Promotes the Risk of Miscarriage
Your expanding belly causes the center of gravity to shift while you’re pregnant. As a result, you are more likely to stumble and fall or miscarry.
A woman’s uterus expands significantly and places a great deal of pressure on her cervix during pregnancy.
Jumping may result in preterm labor by causing friction between the uterus and cervix.
During the delicate stage of pregnancy, a mother-to-be’s body produces and releases the hormone Relaxin.
This hormone loosens the ligaments of the pelvis. Consequently, the ligaments become more vulnerable to injury.
A pregnant woman is more likely to sustain joint and ligament injuries or fractures when she performs vigorous exercises like jumping.
The Benefits of Exercise During Pregnancy
While pregnant, you can engage in a variety of exercises like walking, yoga, swimming, or stretching.
Additionally, you need to choose a pregnancy-appropriate exercise program.
The advantages of engaging in such light exercise during pregnancy are listed below:
Pregnant women are advised to participate in low-impact activities like walking, swimming, and stretching.
However, exercises that involve jarring motions, such as skipping, jumping, or hopping, should be avoided or reduced for pregnant women.
These are just a few alternatives you can use as a stand-in; get inventive to keep your training versatile.
How do you know when to stop performing higher impact exercises?
Keep in mind that this is only temporary and that it will do you a lot of good in the long run.
Due to the baby and the additional strain it places on the pelvic floor, the pelvic floor isn’t able to respond to higher impact movements during pregnancy as effectively as it can when it’s not pregnant. The pressure in your abdominal cavity is heightened by the growth of your baby (or babies, if you are expecting twins). An increase in abdominal pressure results in an increase in pressure on the pelvic floor, which results in an increase in pelvic floor stress. Pelvic floor problems may become more likely as a result of this increase in stress.
As for when a woman should stop performing these exercises, that will vary from one woman to the next. When another woman may need to stop earlier in the first trimester, one woman may be fine continuing them well into the second trimester. Since every woman is different, what works for one woman might not work for another, it’s important to take your unique situation into account.