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Staying Active With Prenatal Exercises

By Wintergreen • Founder & Director, Common Knowledge Trust 📲 Send Guide to Partner on WhatsApp

Staying active … is that a way to prepare your body for birth? There’s a "yes" and a "no" to that.

  • YES: Staying active protects your heart in pregnancy because you have 50% more blood flowing in your body so staying active helps your heart to stay strong.
  • NO Staying active has ZERO to do with how you prepare your physical, pregnant body to let out a big object with a head the size of a grapefruit.

 

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