Long gone are those days of pregnancy being a condition that puts women on bed rest for 9 months.

Just because a women is pregnant doesn’t mean she has to stop physical activity, if anything there are a number of health benefits associated with exercise during pregnancy. These include reduce backaches, constipation, bloating and swelling, boost in mood and energy levels. It can helping you sleep better, preventing excess weight gain and promoting strength and muscle tone amongst many other benefits.

Exercise during pregnancy has been be a controversial and confusing topic in recent years.

To help clarify why this is so, and how you can best monitor healthy levels of exercise during pregnancy we welcome our special guest Rachel Simpson

Rachel is a women’s health educator, a Physiotherapist, Nutritionist and health coach and natural fertility educator. Her obsession is teaching women how to take control of their health as she teaches women all the things we never learnt in health class- that being about periods, pregnancy and pelvic floor.

We ask Rachel questions including:
Why has exercise during pregnancy been such a controversial and confusing topic in recent years?
Why have the safe exercises during pregnancy changed so regularly?
Why are so many women confused about how to exercise safely during pregnancy?
If a women was physically active before her pregnancy, should she be able to continue her activity in moderation?
Is Low impact aerobics encouraged versus high impact. If so why?
How does your pre-pregnancy physical fitness level affect the appropriate workout intesity a women should set her target heart rate at?
Why is a set target heart rate not appropriate for montitoring exercise intensity in all pregnant women?
What is the Borg Scale and how does it alow owmen to monitor their exercise intsity without having to track their heart rate durig workouts?
What are the benefits in the Borg Scale?
I understand another simple way to monitor your exercise intensity is with the “Talk Test” what can you tell us about this?

 

For Rachel full article, please to go: https://kiddipedia.com.au/how-to-monitor-the-intensity-of-your-pregnancy-workouts-without-tracking-your-heart-rate/

 

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Long gone are those days of pregnancy being a condition that puts women on bed rest for 9 months.
Just because a women is pregnant doesn&rsquo;t mean she has to stop physical activity, if anything there are a number of health benefits associated with exercise during pregnancy. These include reduce backaches, constipation, bloating and swelling, boost in mood and energy levels. It can helping you sleep better, preventing excess weight gain and promoting strength and muscle tone amongst many other benefits.
Exercise during pregnancy has been be a controversial and confusing topic in recent years.
To help clarify why this is so, and how you can best monitor healthy levels of exercise during pregnancy we welcome our special guest Rachel Simpson
Rachel is a women&rsquo;s health educator, a Physiotherapist, Nutritionist and health coach and natural fertility educator. Her obsession is teaching women how to take control of their health as she teaches women all the things we never learnt in health class- that being about periods, pregnancy and pelvic floor.
We ask Rachel questions including:
<ol>
<li>Why has exercise during pregnancy been such a controversial and confusing topic in recent years?</li>
<li>Why have the safe exercises during pregnancy changed so regularly?</li>
<li>Why are so many women confused about how to exercise safely during pregnancy?</li>
<li>If a women was physically active before her pregnancy, should she be able to continue her activity in moderation?</li>
<li>Is Low impact aerobics encouraged versus high impact. If so why?</li>
<li>How does your pre-pregnancy physical fitness level affect the appropriate workout intesity a women should set her target heart rate at?</li>
<li>Why is a set target heart rate not appropriate for montitoring exercise intensity in all pregnant women?</li>
<li>What is the Borg Scale and how does it alow owmen to monitor their exercise intsity without having to track their heart rate durig workouts?</li>
<li>What are the benefits in the Borg Scale?</li>
<li>I understand another simple way to monitor your exercise intensity is with the &ldquo;Talk Test&rdquo; what can you tell us about this?</li>
</ol>
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For Rachel full article, please to go: <a href="https://kiddipedia.com.au/how-to-monitor-the-intensity-of-your-pregnancy-workouts-without-tracking-your-heart-rate/">https://kiddipedia.com.au/how-to-monitor-the-intensity-of-your-pregnancy-workouts-without-tracking-your-heart-rate/</a>
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For more information: <a href="https://www.manawomenswellness.com/">https://www.manawomenswellness.com/</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/manawomenswellness">https://www.facebook.com/manawomenswellness</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/manawomenswellness/">https://www.instagram.com/manawomenswellness/</a>

I know there’s no magic handbook on parenting that can solve all our problems or a wise guru sat somewhere on top of a mountain who can answer all our millions of questions.

I also understand that parenting, although an absolute honour, is most probably the hardest thing anyone will ever have to do. 
Where Kiddipedia derived from was my curiosity: where do parents go for parenting support and answers? 

As Australia’s leading parenting advice website and a world-leading parenting resource, Kiddipedia is committed to delivering evidenced-based information from leading industry experts, and thoughts leaders, to help you be the best parent you can be. 

Together, let’s give children the life they deserve and a positive future.

I know there&rsquo;s no magic handbook on parenting that can solve all our problems or a wise guru sat somewhere on top of a mountain who can answer all our millions of questions.
I also understand that parenting, although an absolute honour, is most probably the hardest thing anyone will ever have to do.&nbsp; Where Kiddipedia derived from was my curiosity: where do parents go for parenting support and answers?&nbsp;
As Australia&rsquo;s leading parenting advice website and a world-leading parenting resource, Kiddipedia is committed to delivering evidenced-based information from leading industry experts, and thoughts leaders, to help you be the best parent you can be.&nbsp;
Together, let&rsquo;s give children the life they deserve and a positive future.

Kiddipedia Podcast

I know there’s no magic handbook on parenting that can solve all our problems or a wise guru sat somewhere on top of a mountain who can answer all our millions of questions.

I also understand that parenting, although an absolute honour, is most probably the hardest thing anyone will ever have to do. 
Where Kiddipedia derived from was my curiosity: where do parents go for parenting support and answers? 

As Australia’s leading parenting advice website and a world-leading parenting resource, Kiddipedia is committed to delivering evidenced-based information from leading industry experts, and thoughts leaders, to help you be the best parent you can be. 
Together, let’s give children the life they deserve and a positive future.

I know there&rsquo;s no magic handbook on parenting that can solve all our problems or a wise guru sat somewhere on top of a mountain who can answer all our millions of questions.
I also understand that parenting, although an absolute honour, is most probably the hardest thing anyone will ever have to do.&nbsp; Where Kiddipedia derived from was my curiosity: where do parents go for parenting support and answers?&nbsp;
As Australia&rsquo;s leading parenting advice website and a world-leading parenting resource, Kiddipedia is committed to delivering evidenced-based information from leading industry experts, and thoughts leaders, to help you be the best parent you can be.&nbsp; Together, let&rsquo;s give children the life they deserve and a positive future.

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