Yoga is one of the easiest forms of exercises to import into your lifestyle. It involves creating a dynamic state of evolution in your body – in that your breathing and movements assist in flexibility of your muscles and a stronger and suppler body. When you are pregnant and do yoga, the benefits don’t just accrue to you, but to your little one, too. Here are ten reasons why you should do yoga for a fitter and more comfortable pregnancy:

1. Yoga helps improve your stamina and strength, particularly your core strength. This enables you to carry the weight of your little one without much ado. With constant practice,your hips, back, arms and shoulders get stronger.

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2. Yoga also helps you with your balance, internally, and physically with your hormones.Pregnancy increases progesterone and oestrogen, which in turn causes fluctuations in yourmental and physical balance. Focusing on holding and breathing through each pose will helpfine tune the balance, both physically and emotionally.

3. Yoga helps relieve tensions – particularly from the back, neck and shoulders. This isespecially important for pregnant women, since they carry their baby’s weight in their bellies.

4. Yoga is a good way to relax the nervous system. By breathing deeply, one goes into the parasympathetic mode, and this helps one to relax, allowing all body processes to operate smoothly.

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5. Yoga is also a good way to prepare for labour, and to help your body transfer into a state of comfort through breathing.

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6. Doing Yoga regularly helps one connect with themselves, and to focus their attention on what is going on within themselves. For pregnant women, with the tremendous changes in mind and body that are going on, Yoga is a good way to stay in touch with oneself in peace.

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7. Yoga helps improve blood circulation and keeps the muscles supple and strong.

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8. It also helps women manage their breathing, which comes in handy to keep the blood pressure levels and the heart rate regulated without any difficulty.

9. Yoga also has specific asanas or postures for specific issues, and constant practice can help address these issues in advance while also guaranteeing foetal health.

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10. Yoga offers a way to stay in shape during pregnancy, by burning away all the calories that you don’t need to pile on, and keeping your body both fit and healthy.

Sources:

http://www.fitpregnancy.com/exercise/prenatal-workouts/10-benefits-prenatal-yoga

http://www.artofliving.org/in-en/yoga-for-women/yoga-and-pregnancy

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/fitness/Yoga-poses-for-pregnant-women/articleshow/50962134.cms

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/fitness/Top-8-Yoga-postures-for-

pregnant-women/articleshow/14820868.cms