According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, you can follow these tips for your spouse to have safe and healthy work-outs:
- When exercising, start slowly, let her progress gradually, and cool down slowly
- One should be able to talk while exercising. If not, your spouse may be exercising too intensely
- Make sure she takes frequent breaks
- Don’t let her exercise on her back after the first trimester. This can put too much pressure on an important vein and limit blood flow to the baby
- Make sure she avoids jerky, bouncing and high-impact movements. Connective tissues stretch much more easily during pregnancy. So these types of movements put her at risk of joint injury
- Don’t let her exercise at high altitudes (more than 6,000 feet). It can prevent the baby from getting enough oxygen
- Make sure she drinks lots of fluids before, during and after exercising
- Make sure she doesn’t work-out in extreme heat or humidity
- If she feels uncomfortable, short of breath or tired, make her take a break and take it easier when she resumes exercise
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