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The Need of Fitness Coaches During Pregnancy

In Australia over 54,000 women needing pregnancy personal trainers.

By Roy YerkesPublished 3 years ago 3 min read
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The Need of Fitness Coaches During Pregnancy
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Research indicates that approximately 234 400 jobs are available for personal trainers in Australia, with over 54,000 women needing pregnancy personal trainers. There's no wonder such highly trained and dedicated professionals are in high demand among people who want to improve their body, their health, and their lifestyle overall. Any individual who has health problems or just wants to lose a few pounds can use the help of an online fitness coach to reach their fitness goals, regardless of how they feel physically or what their motivation is.

Why Need an Online Fitness Coach At All?

Personal trainers are considered, on average, by the majority of people as a valuable ally who can help them improve their physical health and fitness level. Trainers assess each client's physical condition before recommending an exercise and health policy that will suit their needs. An exercise and activity regimen will be prescribed based upon the assessment, which is aimed at helping the client achieve their highest level of health and fitness.

The Skepticism

After establishing the worth and role of personal trainers, the question remains: Why should you hire a personal online fitness coach these days while pregnant? We need to answer a much more important question first: Should a pregnant woman exercise? What about pregnancy fitness? Does it really matter that much?

The Changes in Your Body

The body undergoes many changes and must adapt to a whole new set of demands during the rewarding but physically challenging experience of pregnancy. During pregnancy and delivery, your body must be strong enough to cope with the daily demands of work, personal interests, and family obligations. Thus, you may wish to take advantage of a pregnancy online fitness coach near you to help you on your journey as an expectant mother; one who will guide you through this exciting and somewhat challenging process.

Preparing You Mentally and Physically

Generally speaking, a pregnancy personal trainer is highly educated, experienced, and capable, an effective facilitator and assistant who keeps you on track; partnering with you throughout your pregnancy to prepare you physically and mentally for childbirth.

Ensuring the Safety

In pregnancy, a personal trainer is someone who makes sure their clients, as well as the baby, are safe and injury-free through the exercises they perform during pregnancy. Pregnancy trainers will design a set of exercises that are tailored to their client's physical needs, and they will guide their clients through every step of the prescribed exercise regimen. In addition to monitoring a client's health, a certified pregnancy personal trainer will also ensure that the prescribed exercises lead to most or all of the desired outcomes. Any potential issues arising from this regimen will be addressed by the trainer and/or the expectant mother's physician if it adversely affects the expecting mother.

The Modern Woman

This prescription for modern women, however, doesn't work. In addition to her duties as a working mother, she also balances the demands of her career and her personal life. Also, she does not intend to give up her pregnancy.

Breaking the Stereo-Type

Stereo-typically, pregnant women are nothing but passive. Often in old movies and black-and-white TV shows, expectant mothers are shown relaxing on their couches, kicking back and enjoying pickles and ice cream before giving birth.

Aid in Delivery

Researchers recently found that exercising at the 12- to 14-week mark of pregnancy led to stronger fitness and better delivery for previously sedentary women. An earlier study also discovered that mother-baby exercise provided immense benefits. It is confirmed that mothers who exercise moderately for approximately 20 minutes, three to four days a week, tend to give birth to babies with better brain functionality and rapid growth indicators. Additionally, moderate exercise will also increase the fetal brain activity for the long term as well as stimulate above average placental growth.

Good for Both Mother and Child

Exercise is known to enhance a mother's strength and health, as well as her capability to cope with physical and emotional challenges she faces during pregnancy

Less Risks of Diseases

Modern mothers are paying more attention to pregnancy fitness because of this reason. Regular exercise relieves chronic digestive problems and back pain, reduces aches and joint pain, inflammation, and constipation that many pregnant women experience on a regular basis. It also boosts a pregnant woman's happiness, mood, and energy levels by relieving fatigue and increases blood flow; improves muscle tone, power, and stamina; and even increases flexibility and sleeping habits. The benefits of regular exercise include strengthening your body for the difficult and often strenuous experience of labor and childbirth; speeding up the recovery process; and preparing you for the inevitable chasing around your rapidly growing child in those early days after birth.

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