24th Apr 2010

Swimming While Pregnant – Get out your Maternity Swimwear!


Sticking to a regular exercise routine while you’re pregnant provides great benefits to you and your baby so find that maternity swimsuit today! Gentle exercise during pregnancy reduces symptoms like back ache and staying fit up until your due date will help provide you with the stamina for an active birth. Exercise is also great for the mind and reduces stress, helping you to keep a positive attitude and stay calm throughout your pregnancy.

It’s important not to overdo it however, as strenuous exercise can cause more harm than good. Pregnancy is definitely not the time to start up a running program if you were previously a couch potato! The safest types of exercise to take up while you’re pregnant include walking, swimming and pre-natal yoga.

Swimming is the favorite choice for many pregnant women for several reasons:

  • The water supports your growing body, giving you a feeling of weightlessness which is pleasant when you’re used to feeling the size of an elephant on dry land!
  • Swimming keeps your body cool while you’re exercising – particularly important during pregnancy as your unborn baby cannot regulate his or her temperature and it’s important not to let your core temperature rise too much.
  • Swimming is a low impact exercise that’s easy on your joints. It’s very difficult to stretch too far or injure yourself while you’re swimming.
  • It’s easy and cheap to join your local pool or even swim in the ocean if you’re lucky enough to live by the coast.
  • You often lose your sense of balance as your pregnancy progressing, making some exercises like yoga difficult. In the water your body is always supported so there’s no need to worry about falling over.
  • Swimming is fun! You can adjust your pace to whatever you feel comfortable with and even just floating around in the water will provide you with more benefit than sitting or lying down.
  • Swimming is a great excuse to show off your bump! There’s a great range of maternity swimwear available these days so it’s easy to look cute and fashionable while you’re working out.

swimming in pregnancy

Swimming is a safe exercise for every trimester in pregnancy and you can continue to do it right up until the third trimester. Breast stroke is a great style of swimming while you’re pregnant as it requires less exertion than other strokes and helps lengthen the muscles in your chest which can become misaligned during pregnancy, causing discomfort.

Remember to start off slowly, especially if your body wasn’t used to a regular exercise routine before you became pregnant. Listen to your body and take care not to over exert yourself. You will probably find as your pregnancy progresses that you get tired more quickly and may have to reduce the duration of your exercise. This is perfectly normal as your body becomes larger and requires more effort to move around.

Some swimming pools and gyms offer antenatal swimming classes and this is a great way to stick to your exercise routine, ensure you’re exercising safely and meet other mothers to be.  Ask in your local leisure centre or your health care provider who may be able to recommend local classes.

Once you’re past the first trimester of pregnancy you should start thinking about acquiring some maternity swimwear. Specialist maternity swimsuits have lots of stretch for your growing bump and provide extra support in the bust area, as you may have gone up a cup size or two. While it used to be difficult to find a flattering maternity swim suit, there is a huge range of styles available now from bikinis to tankinis and more. There’s no need to forgo style for comfort and there are several collections available from high class swimwear designers, designed especially for pregnant women.

To find your perfect maternity swimsuit, you need go no further than this website! Maternity Swimwear Shop provides you with all the advice you need to choose the perfect swim suit to see you through your pregnancy.

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