PREGNANCY
Pregnancy brings significant changes to your body, many of which are poorly explained or not explained at all.
Pregnancy changes your whole body, not just your shape. Most of that goes unexplained.
For too long, pregnancy care has focused on a healthy baby and an alive mother. Alive is not the same as recovered, rehabilitated, or informed about what just happened to your body.
WHEN covers exercise during pregnancy, diastasis recti, pelvic girdle pain, pelvic floor health, and the physical changes that happen from head to toe. Everything is clinically reviewed and built on the latest evidence, including WHEN’s own Exercise and Pregnancy Guidelines developed with 29 contributors.
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Pregnancy
Weightlifting during pregnancy is recommended but the research has gaps. WHEN explains what the evidence shows, where the 15kg guide...
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Core exercise during pregnancy is not only safe, it is recommended. WHEN explains what your core is doing during pregnancy...
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Lunges and single leg squats during pregnancy need careful consideration. WHEN explains the risks, what the evidence shows, and what...
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Running during pregnancy is a personal choice. WHEN explains what the evidence shows, what happens to your body, and what...
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Balance changes significantly during pregnancy. WHEN explains the risks of standing on exercise equipment and what to do instead to...
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Confused about lying on your back during pregnancy? WHEN explains what's actually happening, why recommendations vary, and what to do...
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Pregnancy changes your joints, blood, breathing and core. WHEN explains what is happening in your body and what it means...
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Pelvic girdle pain affects around 44% of pregnant women but is rarely talked about. WHEN explains what it feels like,...
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WHEN encourages caution around loaded abdominal exercises such as loaded flexion exercises during pregnancy. Recent research found these exercises did...
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Exercises which involve extension aren't safe when you are pregnant. Peta explains how to achieve the same result using a...
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The pelvic curl strengthens the legs and releases lower back tension during pregnancy. Peta Titter demonstrates how to cue it...
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When you are exercising while pregnant you want to look after your baby but you also want to look after...
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On Monday March 2, our Medical Director Dr Rhea Psereckis sat down with Ryk Goddard to have a chat about...
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Peta Titter RN and Dr Rhea Psereckis explain why it is important to look after your wrists while you are...
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Join Peta Titter RN and Dr Rhea Psereckis as they discuss how to manage rib pain during pregnancy...
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Your body will undergo many changes during pregnancy. Some will affect your ability to exercise, or require you to modify...
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Pregnancy and giving birth are both physically demanding on the body. Building or maintaining a reasonable level of fitness will...
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Aim to do at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity on most, if not all, days of the week....
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Can I run during pregnancy? Can I do deep squats? Can I do single leg work? Is stretching still safe?...
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The amount of pressure placed on your abdominal muscles during this time leads to a thinning, or in some cases...
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It has been found that foot length and width can increase due to pregnancy and also that your foot arch...
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