Ten reasons to follow a program designed with safe and fit pregnancy exercises:

  1) Speedier recovery after delivery
  2) Increased sense of well being and self esteem
       during and after pregnancy
  3) Less leg cramps
  4) Larger placenta which in turn provides an
       increased nutrient base for the baby
  5) Decrease the risk of excessive weight gain
       caused by an increase of fat storage
  6) Stronger lower back which in turn reduces
       the risk of lower back pains
  7) Decrease the likelihood of varicose veins
  8) Reduced chances of having a Caesarean birth
  9) Higher chances of achieving labor either a
       few days earlier or on time
10) Exercise helps prepare the body for the stresses
       imposed by labor and delivery

According to a Women ’s Health Advisory from the University of Michigan, regular pregnancy exercises will:

• Strengthen the muscles needed for labour
   and delivery
• Help reduce backaches, constipation, bloating
   and swelling
• Will improve posture
• Give you energy & improve your overall mood
• Lessens some of the normal discomforts
   of pregnancy
• Help you sleep better

Benefits of safe pregnancy exercises provided by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists include:

• It can ease and prevent aches and pains of
   pregnancy including constipation,
   varicose veins, backaches & exhaustion
• Active women are better prepared for labour
   and delivery and recover more quickly
• Exercise may lower the risk of high blood
   pressure & diabetes during pregnancy
• Fit women have an easier time getting back to
   a healthy weight after pregnancy
• Regular exercise may improve sleep during
   pregnancy
• Staying active can protect your emotional health.
   Pregnant women who exercise seem to have a
   better self–esteem and a lower risk of
   depression and anxiety