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Besides improving muscle strength and flexibility, prenatal yoga does a lot more to your physical and mental well-being during pregnancy than you can even decipher.
Some of the most common benefits of prenatal yoga are:
- It improves sleep quality
- It instills mindfulness
- It enhances the strength, flexibility, and endurance of the muscles
- It prepares the body for the upcoming labor and childbirth
- It reduces complaints of lower back pain
If you join a prenatal yoga class, you can also meet other soon-to-be mothers and exchange pregnancy experiences that can improve your mental well-being through the period.
As you inch closer to your delivery date, you need to reduce the intensity of the workout or exercises you are doing. Hefty movement, bouncing, and jumping are a complete no-go during the last stretch of your pregnancy.
Instead, you can go for a light jog or walk around the park. You can also indulge in some stretching and movement on the gym ball to induce labor. Besides that, swimming and pelvic floor exercises (Kegels) are also considered safe to do.
