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    1) Ligaments and joints are loosened during pregnancy due to increased relaxin levels. Exercises to avoid include those done lying on the back, prolonged standing, and high-impact activities like jumping or ballistic movements. 2) Exercises done lying on the back should be avoided as it can decrease blood pressure and reduce blood flow to the baby, which can have long-term health effects for the child. 3) Continued high-intensity exercise in the third trimester, more than three times per week, may negatively impact birth weight as the energy goes to fueling the mother rather than the fetus. However, moderate exercise is generally beneficial for both mother and baby.

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    1) Ligaments and joints are loosened during pregnancy due to increased relaxin levels. Exercises to avoid include those done lying on the back, prolonged standing, and high-impact activities like jumping or ballistic movements. 2) Exercises done lying on the back should be avoided as it can decrease blood pressure and reduce blood flow to the baby, which can have long-term health effects for the child. 3) Continued high-intensity exercise in the third trimester, more than three times per week, may negatively impact birth weight as the energy goes to fueling the mother rather than the fetus. However, moderate exercise is generally beneficial for both mother and baby.

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    1) Ligaments and joints are loosened during pregnancy due to increased relaxin levels. Exercises to avoid include those done lying on the back, prolonged standing, and high-impact activities like jumping or ballistic movements. 2) Exercises done lying on the back should be avoided as it can decrease blood pressure and reduce blood flow to the baby, which can have long-term health effects for the child. 3) Continued high-intensity exercise in the third trimester, more than three times per week, may negatively impact birth weight as the energy goes to fueling the mother rather than the fetus. However, moderate exercise is generally beneficial for both mother and baby.

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    1) Ligaments and joints are loosened during pregnancy due to increased relaxin levels. Exercises to avoid include those done lying on the back, prolonged standing, and high-impact activities like jumping or ballistic movements. 2) Exercises done lying on the back should be avoided as it can decrease blood pressure and reduce blood flow to the baby, which can have long-term health effects for the child. 3) Continued high-intensity exercise in the third trimester, more than three times per week, may negatively impact birth weight as the energy goes to fueling the mother rather than the fetus. However, moderate exercise is generally beneficial for both mother and baby.

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    1.

    How are ligaments altered during pregnancy? What ac7vi7es should be


    avoided? - Pelvic ligaments and joints loosened (Relaxin). Avoid exercises
    that rely the pregnant woman lying on back. Prolonged periods of
    moAonless standing should also be avoided. Avoid change of direcAon,
    jumping, ballisAc movements, hyper-flexibility (excessive stretching) - eg
    Netball, as its very stop start

    2. Why should exercises that involve lying on your back be avoided when
    pregnant? - Deceasing blood pressure, blood goes to your heart therefore
    less blood for the baby which can lead to long term effects for the child
    (occlusion of blood flow)

    3. What type of ac7vi7es could nega7vely affect birth weight of the baby? -
    ConAnued regular high Intensity. NutriAon and metabolism is the reason
    as all the energy would have to go to the mother rather than the foetus -
    eg Women who exercised intensely more than three 9mes per week in their
    third trimester delivered significantly smaller babies, healthy at the 9me
    but concerns about the long term health effect

    4. What abnormal symptoms would cause you to stop training a pregnant


    client? - High heart rate, dizziness, headache, uterine contracAons, vaginal
    bleeding, amnioAc fluid leakage, nausea, shortness of breath, faintness,
    back or pelvic pain, decreased foetal movements, sudden swelling of
    ankles hands and face.

    5. When can the client start exercising normally again, a?er giving birth? - 6
    weeks postpartum commonly HOWEVER it depends, always consult your
    physician as each pregnancy is different. Full joint stability may take 6
    months to fully return, to begin they can do basic abdominal and pelvic
    floor exercise in those first 6 week eg breathing exercises, pelvic rocking,
    plank, ball crunch, chest press.

    Summary:

    - Exercise is good for both the mother and child


    - Benefits (stated in the powerpoint)
    - most benefits seen if the mother is exercising before and during the
    pregnancy

    - intensity should be determined by the RPE scale OR a breathing test and not
    HR use to changed in the RHR and MHR (RHR increases, MHR drops)

    - always consider the addiAonal factors

    Activity 3
    1) Use the internet to find 3 facts about exercise and pregnancy
    - By exercising while pregnant, a women would decrease her risk of pregnancy
    complications such as pre-eclampsia and pregnancy-induced hypertension

    - pregnant women should not undergo exercises that require abdominal trauma or
    pressure eg weightlifting

    - Your body undergo will changes during pregnancy for example pregnancy increases
    your resting heart rate, so don’t use your target heart rate to work out the intensity of
    your exercise - can be monitored using Borg’s Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) scale
    - measures how hard you feel (perceive) your body is working.

    2) How do you know the information you have found is correct/reputable


    - Facts were found on https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/
    pregnancy-and-exercise

    - This is a government website and they are not able to provide information out to the
    public that was not plausible

    - also provides a list of references at the bottom of the page

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