What are the benefits of pregnant women's yoga? How long should pregnant women do yoga every day?

Pregnant yoga is different from ordinary yoga, it is more soothing. The benefits of practicing pregnant yoga are that it can relieve discomfort during pregnancy, enhance physical strength and muscle tension, and at the same time relieve tension during pregnancy and improve symptoms of insomnia during pregnancy.

1. Relieve back pressure Pregnant women will be in a state of mental tension due to the constant changes in their bodies during pregnancy, especially the back will bear the added pressure. Yoga exercises can balance the growing abdomen and maintain a good posture.

2. Enhance body balance Pregnant women yoga specific posture exercises can fully alleviate and improve this condition. It can also enhance physical strength and muscle tension, enhance the body's sense of balance, and improve the flexibility and flexibility of the entire muscle tissue.

3. Promote gastrointestinal motility. Pregnancy yoga courses can massage the internal organs, stimulate the glands that control hormone secretion, increase blood circulation, reduce endocrine disorders during pregnancy, and improve postpartum constipation and hemorrhoids caused by poor blood circulation in the upper and lower body and abdomen.

4. Increase cardiopulmonary function Gentle yoga for pregnant women can increase cardiopulmonary function, promote blood circulation and metabolism, and promote the development of the fetal brain and body. It can also reduce fatigue caused by increased oxygen demand during pregnancy and asthma caused by breathing problems.

5. Improve swelling during pregnancy Pregnancy yoga can also control weight and improve swelling. Pregnancy makes some mothers have swollen hands and feet, and their appearance is deformed, which is difficult for beauty-conscious mothers to accept. Pregnancy yoga can enhance blood circulation and metabolism in the body and reduce swelling during pregnancy.

6. Relieve prenatal anxiety. Childbirth consumes a lot of physical energy, so most pregnant women will feel fear and anxiety before childbirth, which is a normal phenomenon. Practicing yoga can make this process easy and simple and help pregnant women maintain a peaceful state of mind before childbirth.

7. Close the distance between mother and baby. The meditation method of maternal yoga can help you cope with emotional fluctuations during pregnancy and enhance your self-regulation awareness. When meditating, your thoughts will be focused on the baby, which can close the distance between you and the baby and help you build a parent-child relationship with the baby in your belly.

8. Speed ​​up postpartum recovery Stretching and strengthening the body helps open the pelvis before delivery. By adjusting the pelvic floor, you can better control the delivery, reduce complications and speed up postpartum recovery.

The recommended daily practice time for pregnant women's yoga is 30-60 minutes. If you are a beginner, 30 minutes of practice is enough, and it also includes time for rest and final relaxation. You should not practice excessively at the beginning. If you have practiced yoga before pregnancy, you can increase it to 60 minutes as appropriate. If you feel uncomfortable, stop practicing immediately and do not force yourself.

The best time for pregnant women to practice yoga is around 6 to 8 in the morning, because the body will be more relaxed after a night's rest, and the bones will also be slightly relaxed. The effect of practicing yoga at this time will be more obvious.

1. Backbend movements: This type of movement will increase the pressure on the back.

2. The action of placing the abdomen on the ground will bring greater burden to the abdomen of pregnant women.

3. Deep twisting and handstand movements.