PRENATAL AEROBIC AND RESISTANCE TRAINING CAN HAVE TREMENDOUS BENEFITS FOR MOTHER AND CHILD, IMPROVING DELIVERY AND POSTPARTUM RECOVERY. DAILY MOVEMENTS TO ENCOURAGE DEEP CORE STRENGTHENING, EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF POSTURE, AND AVOIDING EXERCISES THAT CAUSE DISCOMFORT MAY MINIMIZE COMMON AILMENTS OF PREGNANCY MEANWHILE IMPROVING MOBILITY OF DAILY FUNCTION. A VIDEO ABSTRACT OF THIS ARTICLE CAN BE FOUND IN VIDEO, SUPPLEMENTAL DIGITAL CONTENT 1, HTTP://LINKS.LWW.COM/SCJ/A218.
THE BENEFITS OF PRENATAL EXERCISE ARE EXTENSIVE FOR THE MOTHER AND CHILD. AEROBIC AND RESISTANCE TRAINING ARE SAFE WITH PROPER MODIFICATIONS SPECIFIC TO THE CLIENT'S NEEDS AND ADVANCING GESTATION. TRAINING A PRENATAL CLIENT REQUIRES UNDERSTANDING OF THE PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES OF PREGNANCY TO OPTIMIZE THE EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION AND RESULTING OUTCOMES.
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