BENEFITS OF WALKING DURING PREGNANCY
- Walking makes you physically fit and active. It improves your cardiovascular health and tones your muscles
- Regular walking will keep your body weight in control and reduce the risk of developing diabetes mellitus and hypertension during pregnancy
- It provides strength to your leg and thigh muscles to carry your extra weight during pregnancy
- Walking during pregnancy increases the flexibility and tones up your hip muscles, It helps you to have an easy and short the duration of labor
- helps to kick off depression, mood swings and emotional stress
- relieves you from constipation and helps to sleep better and concentrate on everyday work
TIPS FOR SAFE WALKING
Start from 20-30 minutes of leisure walking
- Use walking shoes to support your arches and ankles.
- Carry a water bottle when you are going out for walking. While walking, there are chances that you may get dehydrated
- Do not walk in hot weather. try morning hours or evenings for leisure walk.
- If it is a sunny day, apply sunscreen lotion and wear a hat
TIPS FOR WORKING WOMEN
- Get off the bus one stop early or park your car far away and take a walk
- In office, use the stairs instead of lift and walk to the person and deliver the message instead of mails.