Photo: GettyimagesMyth 1.Swimming is the best sport during Swimming is good for pregnant women because it allows you to exercise your body, but at the same time it relaxes you. However, not everything is so great. Firstly, after swimming in the pool, your appetite increases, and overeating is not good at all during pregnancy. Secondly, swimming breaststroke with your head above water creates excessive stress on the neck and lower back, which can lead to increased pain in the pelvic area. And thirdly, it is not recommended to swim on your back in the late stages of pregnancy, since the baby is already large and can squeeze the blood vessels in the abdominal cavity.Photo: Gettyimages Myth 2. You do not have to run during pregnancy. This is ambiguous. If you are new to running, then you should not start doing this at such a crucial time for you. It is better to give preference to more gentle loads - swimming, walking, lightweight cardiovascular equipment. If you are a runner with experience, then continue, but do not overdo it, try not to overheat, especially in the first trimester. In addition, run on level ground to avoid falls and injuries.Photo: GettyimagesMyth 3.You can’t work out at the gymPumping up your muscles with weights isn’t the first thing you think of when it comes to pregnancy. However, when you find yourself in the delivery room in a few months, your muscles will come in handy. Squats on a gym ball, lunges, and even regular walking will help strengthen your lower body, while push-ups will tone your arms and back. Overall, a full-body workout will build endurance, which is important for labor.Myth 4: You need to eat a lot during pregnancyThis is a completely outdated opinion. Being obsessed with food can lead to excess weight, which is not good for you or your baby. Yes, pregnant women always want to eat, no matter how much you eat. Therefore, it is important to maintain reasonable portion sizes. You can choose a balanced diet that includes proteins, fiber, healthy fats, and carbohydrates that are rich in nutrients. In this case, the risk of postpartum obesity is practically zero.Photo: Gettyimages Myth 5. Exercises to strengthen the pelvic floor are pleasant, but insignificant. During pregnancy, these exercises are often considered as additional, but in fact they help to cope with such trouble as urinary incontinence, which is often found in the period of carrying a child. But most importantly, with the help of Kegel gymnastics, it is easier for pregnant women to continue their sex life, and when the time comes - to give birth. These exercises are quite simple to perform, but the result cannot be overestimated. The fact is that during pregnancy, the pelvic floor muscles relax, their elasticity decreases. But if you regularly tighten and relax the muscles of the perineum for 10−15 minutes several times a day, their condition can be restored. Myth 6. It’s not worth continuing to continue your ABS workouts during pregnancy. You can continue to workout during the first trimester, provided that there is no doctor’s ban. In the future, it is recommended to exclude exercises performed on the back. Of course, a developed press is important so that after birth the body quickly acquires its former forms, but do not abuse it! If earlier you regularly performed exercises for abdominal muscles, go to a more gentle workout. If the sport is not your friend, then you do not need to start in pregnancy. Suffer, here only 9 months.Photo: GettyimagesMyth 7.If you breastfeed your baby, the weight will go away on its ownOh, if only it were that simple! On the contrary, breastfeeding triggers the hormones responsible for appetite. The baby needs to be fed, which means the mother needs to eat too. As a result, the weight even increases. But this is normal. Just enjoy this time. You are a mother, you should be healthy and happy. And you can fight the excess weight later. Myth 8. Your figure will never be the sameAnd this is the most inflated myth of all. Most likely, it was invented by lazy mothers. For example, I know women who even after two cesareans got their figure back. It's all about perseverance and willingness to work on yourself. You can finally return to intensive training, you can use the baby as a simulator and it is absolutely necessary to move a lot, then the process will go. The main thing is not to give up. And it is also a lot of fun to play sports with the whole family. In general, there are a lot of options, if only there is desire. Pregnancy is a wonderful period. But it is quite possible to spend it usefully if you listen to the advice of the doctor who is monitoring your pregnancy, and most importantly – to yourself....Read More