We all know that regular exercise can help us lose weight so as to make our figure more symmetrical and attractive. Besides, regular exercise can also strengthen our muscles, secrete more hormones and make us feel happy and open-minded. This applies not only to any ordinary people, but also to pregnant women. If you feel back pain, swollen ankles and can't sleep while pregnant, you definitely want to do something to minimize the common symptoms while pregnant. Facts have proved that regular exercise while pregnant can not only help you improve your mood, reduce many pregnancy symptoms and recover faster after delivery, but also bring many unexpected benefits to your baby.
Exercise while pregnant is one of the best things you can do for yourself and your baby. The American Sports Commission pointed out that prenatal exercise helps to stabilize and promote mood, and reduces discomfort while pregnant such as swelling, constipation, insomnia and fatigue. But if you want to achieve better exercise while pregnant, it is essential to use a piece of good aerobic fitness equipment. In much aerobic fitness equipment, the rowing machine well deserves your attention. It provides an impact-free form of exercise that won't cause back pain or any risk to you or your baby, so you can use it for exercise throughout your pregnancy. In the following article, I will discuss with you three questions that you might want to know about using the rowing workout machine while pregnant. Please keep reading.
What are the benefits of using it while pregnant?
The fitness rowing machine is one of the best exercise options for you while pregnant, because using it can really bring you many benefits. First of all, it can provide you with a safe and low-impact exercise. When you use rowing workout machine to exercise, you sit all the way, which is very safe for you and gentle for your joints. What's more, it also means that it will not put any pressure on your back or the fetus in your belly, and at the same time minimize the possibility of your injury. Secondly, it can help you reduce discomfort while pregnant. As we all know, body swelling is one of the most common symptoms while pregnant. However, if you use rowing workout machine to exercise while pregnant, your heart rate will increase and your blood circulation will speed up, thus helping to reduce the swelling and puffiness of your body. Thirdly, it can help you maintain a healthy weight while pregnant. Rowing can provide you with full-body exercise because it combines different muscle groups. Therefore, you can easily burn calories through this exercise while pregnant (but remember never to overdo it). Finally, it can help you stabilize and improve your mood while pregnant and make you feel happy.
How to use it safely and correctly while pregnant?
For the safety of you and your baby, you need to be especially careful when using rowing workout machine for exercise while pregnant. Here are 3 steps to use the rowing machine safely and correctly while pregnant. First, tie your feet in a lower position. When you use rowing workout machine to exercise while pregnant, you may not be able to keep a good balance because of your big belly. So before you start rowing, please make sure your feet and straps are firmly fixed. You should tie your feet in a lower position to get unlimited range of motion. If you put your feet too high, your range of motion will be limited. Secondly, separate your legs to the sides. If you keep your legs and knees straight forward, you won't have much range of motion. In addition, keeping your legs and knees straight forward will also make you feel uncomfortable, because it may squeeze your big belly. When exercising on rowing workout machine while pregnant, it will feel more comfortable and natural to spread your legs to your sides. This posture will also provide more space for your baby in your belly. Finally, pull the handle of rowing workout machine to the middle to the upper chest. If you want to avoid hitting your baby while rowing, you must pull the handle of rowing workout machine to your middle or upper chest to ensure the safety of you and your baby.
What should pay attention to when using it for exercise while pregnant?
Exercise with rowing exercise machine while pregnant requires extra care. You need to pay attention to the following points. First, prevent your core body temperature from overheating. Many pregnant women including you may soon feel hot during exercise with rowing workout machine. Therefore, you'd better choose to exercise in a room with a fan or air conditioning. Secondly, rest as much as possible. While pregnant, you will easily feel tired, so you should also take care to rest as much as possible to avoid hurting your body and your baby in the belly because of excessive exercise.
As you can see, you can use a rowing machine to exercise while pregnant, which is very safe for you and your baby in the belly. I hope you can benefit from this article.
