25 Reasons To Exercise Now

The benefits of moving more during pregnancy begin immediately and last your whole life. Your baby will start reaping the benefits in utero, too. Here’s a laundry list of reasons to start exercising today.

1. Builds confidence
2. Increases energy
3. Helps control weight
4. Reduces risk of heart disease
5. Improves mental health and mood
6. Strengthens bones and muscles
7. Reduces risk of some cancers
8. Leads to better sleep at night
9. Decreases stress and worry
10. Helps your body manage and maintain insulin levels
11. Sharpens thinking, learning, and judgement skills
12. Improves sexual function
13. Increases longevity odds
14. Reduces risk of falls
15. Teaches you breathing techniques that can be used during labor & birth
16. Reduce pregnancy discomforts and pains
17. Speed up post-delivery recovery
18. May lower odds of requiring a caesarean section delivery
19. Labor and delivery time may be quicker
20. Boost the “feel good” chemicals in your body
21. Improves posture
22. May prevent gestational diabetes
23. May lower odds of delivery complications
24. Lowers blood pressure
25. Fights fatigue