. With the belly growing the centre of balance shifts. The possibility of falling increases.
8. Use good bra and pregnancy shawl to support for your belly.
After all those general remarks, you can decide by yourself how to practice capoeira during pregnancy. Indeed practicing with a partner imposes danger of falling of being accidentally kicked. Yet with a partner you can practice
movimentacao.
Au-s and all positions close to ground will become difficult with the progress of the pregnancy. Twisting knee joints will become questionable at certain point (for example
armada imposes danger of overtwisting the supporting knee and loosing your balance).
Consider practicing the kicks but without force. Concentrate on technique and “tai-chi” like movements. For the latter, capoeira angola scores above regional (contemporanea)*.
You should stop doing whatever you exercise if
1. You feel sudden sickness and nausea;
2. You feel pain, especially in the belly;
3. Your heart rate increases too much;
4. You feel headache;
5. You experience bleeding.
6. Whatsoever that makes you feel bad and uncomfortable.
Enjoy the nine months. Be healthy and share with us your experience
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